Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1608 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.79 · 470 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Have you, ere now denied the asker: And now again, of him that did not ask, but mock, Bestow your sued for Tongues? he's not confirmed, we may deny him yet. And will deny him: I'll have five hundred Voices of that sound. I twice five hundred & their friends, to piece 'em. Get you hence instantly, and tell those friends, They have chose a Consul, that will from them take Their Liberties, make them of no more Voice Than Dogs, that are as often beat for barking, As therefore kept to do so. Let them assemble: and on a safer judgement, All revoke your ignorant election: Enforce his Pride, And his old Hate unto you: besides, forget not With what Contempt he wore the humble Weed, How in his Suit he scorned you: but your Loves, Thinking upon his Services, took from you Th' apprehension of his present portance, Which most gibingly, ungravely, he did fashion After the inveterate Hate he bears you. Lay a fault on us, your Tribunes, That we laboured (no impediment between) But that you must cast your Election on him. Say you chose him, more after our commandment, Then as guided by your own true affections, and that Your Minds pre-occupyed with what you rather must do, Than what you should, made you against the grain To Voice him Consul. Lay the fault on us. I, spare us not: Say, we read Lectures to you, How youngly he began to serve his Country, How long continued, and what stock he springs of, The Noble House o' th' Martians: from whence came That Ancus Martius, Numaes' Daughter's Son: Who after great Hostilius here was King, Of the same House Publius and Quintus were, That our best Water, brought by Conduits hither, And Nobly named, so twice being Censor, Was his great Ancestor. One thus descended, That hath beside well in his person wrought, To be set high in place, we did commend To your remembrances: but you have found, Scaling his present bearing with his past, That he's your fixed enemy; and revoke Your sudden approbation. Say you ne'er had done't, (Harp on that still) but by our putting on: And presently, when you have drawn your number, Repair toth' Capitol. We will so: almost all repent in their election. Let them go on: This Mutiny were better put in hazard, Then stay past doubt, for greater: If, as his nature is, he fall in rage With their refusal, both observe and answer The vantage of his anger. Toth' Capitol, come: We will be there before the stream o' th' People: And this shall seem, as partly 'tis, their own, Which we have goaded on-ward. Tullus Auffidius then had made new head. He had, my Lord, and that it was which caused Our swifter Composition.
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Haue you, ere now deny'd the aser: And now againe, of him that did not aske, but mock, Beſtow your ſu'd for Tongues? Hee's not confirm'd, we may deny him yet. And will deny him: Ile haue fiue hundred Voyces of that ſound. I twice fiue hundred & their friends, to piece 'em. Get you hence inſtantly, and tell thoſe friends, They haue choſe a Conſull, that will from them take Their Liberties, make them of no more Voyce Then Dogges, that are as often beat for barking, As therefore kept to doe ſo. Let them aſſemble: and on a ſafer Iudgement, All reuoke your ignorant election: Enforce his Pride, And his old Hate vnto you: beſides, forget not With what Contempt he wore the humble Weed, How in his Suit he ſcorn'd you: but your Loues, Thinking vpon his Seruices, tooke from you Th' apprehenſion of his preſent portance, Which moſt gibingly, vngrauely, he did faſhion After the inueterate Hate he beares you. Lay a fault on vs, your Tribunes, That we labour'd (no impediment betweene) But that you muſt caſt your Election on him. Say you choſe him, more after our commandment, Then as guided by your owne true affections, and that Your Minds pre-occupy'd with what you rather muſt do, Then what you ſhould, made you againſt the graine To Voyce him Conſull. Lay the fault on vs. I, ſpare vs not: Say, we read Lectures to you, How youngly he began to ſerue his Countrey, How long continued, and what ſtock he ſprings of, The Noble Houſe▪ o' th' Martians: from whence came That Ancus Martius, Numaes Daughters Sonne: Who after great Hoſtilius here was King, Of the ſame Houſe Publius and Quintus were, That our beſt Water, brought by Conduits hither, And Nobly nam'd, ſo twice being Cenſor, Was his great Anceſtor. One thus deſcended, That hath beſide well in his perſon wrought, To be ſet high in place, we did commend To your remembrances: but you haue found, Skaling his preſent bearing with his paſt, That hee's your fixed enemie; and reuoke Your ſuddaine approbation. Say you ne're had don't, (Harpe on that ſtill) but by our putting on: And preſently, when you haue drawne your number, Repaire toth' Capitoll. We will ſo: almoſt all repent in their election. Let them goe on: This Mutinie were better put in hazard, Then ſtay paſt doubt, for greater: If, as his nature is, he fall in rage With their refuſall, both obſerue and anſwer The vantage of his anger. Toth' Capitoll, come: We will be there before the ſtreame o' th' People: And this ſhall ſeeme, as partly 'tis, their owne, Which we haue goaded on-ward. Tullus Auffidius then had made new head. He had, my Lord, and that it was which caus'd Our ſwifter Compoſition.