Heywood, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 [1606-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.62 · 509 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Attend? We intend this day to see the Capitol, You knew our father good Lucretius? I did my Lord. Was not I his Son? The Queen my Mother was of royal thoughts and heart pure, as unblemished Innocence. Why asks my Lord? sons should succeed their fathers, but anon You shall hear more, high time that we were gone. There's moral sure in this, Valerius, here's model, yea, and matter too to breed Strange meditations in the provident brains Of our grave Fathers: some strange project lives This day in Cradle that's but newly borne. No doubt Colatine no doubt here's a giddy world, it Reels, it hath got the staggers, the commonwealth is sick of an ague, of which nothing can cure her but some violent and sudden affrightment. The wife of Tarquin would be a Queen, nay on my life she is with child till she be so. and longs to be brought to bed of a Kingdom, I divine we shall see some scuffling today in the Capitol. If there be any difference among the Princes and Senate, whose faction will Valerius follow? Oh Collatine! I am a true Citizen and in this I will best show myself to be one, to take part with the stronger. If Servius o'ercome, I am Liegeman to Serutus, & if Tarquin subdue, I am for Vive Tarquinius. Valerius, no more, this talk does but keep us from the sight of this solemnity: by this the Princes are entering the Capitol: come, we must attend. This place is not for fools, this parliament assembles not the strains of Idiotism: Only the grave and wisest of the land: Important are th' affairs we have in hand. Hence with that mome. Brutus forbear the presence. For bear the presence, why pray? None are admitted to this grave concourse, But wise men: nay good Brutus. You'll have an empty parliament then. Here is no room for fools. Then what mak'st thou here, or he or he? oh Iupiter? if this command be kept strictly, we shall have empty benches: get you home you that are here, for here will be nothing to do this day: a general concourse of wisemen 'ttwas never seen since the first Chaos. Tarquin if the general rule have no exceptions, thou wilt have an empty Consistory. Brutus, you trouble us. How powerful am I you renowned Deities, that am able to trouble her that troubles a whole Empire? fools exempted, & women admitted! laugh Democritus, but have you nothing to say to Madmen? Madmen have here no place. Then out a doors with Tarquin: what's he that may sit in a calm Valley, and will choose to repose in a tempestuous mountain, but a madman? that may live in tranquilous pleasures, and will seek out a kingdomes-cares, but a madman? who would seek innovation in a commonwealth in public, or be overruled by a cursed wife in private, but a fool or a madman? give me thy hand Tarquin's shall we two be dismissed together from the Capitol?
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Attend? We intend this day to see the Capitoll, You knew our father good Lucretius? I did my Lord. Was not I his Sonne? The Queene my Mother was of royall thoughts and heart pure, as vnbemisht Innocence. Why askes my Lord? Sonnes should succeede their fathers, but anon You shall heare more, high time that we were gone. Theres morrall sure in this, Valerius, Heeres modell, yea, and matter too to breed Strange meditations in the prouident braines Of our graue Fathers: some strange proiect liues This day in Cradle thats but newly borne. No doubt Colatin no doubt heees a giddie world, it Reeles, it hath got the staggers, the common-wealth is sicke of an ague, of which nothing can cure her but some violent and ddaine affrightment. The wife of Tarquin would be a Queene, nay on my life she is with childe till she be so. and longes to be brought to bed of a Kingdome, I deuine we shall see some uffling to day in the Capitoll. If here be any difference among the Princes and Senate, whose faction will Valeius follow? Oh Collatin! I am a true Cittizen and in this I will best shew my selfe to be one, to take part with the stronger. If Seius ore-come, I am Liegeman to Serutus, & if Taquin subdue, I am for Viue Tarquinius. Valius, no more, this talke does but keepe vs from the sight of this solemnitie: by this the Princes are entring the Capitoll: come, we must attend. This place is not for fooles, this parliament assembles not the straines of Ideotisme: Only the graue and wisest of the land: Important are th' affaires wee haue inhand. Hence with that mome. Brutus forbeare the presence. For beare the presence, why pra'y? None are admitted to this graue concourse, But wise men: nay good Brutus. Youle haue an emptie parliament then. Heere is no roome for fooles. Then what makst thou heere, or he or he? oh Iupiter? if this commaund be kept strictly, wee shall haue emptie benches: get you home you that are heere, for heere will be nothing to doe this day: a generall concourse of wise-men tw'as neuer seene since the first Chaos. Tarquin if the general rule haue no exceptiōs, thou wilt haue an empty Consistory. Brutus, you trouble vs. How powerfull am I you renowned Deities, that am able to trouble her that troubles a whole Empire? fooles exempted, & women admitted! laugh Democritus, but haue you nothing to say to Madmen? Madmen haue heere no place. Then out a dores with Tarquin: whats hee that may sit in a calme Valley, and will choose to repose in a tempestious mountaine, but a madmn? that may liue in tranquilous pleasures, and will seeke out a kingdomes-cares, but a madman? who would seeke innouation in a common-wealth in publike, or be ouer-ruld by a curst wife in priuate, but a foole or a mad-man? giue me thy hand Tarquins shal we two be dismist together from the Capitoll?