Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
If you shall hear commotion in the Senate, Present yourself: and charge on any man Shall offer to come forth. I am instructed. HOw well his lordship looks today! As if He had been borne, or made for this hours state. Your fellow Consul's come about, methinks? ay, he is wise. Sejanus trusts him well. Sejanus is a noble, bounteous lord. He is so, and most valiant. And most wise. he's every thing. Worthy of all, and more Than bounty can bestow. This dignity Will make him worthy. Above CAESAR. Tut, CAESAR is but the rector of an isle, He of the empire. Now he will have power More to reward, than ever. Let us look We be not slack in giving him our voices. Not I. Nor I. The readier we seem To propagate his honours, will more bind His thought, to ours. I think right, with your lordship. It is the way to have us hold our places. ay, and get more. More office, and more titles. I will not lose the part, I hope to share In these his fortunes, for my patrimony. See, how Arruntius sits, and Lepidus. Let 'em alone, they will be marked anon. I'll do with others. So will I. And I. Men grow not in the state, but as they are planted Warm in his favours. Noble Sejanus! Honoured Sejanus! Worthy, and great Sejanus! Gods! how the sponges open, and take in! And shut again! look, look! is not he blessed That gets a seat in eye-reach of him? more, That comes in ear, or tongue-reach? O, but most, Can claw his subtle elbow, or with a buzz Fly-blow his ears. Proclaim the senate's peace; And give last summons by the edict. Silence: In name of CAESAR, and the SENATE. Silence. MEMMIUS Regulus, and Fulcinius TRIO, consuls, these present kalends of Iune, with the first light, shall hold a senate, in the temple of APOLLO PALATINE, all that are Fathers, and are registered Fathers, that have right of entering the Senate, we warn, or command, you be frequently present, take knowledge the business is the commonwealths, whosoever is absent, his fine, or mulct, will be taken, his excuse will not be taken. Note, who are absent, and record their names. Fathers Conscript. May, what I am to utter. Turn good, and happy, for the commonwealth. And thou APOLLO, in whose holy house We here are met, inspire us all, with truth, And liberty of censure, to our thought. The majesty of great Tiberius CAESAR Propounds to this grave Senate, the bestowing Upon the man he loves, honoured Sejanus, The tribunicial dignity, and power; Here are his letters, signed with his signet: What pleaseth now the Fathers to be done? read, read 'em, open, publicly, read 'em. CAESAR hath honoured his own greatness much, In thinking of this act. It was a thought Happy, and worthy CAESAR. And the lord, As worthy it, on whom it is directed! Most worthy! Rome did never boast the virtue That could give envy bounds, but his: Sejanus—
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If you shall heare commotion in the Senate, Present your selfe: and charge on any man Shall offer to come forth. I am instructed. HOw well his lordship lookes to day! As if He had beene borne, or made for this houres state. Your fellow Consul's come about, me thinkes? I, he is wise. SEIANVS trusts him well. SEIANVS is a noble, bounteous lord. He is so, and most valiant. And most wise. Hee's euery thing. Worthy of all, and more Then bountie can bestow. This dignitie Will make him worthy. Aboue CAESAR. Tut, CAESAR is but the rector of an I'sle, He of the empire. Now he will haue power More to reward, then euer. Let vs looke We be not slack in giuing him our voyces. Not I. Nor I. The readier we seeme To propagate his honours, will more bind His thought, to ours. I thinke right, with your lordship. It is the way to haue vs hold our places. I, and get more. More office, and more titles. I will not lose the part, I hope to share In these his fortunes, for my patrimonie. See, how ARRVNTIVS sits, and LEPIDVS. Let 'hem alone, they will be markt anon. I'le doe with others. So will I. And I. Men grow not in the state, but as they are planted Warme in his fauours. Noble SEIANVS! Honor'd SEIANVS! Worthy, and great SEIANVS! Gods! how the spunges open, and take in! And shut againe! looke, looke! is not he blest That gets a seate in eye-reach of him? more, That comes in eare, or tongue-reach? Ô, but most, Can claw his subtle elbow, or with a buzze Fly-blow his eares. Proclaime the Senates peace; And giue last summons by the edict. Silence: In name of CAESAR, and the SENATE. Silence. MEMMIVS REGVLVS, and FVLCINIVS TRIO, consuls, these present kalends of Iune, with the first light, shall hold a senate, in the temple of APOLLO PALATINE, all that are Fathers, and are registred Fathers, that haue right of entring the Senate, we warne, or command, you be frequently present, take knowledge the businesse is the common-wealths, whosoeuer is absent, his fine, or mulct, will be taken, his excuse will not be taken. Note, who are absent, and record their names. Fathers Conscript. May, what I am to vtter. Turne good, and happy, for the common-wealth. And thou APOLLO, in whose holy house We here are met, inspire vs all, with truth, And libertie of censure, to our thought. The maiestie of great TIBERIVS CAESAR Propounds to this graue Senate, the bestowing Vpon the man he loues, honour'd SEIANVS, The tribuniciall dignitie, and power; Here are his letters, signed with his signet: What pleaseth now the Fathers to be done? Reade, reade 'hem, open, publiquely, reade 'hem. CAESAR hath honour'd his owne greatnesse much, In thinking of this act. It was a thought Happy, and worthy CAESAR. And the lord, As worthy it, on whom it is directed! Most worthy! Rome did neuer boast the vertue That could giue enuie bounds, but his: SEIANVS —