Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Did not Antenor stealing through his foes, Near to the Euganian mountains build a town, Of which some nurslings once shall seek repose Amidst the waves, and in the depths sit down? Their city spousing Neptune, shall arise The rarest commonwealth that ever was. Whose people, if as stout, as rich and wise, Might boast to bring miraculous things to pass. Then false Aeneas (though but borne t'obey) Did of a fugitive become a King: And some of his near Tiber's streams that stay, Would all the world to their obedience bring. Their ravenous Eagles soaring over all lands, By violence th'imperial prey have won: That bastard brood of Mars with martial bands, Have conquered both the mansions of the Sun. Their course by mountains could not be controlled, No, Neptune could not keep his bosom free. Th'Antarctic heat, nor yet the arctic cold, No limits to their legions could decree. O of that city there could come no good, Whose rising walls with more than barbarous rage, The builder first bathed with his brother's blood, Which their prodigious conquests did presage. That town hath oft my soul with anguish filled, Whose new-born state oft triumphed over my wrath: Like my old foe that in his cradle killed, The serpents that I sent to give him death. By Sabins, Albans, Tuscans oft assailed, Even in her infancy I tossde Rome's state: Yet still Laomedon's false race prevailed, And angry Iuno could do nought but hate. Then when the gallant Gaules had vanquished Rome, That basely bought her liberty with gold: A banished man Camillus chanced to come, And her imbalanced state redeemed of old. Great Hannibal our common cause pursued, And made his bands within their bounds remain, With Consuls and with Praetors bloods imbrued, At Thrasimene and at cans slain. In Romans minds strange thoughts did fear infuse That did attend the taking of their town: But he that vanquish could, not victory use, Was by their brazen destiny thrown down. O what a torrent of Barbarians once, Inunding over the Alps their walls did boast, Whilst Teutons and the Cimbers big of bones, Like giants marched a more than monstrous host. But though from unknown parts to ruin Rome, I led those troops that all the world admire, Yet did the tyrant Marius them o'ercome, And I in vain to venge old wrongs aspired. By baser means I likewise sought her harms, Whilst Ianus church imported never peace, I raised up abject Spartacus in arms, That near eclipsed Rome's glory with disgrace. Though I that all the world for help have sought, From Europe, Afrique, and from Asia thus: Gaules, Carthaginians, and Cimbers brought, Yet did the damage still redound to us. Of heaven and earth I all the powers have proved, And for their wrack have each advantage watched: But they by foreign force could not be moved, By Romans, Romans only may be matched.
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Did not Antenor ſtealing through his foes, Neere to the Euganian mountaines build a towne, Of which ſome nurſlings once ſhall ſeeke repoſe Amidſt the waues, and in the depths ſit downe? Their citie ſpouſing Neptune, ſhall ariſe The rareſt common-wealth that euer was. Whoſe people, if as ſtowt, as rich and wiſe, Might boaſt to bring miraculous things to paſſe. Then falſe Aeneas (though but borne t'obey) Did of a fugitiue become a King: And ſome of his neere Tibers ſtreames that ſtay, Would all the world to their obedience bring. Their rauenous Eagles ſoaring ouer all lands, By violence th'imperiall prey haue wonne: That baſtard broode of Mars with martiall bands, Haue conquerd both the manſions of the Sunne. Their courſe by mountaines could not be controlde, No, Neptune could not keepe his boſome free. Th'antartike heate, nor yet the artike colde, No limites to their legions could decree. O of that cittie there could come no good, Whoſe riſing walles with more than barbarous rage, The builder firſt bath'd with his brothers blood, Which their prodigious conqueſts did preſage. That towne hath oft my ſoule with anguiſh filld, Whoſe new-borne ſtate oft triumpht ouer my wrath: Like my olde foe that in his cradle killd, The ſerpents that I ſent to giue him death. By Sabins, Albans, Tuſcans oft aſſailde, Euen in her infancie I toſſde Romes ſtate: Yet ſtil Laomedons falſe race preuailde, And angry Iuno could doe nought but hate. Then when the gallant Gaules had vanquiſht Rome, That baſely bought her libertie with golde: A baniſht man Camillus chauncde to come, And her imballanc'd ſtate redeemde of olde. Great Hanniball our common cauſe purſude, And made his bands within their bounds remaine, With Conſuls and with Praetors bloods imbrude, At Thraſimene and at Cannes ſlaine. In Romans mindes ſtrange thoughts did feare infuſe That did attend the taking of their towne: But he that vanquiſh could, not victory vſe, Was by their braſen deſtinie throwne downe. O what a torrent of Barbarians once, Inunding ouer the Alpes their walles did boſt, Whilſt Teutons and the Cimbers bigge of bones, Like giants marcht a more than monſtrous hoſte. But though from vnknowne partes to ruine Rome, I led thoſe troopes that all the world admirde, Yet did the tyrant Marius them orecome, And I in vaine to venge olde wrongs aſpirde. By baſer meanes I likewiſe ſought her harmes, Whilſt Ianus church imported neuer peace, I raiſde vp abiect Spartacus in armes, That neere eclipſde Romes glorie with diſgrace. Though I that all the world for help haue ſought, From Europe, Affrike, and from Aſia thus: Gaules, Carthaginians, and Cimbers brought, Yet did the domage ſtill redound to vs. Of heauen and earth I all the powres haue prou'd, And for their wracke haue each aduantage watcht: But they by forraine force could not be mou'd, By Romans, Romans onely may be matcht.