Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Though what you burden Caesar with were true, Him of all crime Necessity hath cleared: That was foes force t'eschew, forced to pursue, Whilst by contempt t'attempt great things being cheered: To th'enemies' envy more obliged he rests, Then t'his own wit that no such courses scanned, Till by being barred from using of requests, Not looked for means were offered to command. All to mount high his haughty thoughts did tempt, True worth disdains to suffer open wrong: And a great courage kindled by contempt, Must by revenge be quenched whilst rage makes strong. O Decius, now a wrong account you cast, Th'intent; and not th'event defines the mind: Tread back the steps of all his actions past, And at the mark he hit all aimed we find As by some sprite inspire proud Scilla said, That there in Caesar many Marians were: And Rome was warned in time to be afraid Of the evil-girded youth, with smoooth-faced hair. Then when (as still to quietness a foe,) The memory of Marius he renewed: By re-erecting tyrant's statues so, His thoughts all bent to tyranny were viewed. That people-pleaser might have been perceived, By courteous compliments beneath his rank; That lavishing forth gifts the world deceived, And to gain more than his, of his proved frank. Though nought at all indulgent to his wife, By prostrated pudicity disgraced: Yet did he save th'adulterous Clodius' life, To sooth the multitude whose steps he traced. These be the means by which ambition mounts, Without most humble, when most high within: And as it fled from that thing which it hunts, Still wasting most, when most it minds to win. And he that still strived tyranny t'embrace, Was thought conjoined with Catiline to be; And had wise Cato's counsel taken place, Had with the rest received his death by me. Yet having sunk himself in some men's souls, He with his partial faction suiting oft: Did get the consulship which nought controls, And matching pride with power did look aloft. To flatter them that now must flatter him, His power t'advance unlawful laws prevailed: And those to cross that scorned he so should climb, He furnished was with Force, where Reason failed. But yet because he could not well b'assured, T'act all alone according to his will; To govern France he craftily procured, So to be strengthened with an army still; As Rome first warred at home till being made strong, She thought herself of power the world t'o'ercome: So Caesar warred against strange nations long, Till that he thought his might might conquer Rome. Then having all that force or fate assigns, He cause of discontentment did pretend; So to dissemble foreconceived designs, One soon may find a fault that seeks t'offend. But when he first in a prodigious dream His mother seemed incestuously to use: It might have shown to his eternal shame, How he the bounds that bore him went t'abuse.
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Though what you burden Caeſar with were true, Him of all crime Neceſſitie hath clear'd: That was foes force t'eſchew, forcde to purſue, Whilſt by contempt t'attempt gret things being cheerd: To th'enemies enuie more oblig'd he reſts, Then t'his owne wit that no ſuch courſes ſcand, Till by being barrd from vſing of requeſts, Not lookt for meanes were offred to command. All to mount high his haughtie thoughts did tempt, True worth diſdaines to ſuffer open wrong: And a great courage kindled by contempt, Muſt by reuenge be quencht whilſt rage makes ſtrong. O Decius, now a wrong accompt you caſt, Th'intent; and not th'euent defines the minde: Treade backe the ſteppes of all his actions paſt, And at the marke he hit all aym'd we finde As by ſome ſprite inſpirde prowd Scilla ſaide, That there in Caeſar many Marians were: And Rome was warn'd in time to be afraide Of the euill-girded youth, with ſmoothe-comb'd haire. Then when (as ſtill to quietneſſe a foe,) The memorie of Marius he renewd: By re-erecting tyrants ſtatues ſo, His thoughts all bent to tyranny were viewd. That people-pleaſer might haue bin perceiu'd, By curteous complements beneath his ranke; That lauiſhing forth gifts the world deceiu'd, And to gaine more than his, of his proou'd franke. Though nought at all indulgent to his wife, By proſtrated pudicitie diſgracde: Yet did he ſaue th'adultrous Clodius life, To ſoothe the multitude whoſe ſteppes he tracde. Theſe be the means by which ambition mounts, Without moſt humble, when moſt high within: And as it fled from that thing which it hunts, Still waſting moſt, when moſt it mindes to winne. And he that ſtill ſtriu'd tyrannie t'embrace, Was thought conioynd with Catilin to bee; And had wiſe Catoes counſell taken place, Had with the reſt receiu'd his death by me. Yet hauing ſuncke himſelfe in ſome mens ſoules, He with his partiall faction ſuting oft: Did get the conſulſhip which nought controules, And matching pride with powre did looke aloft. To flatter them that now muſt flatter him, His powre t'aduaunce vnlawfull lawes preuaild: And thoſe to croſſe that ſcornd he ſo ſhould clime, He furniſht was with Force, where Reaſon faild. But yet becauſe he could not well b'aſſur'd, T'act all alone according to his will; To gouerne Fraunce he craftily procurde, So to be ſtrengthned with an armie ſtill; As Rome firſt warr'd at home till being made ſtrong, She thought her ſelfe of powre the world t'orecome: So Caeſar warr'd againſt ſtrange nations long, Till that he thought his might might conquer Rome. Then hauing all that force or fate aſſignes, He cauſe of diſcontentment did pretend; So to diſſemble fore-conceiu'd deſignes, One ſoone may finde a fault that ſeekes t'offend. But when he firſt in a prodigious dreame His mother ſeemde inceſtuouſly to vſe: It might haue ſhewne to his eternall ſhame, How he the bounds that bare him went t'abuſe.