Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
No, his posterity his name not stains, That t'imitate his steps doth yet draw near; Yet of his spirit in us some spark remains, That more than life our liberty hold dear. Then prosecute thy course, for I protest, Though with some grief, my soul the same approves: This resolution doth become thy breast, Where in the sphere of honour virtue moves. And do this enterprise no more defer, What thee contents, to me contentment brings; I to my life thy safety do prefer, But hold thy honour dear above all things. It would but let the world my weakness see, If I sought my delights, not thy desires: Though it give grief, and threaten death to me, Go follow forth that which thy fame requires. Though nature, sex, and education breed No power in me, that's with my purpose even; He lend assistance to th'intended deed, If vows and prayers may penetrate the heaven: But difficulties huge my fancy finds, Save the success nought can defray my fear: Ah, Fortune always frowns on worthy minds, As hating all that trust in ought save her. Yet I despair not but thou may prevail, And by this course t'appease my present groans, I this advantage have which cannot fail, I'll be a freeman's wife, or else be nonce. For if all prosper not as we pretend, And that the heavens Rome's bondage do decree, Straight with thy liberty my life shall end, Who have no comfort but what comes from thee. My father hath me taught what way to die, By which if I be barred t'encounter death, Another means (though far more strange) I'll try, For after Brutus none shall see me breath. Thou for my cause abandoned others else, But now forsak'st thyself t'adhere to me, That of thy passions thus the power repels, And with thy mind discords with mine t'agree. I'll since by thee approved securely go, And vilipend the dangers of this life, Heavens make my enterprise to prosper so, That I prove worthy of so worthy a wife. But ah! of all thy words those grieve me most, That boast me with th'abridgement of thy days; What? though I in so good a cause were lost, None flies th'appointed fate that for him stays. Do not defraud the world of thy rare worth, But of thy Brutus the remembrance love, And from so fair a prison break not forth, Till first the fates have forced thee to remove. I fear the heavens have our confusion sworn, Since this ill age can with no good accord; Thou and my father (ah) should have been borne, When Virtue was advanced, and Vice abhorred. Then ere the light of virtue was declined, Your worth had reverenced been, not thrown away, Where now ye both have but in darkness shined, As stars by night, that had been suns by day. My treasure, strive to pacify thy breast, Lest sorrows but sinistrously presage, That which thou would not wish, and hope the best, Though virtue now must act on Fortune's stage.
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No, his poſteritie his name not ſtaines, That t'imitate his ſteps doth yet draw neere; Yet of his ſpirit in vs ſome ſparke remaines, That more then life our libertie hold deare. Then proſecute thy courſe, for I proteſt, Though with ſome griefe, my ſoule the ſame approues: This reſolution doth become thy breaſt, Where in the ſpheare of honor vertue moues. And doe this interpriſe no more deferre, What thee contents, to me contentment brings; I to my life thy ſaftie doe preferre, But hold thy honor deare aboue all things. It would but let the world my weakneſſe ſee, If I ſought my delights, not thy deſires: Though it giue griefe, and threaten death to me, Goe follow forth that which thy fame requires. Though nature, ſexe, and education breed No power in me, that's with my purpoſe euen; He lend aſſiſtance to th'intended deed, If vowes and prayers may penetrate the heauen: But difficulties huge my fancie findes, Saue the ſucceſſe nought can defray my feare: Ah, Fortune alwayes frownes on worthy mindes, As hating all that truſt in ought ſaue her. Yet I diſpaire not but thou may preuaile, And by this courſe t'appeaſe my preſent grones, I this aduantage haue which cannot faile, Ile be a freemans wife, or elſe be nones. For if all proſper not as we pretend, And that the heauens Romes bondage do decree, Straight with thy libertie my life ſhall end, Who haue no comfort but what comes from thee. My father hath me taught what way to die, By which if I be barr'd t'encounter death, Another meanes (though farre more ſtrange) Ile trie, For after Brutus none ſhall ſee me breathe. Thou for my cauſe abandon'd others elſe, But now forſakſt thy ſelfe t'adhere to me, That of thy paſſions thus the powre repells, And with thy minde diſcords with mine t'agree. Ile ſince by thee approou'd ſecurely goe, And vilipend the dangers of this life, Heauens make my enterpriſe to proſper ſo, That I prooue worthy of ſo worthy a wife. But ah! of all thy words thoſe grieue me moſt, That boſt me with th'abridgement of thy dayes; What? though I in ſo good a cauſe were loſt, None flies th'appointed fate that for him ſtaies. Do not defraud the world of thy rare worth, But of thy Brutus the remembrance loue, And from ſo faire a priſon breake not forth, Till firſt the fates haue forcde thee to remoue. I feare the heauens haue our confuſion ſworne, Since this illage can with no good accord; Thou and my father (ah) ſhould haue bin borne, When Vertue was aduauncde, and Vice abhorrd. Then ere the light of vertue was declinde, Your worth had reuerende bin, not throwne away, Where now ye both haue but in darkenes ſhinde, As ſtarres by night, that had bin ſunnes by day. My treaſure, ſtriue to paciſie thy breaſt, Leſt ſorrowes but ſiniſtrouſly preſage, That which thou would not wiſh, and hope the beſt, Though vertue now muſt act on Fortunes ſtage.