Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
But since that state by Caesar is o'erturned, Whilst all our lives depend upon ones lips; Of breasts that once with love of glory burned, From soaring thoughts this course the feathers clips. Advancement now attends not on desert, But on th'opinion of a flattered mind; That to th'applauding hireling doth impart, High honours that true worth can hardly find. To these all tyrants most addicted prove, Whom without reason they have raised too high, As thinking those that stand but by their love, To entertain the same all means must try. Where they whose virtue reaps a due reward, Not building only on th'advancers grace, Do by deserts not gain so great regard, Whilst they maintain, as they obtain their place. And if a worthy man to work great things, Winged with th'usurpers favours raise his flight. The highest course to him most harm still brings, That till he fall, can not have leave to light. Those that by force would have th'affection moved, When willingly men hold such gallants dear. They rage that any should be freely loved, Whose virtue makes their vice more vile appear. The man that now to be preferred aspires, Must with effronted flatteries servile form, Still soothing Caesar, seal all his desires, And in some shadow lurk t'avoid a storm, A number else of that proud rebels foes, Grieved to behold th'occasion of their grief. Strive in obscurity t'entomb their woes, So waiting, and not working for relief. But we whose lofty minds disdain to lower, As those that seek but their own safety thus; When shall we spend an indignations power, That's worthy of true Romans, and of us; Since no indignity resolved t'endure, I see our minds do sympathize in this, Should we by suffering seek to live secure, Whose action must amend what is amiss? No, no such abject thought must stain our breast, To cure calamity but by discourse, Whilst but like beasts, affecting food and rest, Where men by reason should direct their course. Like those of other parts secure from strife, If Caesar had been borne, or choosed our Prince, Than those that durst attempt to take his life, The world of treason justly might convince. For still the states that flourish for the time, By subjects should be inviolable thought; And those no doubt commit a monstrous crime, That lawful sovereignty profane in aught. And we must think (though now being brought to bow, The Senate king, a subject Caesar is, Th'authority that violating now, The world must damn as having done amiss. We will (dear Cassius) for our country's sake, ourselves expose to danger, or to death; And let us now advise what course to take, Whilst nought burr th'air can bear away our breath. I think this matter needs not many words, Since but one deed can bound the common shame; In Caesar's body we must sheath our swords, And by his death our liberty reclaim.
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But ſince that ſtate by Caeſar is oreturn'd, Whilſt all our liues depend vpon ones lips; Of breaſts that once with loue of glorie burn'd, From ſoaring thoughts this courſe the feathers clips. Aduauncement now attends not on deſert, But on th'opinion of a flattred minde; That to th'applauding hireling doth impart, High honours that true worth can hardly finde. To theſe all tyrants moſt addicted proue, Whom without reaſon they haue raiſde too hie, As thinking thoſe that ſtand but by their loue, To entertaine the ſame all meanes muſt trie. Where they whoſe vertue reapes a due reward, Not building onely on th'aduauncers grace, Doe by deſerts not gaine ſo great regarde, Whilſt they maintaine, as they obtaine their place. And if a worthie man to worke great things, Wing'd with th'vſurpers fauors raiſe his flight. The higheſt courſe to him moſt harme ſtill brings, That till he fall, can not haue leaue to light. Thoſe that by force would haue th'affection mou'd, When willingly men hold ſuch gallants deare. They rage that any ſhould be freely lou'd, Whoſe vertue makes their vice more vile appeare. The man that now to be preferrd aſpires, Muſt with effronted flatteries ſeruile forme, Still ſoothing Caeſar, ſeale all his deſires, And in ſome ſhadow lurke t'auoyde a ſtorme, A number elſe of that prowd rebells foes, Grieu'd to behold th'occaſion of their griefe. Striue in obſcuritie t'entombe their woes, So waiting, and not working for reliefe. But we whoſe lofty mindes diſdaine to lowre, As thoſe that ſeeke but their owne ſafetie thus; When ſhall we ſpend an indignations powre, Thats worthy of true Romans, and of vs; Since no indignitie reſolu'd t'indure, I ſee our mindes doe ſimpathize in this, Should we by ſuffering ſeeke to liue ſecure, Whoſe action muſt amend what is amiſſe? No, no ſuch abiect thought muſt ſtaine our breaſt, To cure calamitie but by diſcourſe, Whilſt but like beaſts, affecting foode and reſt, Where men by reaſon ſhould direct their courſe. Like thoſe of other parts ſecure from ſtrife, If Caeſar had bin borne, or chuſde our Prince, Then thoſe that durſt attempt to take his life, The world of treaſon iuſtly might conuince. For ſtill the ſtates that flouriſh for the time, By ſubiects ſhould b'inuiolable thought; And thoſe no doubt commit a monſtrous crime, That lawfull ſoueraignty prophane in ought. And we muſt thinke (though now being brought to bow, The Senate king, a ſubiect Caeſar is, Th'authoritie that violating now, The world muſt damne as hauing done amiſſe. We will (deare Caſsius) for our countries ſake, Our ſelues expoſe to danger, or to death; And let vs now aduiſe what courſe to take, Whilſt nought bur th'aire can beare away our breath. I thinke this matter needes not many wordes, Since but one deede can bound the common ſhame; In Caeſars bodie we muſt ſheathe our ſwordes, And by his death our libertie reclame.