Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T54: antony, caesar, anthony, cleopatra, antonius, love, death, die, heart, breast.
To leave that place I cannot well agree, As if I wanted courage to command: I'll take that which the fates do throw on me: For if without a throne, I cannot stand. And those that would perform difficult things, Must not regard what way, so they prevail; Of sleight, then force a greater furtherance brings, The Fox must help if that the Lion fail. So for Antipater a snare t'have laid, His daughter I in marriage did require: That so the time might but have been delayed, Till that I had accomplished my desire. For with the shadow of pretended love, And hope of that affinity to come: I from his bounds was minded to remove, A warlike troop wherewith himself t'o'ercome. But to deceive deceivers, 'tis most hard, He quickly did mistrust th'intended wrong: And from my messengers his ears he barred, As did Ulysses from the Sirens song. This to your state, I think, might much import If to yourself you chose a virtuous mate: Whose beauty pleasure, birth might bring support, And both concur in one to bless your state. If you to make your high designs more sure, By Hymen's means with some yourself ally: Thus of some Prince you may the power procure, That will conjoined with you one fortune try. What grief were this if you have hap t'attain, That fair Idea which your fancies frame: If after you of yours none do remain, That may enjoy your conquests, and your name. Kings live most sure, that of their own have heirs, Whose sacred persons none dare seek to wound: Since though they die, yet there rest some of theirs, That are t'avenge their death by nature bound. nought rests untried that might enlarge my might I mind to match myself with such a one: That if she have my power to prove her right, May be thought worthy of th' Aemathian throne: I with Olympias have devised a thing, That may assure her state, and make mine strong: The which I hope shall prove a prosperous spring, From whence may flow great things ere it be long. By Cleopatra may a means be catched, That our designs t'a glorious end may bring: I mean she whom her father Philip matched, With Alexander of th'Epirots King. He having heard great Alexander's fame, In emulation of that monarch praise: Went with his troops th'Etrurians bent to tame, Which enterprise did but abridge his days. In marriage with that widowed Queen combined, If that her mother thus our course assist; Whilst I effect that which I have designed, Who dare presume my purpose to resist? For whilst this friendship doth my name renown, It may my thoughts from further fear seclude: Since having thus a title to the Crown, As one engrafted within the royal blood. I fear that this your purpose to prevent, A number now take arms all in one form: As those that have discovered your intent, And by the lowering clouds foreknow a storm.
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To leaue that place I cannot well agree, As if I wanted courage to command: Ile take that which the fates do throw on me: For if without a throne, I cannot ſtand. And thoſe that would performe difficult things, Muſt not regard what way, ſo they preuaile; Of ſleight, then force a greater furtherance brings, The Fox muſt helpe if that the Lyon faile. So for Antipater a ſnare t'haue layd, His daughter I in marriage did require: That ſo the time might but haue bin delayd, Till that I had accompliſht my deſire. For with the ſhadow of pretended loue, And hope of that affinitie to come: I from his bounds was minded to remoue, A warrelike troupe wherewith himſelfe t'orecome. But to deceiue deceiuers, t'is moſt hard, He quickly did miſtruſt th'intended wrong: And from my meſſengers his eares he barr'd, As did Vliſſes from the Sirens ſong. This to your ſtate, I think, might much import If to your ſelfe you choſe a vertuous mate: Whoſe beauty pleaſure, birth might bring ſupport, And both concurre in one to bleſſe your ſtate. If you to make your high deſignes more ſure, By Hymens meanes with ſome your ſelfe alie: Thus of ſome Prince you may the powre procure, That wil conioynd with you one fortune trie. What griefe were this if you haue hap t'attaine, That faire Idea which your fancies frame: If after you of yours none doe remaine, That may enioy your conqueſts, and your name. Kings liue moſt ſure, that of their owne haue heires, Whoſe ſacred perſons none dare ſeeke to wound: Since though they die, yet there reſt ſome of theirs, That are t'auenge their death by nature bound. Noght reſts vntride that might inlarge my might I minde to match my ſelfe with ſuch a one: That if ſhe haue my powre to proue her right, May be thought worthy of th' Aemathian throne: I with Olympias haue deuiſde a thing, That may aſſure her ſtate, and make mine ſtrong: The which I hope ſhall prooue a proſprous ſpring, From whence may flow great things ere it belong. By Cleopatra may a meanes be catch'd, That our deſignes t'a glorious end may bring: I meane ſhe whom hir father Philip match'd, With Alexander of th'Epirots King. He hauing heard great Alexanders fame, In emulation of that monarkes praiſe: Went with his troupes th'Etrurians bent to tame, Which enterpriſe did but abridge his dayes. In marriage with that widdow'd Queene combinde, If that her mother thus our courſe aſſiſt; Whilſt I effect that which I haue deſign'd, Who dare preſume my purpoſe to reſiſt? For whilſt this friendſhip doth my name renowne, It may my thoughts from further feare ſeclude: Since hauing thus a title to the Crowne, As one engraffde within the royall blood. I feare that this your purpoſe to preuent, A number now take armes all in one forme: As thoſe that haue diſcouerd your intent, And by the lowring cloudes foreknow a ſtorme.