Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 49 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.77 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
I protest, I never perceived, when thou didst nim them. Nor I. Nay, I've the slight of the hand exactly; if I steal not some what where ere we come, let me be hanged: come, Boys, we'll have some liquour for these Jinglers: i'faith, Sanguis, we must take a Cup or two before you go to Magus. I care not now for drinking. Fie, fie, forsake thy liquour? 'twill breed good blood: Sanguis, 'twill breed good blood: Come along Boys. I Do find myself at this present affected with that which should not touch a good Magistrate, an unwillingness to do justice: yet I profess it proceeds not from a desire to be injurious, but merciful; not for an ill-will to either, but a love to both. Whilst heretofore, I understood of this dissension, as I was somewhat cast down with sorrow, so I was raised with an hope of happy reconcilement, but now that hope also which before was the cause of an uncertain joy, is become the ground of my most certain grief; and the rather to see the state of our most blessed Commonwealth (which the gods have decreed shall be eternal, if ourselves hinder not) to be thus torn with our civil Discords. You are not ignorant of the miraculous means which the gods have used in raising us to this greatness: not by riches, but poverty; not by plenty, but want; that what to others has been the occasion of disgrace, has to us been the means of our present honour: It is the observation of the Grecians, Tacitus, and truest Oracle of Greece, Thucydides, that the Athenians Commonwealth was not raised to that glory (like the rest of Greece) by the fruitfulness but barrenness of the soil: for which cause whilst the Inhabitants lived secure from the invasion of Borderers, others growing rich, were at last consumed by their own dissensions: so that for the avoiding of public disturbance, when any were afflicted, they retired to the Athenians, with what they had left, before all were lost; who as they did partake of the Athenians security, so mutually offered to the Athenians the participation of their wealth: the like I may say of our present estate; we have not sought unto others; yet who have not sought to us? we had nothing, yet what want we, unless it be a moderation of our felicity? All other Mechanic faculties, of whatsoever Corporations, have they not forsook themselves to retire to us? and yielded up their estates, which they thought unhappy, to receive them as an happiness from our bounty? I speak not these things unto you as an instructor, but a remembrancer: Not to impose on you a new belief beyond your experience, but to imprint in your minds a just consideration of your dangerous contention. I have yet but begun to speak; but sorrow is a bad Orator, and I must continue my speech with a silent Rhetoric.
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I proteſt, I neuer perceiu'd, when thou did'ſt nimbe them. Nor I. Nay, I'ue the ſlight of the hand exactly; if I ſteale not ſome what where ere wee come, let me be hang'd: come, Boyes, wee'll haue ſome liquor for theſe Iinglers: i'faith, Sanguis, we muſt take a Cup or two before you goe to Magus. I care not now for drinking. Fie, fie, forſake thy liquor? 'twil breed good bloud: Sanguis, 'twill breed good bloud: Come along Boyes. I Doe finde my ſelfe at this preſent affected with that which ſhould not touch a good Magiſtrate, an vnwillingneſſe to doe Iuſtice: yet I profeſſe it proceeds not from a deſire to bee iniurious, but mercifull; not for an ill-will to either, but a loue to both. Whileſt heretofore, I vnderſtood of this diſſention, as I was ſomewhat caſt downe with ſorrow, ſo I was raiſed with an hope of happie reconcilement, but now that hope alſo which before was the cauſe of an vncertaine ioy, is become the ground of my moſt certaine griefe; and the rather to ſee the ſtate of our moſt bleſſed Commonwealth (which the gods haue decreed ſhall be eternall, if our ſelues hinder not) to be thus torne with our ciuill Diſcords. You are not ignorant of the miraculous meanes which the gods haue vs'd in rayſing vs to this greatneſſe: not by riches, but pouertie; not by plentie, but want; that what to others has beene the occaſion of diſgrace, has to vs beene the meanes of our preſent honour: It is the obſeruation of the Grecians, Tacitus, and trueſt Oracle of Greece, Thucidides, that the Athenians Common-wealth was not rays'd to that glorie (like the reſt of Greece) by the fruitfulneſſe but barrenneſſe of the ſoyle: for which cauſe whileſt the Inhabitants liu'd ſecure from the inuaſion of Borderers, others growing rich, were at laſt conſum'd by their owne diſſentions: ſo that for the auoyding of publike diſturbance, when any were afflicted, they retyred to the Athenians, with what they had left, before all were loſt; who as they did partake of the Athenians ſecuritie, ſo mutually offer'd to the Athenians the participation of their wealth: the like I may ſay of our preſent eſtate; we haue not ſought vnto others; yet who haue not ſought to vs? we had nothing, yet what want we, vnleſſe it be a moderation of our felicitie? All other Mechanicke faculties, of whatſoeuer Corporations, haue they not forſooke themſelues to retyre to vs? and yeelded vp their eſtates, which they thought vnhappie, to receiue them as an happineſſe from our bountie? I ſpeake not theſe things vnto you as an inſtructer, but a remembrancer: Not to impoſe on you a new beliefe beyond your experience, but to imprint in your mindes a iuſt conſideration of your dangerous contention. I haue yet but begunne to ſpeake; but ſorrow is a bad Oratour, and I muſt continue my ſpeech with a ſilent Rhetorike.