Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
And yet I think avoiding threatened harms, He was constrained t'embark in civil broils: Did he not covenant to quit his arms, As not desirous of his country's spoils? Durst he with those that had his charge confined, Stand to prescribe conditions as their mate; Where t'have attended and obeyed their mind, It was his duty, and their due of late. What? what? durst he, whom borne t'obey the law, The people all did willingly promote; The sword which they bade given, against them draw, When it was sharpened first to cut their throat? That had not comed which all our anguish breeds, If he unforced, whenas his charge expired, Till that the Senate censured had his deeds, Had from his province peaceably retired. No, he hath but betrayed his native town, Those bands by which she did him first prefer; T'extend her borders, and his own renown, Those hath he used to tyrannize over her. My passions (ah transported as you see, With an excessive love to my dear soil,) Have made my tongue of my hearts-store too free, By flaming forth what in my breast doth boil. That Caesar's part might justly be excused, Lo, with the cause alleged his course accords: Of which th'humanity that he hath used, A testimony to the world affords. Though forced to fight, he always had great care, To save our Citizens as each man knows; And bade his captains still all Romans spare, But on Barbarians bodies spend their blows. Of th'adversaries after bloody strife, When of thee might have made some captives smart: Not only was he liberal of their life, But pardoned them still to take Pompey's part. even at th'infortunate Pharsalian field, When he securely might have used the sword: He both did spare all th'enemies that would yield, And them to rents and dignities restored. Then when th'Aegyptians so t'obtain relief, Brought to his sight pale Pompey's bloodless head; He testified with tears his inward grief, And graced his statues after he was dead. Those his proceedings might appear t'approve, That he against his will maintained this war; And to his country bears a tender love, That could comport to rain his rage so far. Those counterfeited favours which he show, According to one's custom that aspires, Were spent on many as the world might view, T'insinuate himself in their desires. But where he thus spared some, he spoiled' whole hosts And the Barbarians all to Rome not wrought Such harm as he that of his goodness boasts, Yet her best men hath to confusion brought. The great man that of no mishap could pause, But still prevailed, whilst warring without right, Armed for the common weal in a good cause, With Caesar did unfortunately fight. From Lesbos fled with his afflicted wife, Three base-born grooms (can fortune change so soon) Stood to consult upon great Pompey's life, And did what thousands durst not once have done.
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And yet I thinke auoyding threatned harmes, He was conſtraind t'imbarke in ciuill broiles: Did he not couenant to quit his armes, As not deſirous of his countries ſpoiles? Durſt he with thoſe that had his charge confind, Stand to preſcribe conditions as their mate; Where t'haue attended and obeyd their minde, It was his duetie, and their due of late. What? what? durſt he, whom borne t'obey the law, The people all did willingly promote; The ſword which they bad giuen, againſt them draw, When it was ſharpned firſt to cut their throat? That had not com'd which all our anguiſh breedes, If he vnforcde, when as his charge expirde, Till that the Senate cenſurde had his deedes, Had from his prouince peaceably retirde. No, he hath but betraid his natiue towne, Thoſe bands by which ſhe did him firſt preferre; T'extend her borders, and his owne renowne, Thoſe hath he vſde to tyrannize ouer her. My paſſions (ah tranſported as you ſee, With an exceſſiue loue to my deere ſoile,) Haue made my tongue of my hearts-ſtore too free, By flaming forth what in my breaſt doth boile. That Ceaſars part might iuſtly be excuſde, Loe, with the cauſe alleadgd his courſe accords: Of which th'humanitie that he hath vſde, A teſtimonie to the world affords. Though forcde to fight, he alwayes had great care, To ſaue our Cittizens as each man knowes; And bade his captaines ſtill all Romans ſpare, But on Barbarians bodies ſpend their blowes. Of th'aduerſaries after bloudie ſtrife, When of the might haue made ſome captiues ſmart: Not onelie was he liberall of their life, But pardond them ſtill to take Pompeys part. Euen at th'infortunate Pharſalian field, When he ſecurely might haue vſde the ſword: He both did ſpare all th'enemies that would yeeld, And them to rents and dignities reſtord. Then when th'Aegyptians ſo t'obtaine reliefe, Brought to his ſight pale Pompeys bloodleſſe head; He teſtified with teares his inward griefe, And gracde his ſtatues after he was dead. Thoſe his proceedings might appeare t'approue, That he againſt his will maintain'd this warre; And to his countrie beares a tender loue, That could comport to reine his rage ſo farre. Thoſe counterfeited fauors which he ſhew, According to ones cuſtome that aſpires, Were ſpent on many as the world might view, T'inſinuate himſelfe in their deſires. But where he thus ſpar'd ſome, he ſpoild' whole hoſts And the Barbarians all to Rome not wrought Such harme as he that of his goodnes boaſts, Yet her beſt men hath to confuſion brought. The great man that of no miſhap could pauſe, But ſtill preuaild, whilſt warring without right, Armd for the common weale in a good cauſe, With Caeſar did vnfortunately fight. From Lesbos fled with his afflicted wife, Three baſe-born grooms (can fortune change ſo ſoone) Stoode to conſult vpon great Pompeys life, And did what thouſands durſt not once haue done.