Heywood, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 [1606-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Anne's Men · Red Bull unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 475 words
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Nothing but so, then to the Oracle. I charge thee Aruns, Iunus Brutus thee, To keep the sacred doom of the Oracle From all our train, lest when the younger lad Our brother now at home sits dandled Upon fair Tullia's lap, this understanding May kiss our beauteous Mother and succeed. Let the charge go round, It shall go hard but I'll prevent you Sextus. I fear not the madman Brutus, & for Aruns let me alone to buckle with him, I'll be the first at my mother's lips for a kingdom. If the madman had not been before you Sextus, if Oracles be Oracles, their phrases are mystical, they speak still in clouds: had he meant a natural mother he would ha' spoke it by circumference. Tullia, if ever thy lips were pleasing to me, let it be at my return from the Oracle. If a kiss will make me a king, Tullia I will spring to thee, though through the blood of Sextus. Earth I acknowledge no mother but thee, accept me as thy son, and I shall shine as bright in Rome as Apollo himself in his temple at Delphos. Our superstitions ended, sacred Priest, Since we have had free answer from the Gods, To whose fair altars we ha' done due right And hallowed them with presents acceptable, Let's now return, treading these holy measures, With which we entered great Apollo's temple. Now Phoebus let thy sweet tuned organs sound, Whose spherelike music must direct our feet Upon the marble pavement: after this we le gain a kingdom by a mother's kiss. Attend us with your persons, but your ears Be deaf unto our counsels. Further yet. Now Tuilia what must be concluded next? The kingdom you have got by policy You must maintain by pride. Good Tullia. Those that were late of the king's faction Cut off for fear they prove rebellious. Better. Since you gain nothing by the popular love, Maintain by fear your princedom. Excellent, thou art our Oracle, and save from thee We will admit no counsel, we obtained Our state by cunning, 'tmust be kept by strength. And such as cannot love, we'll teach to fear, To encourage which upon a better judgement, And to strike greater terror to the world. I ha forbid thy father's funeral. No matter. All capital causes are by us discussed, Traversed and executed without counsel. We challenge too by our prerogative, The goods of such as strive against our state, The freest citizens without attaint, Arraign or judgement we to exile doom, The poorer are our drudges, rich our prey, And such as dare not strive our rule Kings are as Gods, and divine sceptres bear, The God's command for mortal tribute fear. But royal Lord, we that despise their love, Must seek some means how to maintain this awe
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Nothing but so, then to the Oracle. I charge thee Aruns, Iunus Brutus thee, To keep the sacred doome of the Oracle From all our traine, lest when the yonger lad Our brother now at home sits dandled Vpon faire Tulliaes lap, this vnderstanding May kisse our beauteous Mther and succeed. Let the charge go round, It shall go hard but Ile preuent you Sextus. I feare not the madman Brutus, & for Aruns let me alone to buckle with him, I'le bee the first at my mothers lips for a kingdome. If the mad-man had not beene before you Sextus, if Oracles be Oracles, their phrases are mysticall, they speake still in cloudes: had he meant a naturall mother he would ha spoke it by circumference. Tulla, if euer thy lips were pleasing to me, let it be at my returne from the Oracle. If a kisse will make me a king, Tullia I will spring to thee, though through the bloud of Sextus. Earth I acknowledge no mother but thee, accept me as thy sonne, and I shall shine as bright in Rome as Apollo himselfe in his temple at Delphos. Our superstitions ended, sacred Priest, Since we haue had free answer from the Gods, To whose faire altars we ha done due right And hallowed them with presents acceptable, Lets now returne, treading these holy measures, VVith which we entred great Apolloes temple. Now Phoebus let thy sweet tun'd organs sound, VVhose spherelike musicke must direct our feet Vpon the marble pauement: after this VVee le gaine a kingdome by a mothers kisse. Attend vs with your persons, but your eares Be deafe vnto our counsels. Further yet. Now Tuilia what must be concluded next? The kingdome you haue got by policy You must maintaine by pride. Good Tullia. Those that were late of the Kings faction Cut off for feare they proue rebellious. Better. Since you gaine nothing by the popular loue, Mainetaine by feare your princedome. Excellent, thou art our Oracle, and saue from thee VVe will admit no counsell, we obtaind Our state by cunning, t'must be kept by strength. And such as cannot loue, weele teach to feare, To encourage which vpon a better iudgement, Andto strike greater terror to the world. I ha forbid thy fathers funerall. No matter. All capitall causes are by vs discust, Trauerst and executed without counsell. We challenge too by our prerogatiue, The goods of such as striue against our state, The freest citizens without attaint, Arraigne or iudgment we to exile doome, The poorer are our drudges, rich our pray, And such as dare not striue our rul eobey. Kings are as Gods, and diuine scepters beare, The Gods command for mortall tribute feare. But royall Lord, we that despise thir loue, Must seeke some meanes how to maintaine this awe