Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
If we but only kill the common foe, Our zeal t'our country must acquire due praise: But if like Tyrants tyrannising so, We will be thought that which we raze to raise. And where we but intend t'advance the state, Though by endangering what we hold most dear; If slaying him as armed e by private hate, We to the world still partial will appear. Ah, ah, we must but too much murder see, That without doing evil cannot do good: And would the gods that Rome could be made free, Without th'effusion of one drop of blood. Then their is hope that Anthonie in end, When first our virtue doth direct the way: Will leagued with us the liberty defend, And being brought back will blush for going astray. Well Brutus, I protest against my will, From this black cloud, whatever tempest fall, That mercy but most cruelly doth kill. Which thus saves one, that once may plague us all. When Caesar with the Senators sits down, In this your judgements generally accord; That for affecting wrongfully the crown, He lawfully may perish by the sword. No greater harm t'our purpose can be brought, Then by protracting of th'appointed time, lest that which acted would b'a virtue thought, Be (if prevented) constered as a crime. Can one thing long in many minds be pent? No, purposes would never be delayed That are interpreted but by th'event, If prospering reason, treason if betrayed. There may amongst ourselves some man remain, Whom if afraid, his pardon to procure, Or if being greedy for the hope of gain, Time to disclose his consorts may allure. Then ruin for our recompense we reap, If aught our course by being abortive mar, For if discovered once, we cannot scape, As tyrant's ears hear much, their hands reach far. The breast in which so deep a secret dwells, Would not be long charged with so weighty cares, For I conjecture by appearance else, Mo privy are t'our minds than we to theirs: Even but of late one Casca came to see, That curious was to have our purpose known, And said to him that which thou bidst from me, To me by Brutus hath at length been shown. Then by some things that he had learned before, He of our course deep in discourse did fall, Till Casca thinking that he had known more, Scarce kept his tongue from staggering out with all. Then Laena to us once came in like sort, And wished that our design might prosper well; Yet us to haste did earnestly exhort, Since others told what we refused to tell: Whilst strangers rest familiar with our mind, And ere t'our knowledge thus t'our counsel rise, Make forward fast, or we will come behind. Fe wing'd with breath most violently flies. Their words but from uncertainties burst forth, For whilst considering of their bondage thus: Of Caesar's tyranny, and of our worth, They think this should be done, and done by us:
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If we but only kill the common foe, Our zeale t'our countrey muſt acquire due praiſe: But if like Tyrants tyrannizing ſo, We will be thought that which we raze to raiſe. And where we but intend t'aduance the ſtate, Though by endangering what we hold moſt deare; If ſlaying him as arm'd e by priuate hate, We to the world ſtill partiall will appeare. Ah, ah, we muſt but too much murder ſee, That without doing euill cannot do good: And would the gods that Rome could be made free, Without th'effuſion of one drope of blood. Then their is hope that Anthonie in ende, When firſt our vertue doth direct the way: Will leagu'd with vs the libertie defend, And being brought backe will bluſh for going aſtray. Well Brutus, I proteſt againſt my will, From this blacke clowd, what euer tempeſt fall, That mercie but moſt cruellie doth kill. Which thus ſaues one, that once may plague vs all. When Caeſar with the Senators ſits downe, In this your iudgements generally accord; That for affecting wrongfully the crowne, He lawfully may periſh by the ſword. No greater harme t'our purpoſe can be brought, Then by protracting of th'appointed time, Leaſt that which acted would b'a vertue thought, Be (if preuented) conſterd as a crime. Can one thing long in many mindes be pent? No, purpoſes would neuer be delaid That are interpreted but by th'euent, If proſpering reaſon, treaſon if betraid. There may amongſt our ſelues ſome man remaine, Whom if afraid, his pardon to procure, Or if being greedie for the hope of gaine, Time to diſcloſe his conſorts may allure. Then ruine for our recompence we reape, If ought our courſe by being abortiue marre, For if diſcouer'd once, we cannot ſcape, As Tyrants eares heare much, their hands reach farre. The breaſt in which ſo deepe a ſecret dwelles, Would not be long chargde with ſo weightie cares, For I coniecture by appearance elſe, Mo priuie are t'our minds then we to theirs: Euen but of late one Caſca came to ſee, That curious was to haue our purpoſe knowne, And ſaid to him that which thou bidſt from me, To me by Brutus hath at length bin ſhowen. Then by ſome things that he had learn'd before, He of our courſe deepe in diſcourſe did fall, Till Caſca thinking that he had knowne more, Scarſe kept his tongue from ſtaggering out with all. Then Laena to vs once came in like ſort, And wiſh'd that our deſigne might proſper well; Yet vs to haſte did earneſtly exhort, Since others told what we refuſde to tell: Whilſt ſtrangers reſt familiar with our minde, And ere t'our knowledge thus t'our counſell riſe, Make forward faſt, or we will come behind. Fe wing'd with breath moſt violently flies. Their words but from vncertainties burſt forth, For whilſt conſidering of their bondage thus: Of Caeſars tyrranie, and of our worth, They thinke this ſhould be done, and done by vs: