Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Ah, in so light account leave off to hold Those fatal warnings that the heavens have made, Which by all means most manifest unfold, What dangers huge do hang above thy head. He with the sacred garlands that divines, By th'entrails of the consecrated beast, Sees in the sacrifice sinistrous signs, And I entreat thee do not hence make haste. When I in Spain against young Pompey went, Thus the diviner threatened me before, Yet did I prosecute my first intent, Which with new laurels did my brows decore. And yet you hardly there as whiles I hear, From dangers (far engaged) redeemed your life, But now more monstrous tokens do appear, And I suspect far worse than open strife. Lest I too much seem wedded to my will, As one that others counsels scorns t'allow, With jealous eyes I'll search about me still, And even mistrust myself to trust thee now. Yet if I stay the Senators deceived, May my beginning straight begin to hate, So might I perish seeking to be saved, By flying, many fall upon their fate. But here one comes that can resolve me much, With whom I use t'advise affairs of weight: Whence comest thou Decius, that thy haste is such? Is aught occurred that craves our knowledge straight? I come to tell you how the Senate stays, Till your expected presence bless their sight, And the conclusion yet of all delays, Till that your approbation make it right. T'accomplish your contentment they intend, And all their thoughts seem at one object bent, Save that they do amongst themselves contend, Who you to please shall strangest ways invent. Than that no treasure to my soul more dear, Which straight t'enjoy from hence I long to part, But yet I know not what arrests me here, And makes my feet rebellious to my heart. From thee (dear friend) I never do conceal The weightiest secrets that concern me most: And at this time I likewise will reveal, How heavens by signs me with destruction boast: To superstition though not being inclined, My wife by dreams doth now presage my fall: It a Soothsayer likewise hath divined, The sacrifice prodigious seems t'us all; So that till this disastrous day be gone, All company I purpose to disuse. And to the Senators I'll send some one To paint my absence with a fair excuse. Do not repose on superstitious signs, You to suspect the people thus to bring, Whilst sovereign-like you limit their designs, Seem not a tyrant seeking to be king. How can we satisfy the world's conceit, Whose tongues still in all ears your praise proclaims? O! shall we bid them leave to deal in state, Till that Calphurnia first have better dreams? If that this day you private would remain, The Senate to dissolve yourself must go, And then incontinent come back again, When you have shown towards it some reverence so. With thy advise (as powerful) I agree, The Senators shall have no cause to grudge: A little space, all part apart from me, And I'll be shortly ready to dislodge.
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Ah, in ſo light account leaue off to hold Thoſe fatall warnings that the heauens haue made, Which by all meanes moſt manifeſt vnfold, What dangers huge do hing aboue thy head. He with the ſacred garlands that diuines, By th'entrailes of the conſecrated beaſt, Sees in the ſacrifice ſiniſtrous ſignes, And I intreate thee do not hence make haſte. When I in Spaine againſt yong Pompey went, Thus the diuiner threatned me before, Yet did I proſecute my firſt intent, Which with new laurells did my browes decore. And yet you hardly there as whiles I heare, From dangers (farre engagde) redeemd your life, But now more monſtrous tokens do appeare, And I ſuſpect farre worſe than open ſtrife. Leſt I too much ſeeme wedded to my will, As one that others counſels ſcornes t'alow, With iealous eyes Ile ſearch about me ſtill, And euen miſtruſt my ſelfe to truſt thee now. Yet if I ſtay the Senators deceiu'd, May my beginning ſtraight begin to hate, So might I periſh ſeeking to be ſau'd, By flying, many fall vpon their fate. But heere one comes that can reſolue me much, With whom I vſe t'aduiſe affaires of weight: Whence comſt thou Decius, that thy haſte is ſuch? Is ought occurr'd that craues our knowledge ſtraight? I come to tell you how the Senate ſtaies, Till your exſpected preſence bleſſe their ſight, And the concluſion yet of all delayes, Till that your approbation make it right. T'accompliſh your contentment they intend, And all their thoughts ſeeme at one obiect bent, Saue that they doe amongſt themſelues contend, Who you to pleaſe ſhall ſtrangeſt wayes inuent. Than that no treaſure to my ſoule more deere, Which ſtraight t'enioy from hence I long to part, But yet I know not what arreſts me heere, And makes my feet rebellious to my heart. From thee (deare friend) I neuer do conceale The waightieſt ſecrets that concerne me moſt: And at this time I likewiſe will reueale, How heauens by ſignes me with deſtruction boſt: To ſuperſtition though not being inclinde, My wife by dreames doth now preſage my fall: It a Sooth-ſayer likewiſe hath diuin'd, The ſacrifice prodigious ſeemes t'vs all; So that till this diſaſtrous day be gone, All companie I purpoſe to diſuſe. And to the Senators Ile ſend ſome one To paint my abſence with a faire excuſe. Do not repoſe on ſuperſtitious ſignes, You to ſuſpect the people thus to bring, Whilſt ſoueraigne-like you limit their deſignes, Seeme not a tyrant ſeeking to be king. How can we ſatisfie the worlds conceit, Whoſe tongues ſtill in all eares your praiſe proclames? O! ſhal we bid them leaue to deale in ſtate, Till that Calphurnia firſt haue better dreames? If that this day you priuate would remayne, The Senate to diſſolue your ſelfe muſt goe, And then incontinent come backe againe, When you haue ſhowne towards it ſome reuerence ſo. With thy aduiſe (as powrefull) I agree, The Senators ſhall haue no cauſe to grudge: A little ſpace, all part apart from mee, And ile be ſhortly ready to diſlodge.