Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1599 [1598-1599] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T39 Profit, conscience and dishonest dealing · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T39: conscience, lucre, usury, lucar, fraud, dissimulation, simony, london, lady, nemo.
With courtesy, and with respect enough, But not with such familiar instances, Nor with such free and friendly Conference As he hath used of old. Thou hast described A hot Friend, cooling: Ever note Lucillius, When Love begins to sicken and decay It useth an enforced Ceremony. There are no tricks, in plain and simple Faith: But hollow men, like Horses hot at hand, Make gallant show, and promise of their Mettle: But when they should endure the bloody Spur, They fall their Crests, and like deceitful jades Sink in the Trial. Comes his Army on? They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered: The greater part, the Horse in general Are come with Cassius. Hark, he is arrived: March gently on to meet him. Stand ho. Stand ho, speak the word along. Stand. Stand. Stand. Most Noble Brother, you have done me wrong. judge me you Gods; wrong I mine Enemies? And if not so, how should I wrong a Brother. Brutus, this sober form of yours, hides wrongs, And when you do them— Cassius, be content, Speak your griefs softly, I do know you well. Before the eyes of both our Armies here (Which should perceive nothing but Love from us) Let us not wrangle. Bid them move away: Then in my Tent Cassius enlarge your Griefs, And I will give you Audience. Pindarus, Bid our Commanders lead their Charges off A little from this ground. Lucillius, do you the like, and let no man Come to our Tent, till we have done our Conference. Let Lucius and Titinius guard our door. That you have wronged me, doth appear in this: You have condemned, and noted Lucius Pella For taking Bribes here of the Sardians; Wherein my Letters, praying on his side, Because I knew the man was slighted off. You wronged yourself to write in such a case. In such a time as this, it is not meet That every nice offence should bear his Comment. Let me tell you Cassius, you yourself Are much condemned to have an itching Palm, To sell, and Mars your Offices for Gold To Undeservers. I, an itching Palm? You know that you are Brutus that speaks this, Or by the Gods, this speech were else your last. The name of Cassius Honours this corruption, And Chastisement doth therefore hide his head. Chastisement? Remember March, the Ideses of March remember: Did not great Iulius bleed for justice sake? What Villain touched his body, that did stab, And not for justice? What? Shall one of Us, That struck the Foremost man of all this World, But for supporting Robbers: shall we now, Contaminate our fingers, with base Bribes? And sell the mighty space of our large Honours For so much trash, as may be grasped thus? I had rather be a Dog, and bay the Moon, Then such a Roman. Brutus, bait not me, I'll not endure it: you forget yourself To hedge me in. I am a Soldier, I, Older in practice, Abler than yourself To make Conditions.
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With courteſie, and with reſpect enough, But not with ſuch familiar inſtances, Nor with ſuch free and friendly Conference As he hath vs'd of old. Thou haſt deſcrib'd A hot Friend, cooling: Euer note Lucillius, When Loue begins to ſicken and decay It vſeth an enforced Ceremony. There are no trickes, in plaine and ſimple Faith: But hollow men, like Horſes hot at hand, Make gallant ſhew, and promiſe of their Mettle: But when they ſhould endure the bloody Spurre, They fall their Creſts, and like deceitfull Iades Sinke in the Triall. Comes his Army on? They meane this night in Sardis to be quarter'd: The greater part, the Horſe in generall Are come with Caſſius. Hearke, he is arriu'd: March gently on to meete him. Stand ho. Stand ho, ſpeake the word along. Stand. Stand. Stand. Moſt Noble Brother, you haue done me wrong. Iudge me you Gods; wrong I mine Enemies? And if not ſo, how ſhould I wrong a Brother. Brutus, this ſober forme of yours, hides wrongs, And when you do them— Caſſius, be content, Speake your greefes ſoftly, I do know you well. Before the eyes of both our Armies heere (Which ſhould perceiue nothing but Loue from vs) Let vs not wrangle. Bid them moue away: Then in my Tent Caſſius enlarge your Greefes, And I will giue you Audience. Pindarus, Bid our Commanders leade their Charges off A little from this ground. Lucillius, do you the like, and let no man Come to our Tent, till we haue done our Conference. Let Lucius and Titinius guard our doore. That you haue wrong'd me, doth appear in this▪ You haue condemn'd, and noted Lucius Pella For taking Bribes heere of the Sardians; Wherein my Letters, praying on his ſide, Becauſe I knew the man was ſlighted off. You wrong'd your ſelfe to write in ſuch a caſe. In ſuch a time as this, it is not meet That euery nice offence ſhould beare his Comment. Let me tell you Caſſius, you your ſelfe Are much condemn'd to haue an itching Palme, To ſell, and Mart your Offices for Gold To Vndeſeruers. I, an itching Palme? You know that you are Brutus that ſpeakes this, Or by the Gods, this ſpeech were elſe your laſt. The name of Caſſius Honors this corruption, And Chaſticement doth therefore hide his head. Chaſticement? Remember March, the Ides of March remēber: Did not great Iulius bleede for Iuſtice ſake? What Villaine touch'd his body, that did ſtab, And not for Iuſtice? What? Shall one of Vs, That ſtrucke the Formoſt man of all this World, But for ſupporting Robbers: ſhall we now, Contaminate our fingers, with baſe Bribes? And ſell the mighty ſpace of our large Honors For ſo much traſh, as may be graſped thus? I had rather be a Dogge, and bay the Moone, Then ſuch a Roman. Brutus, baite not me, Ile not indure it: you forget your ſelfe To hedge me in. I am a Souldier, I, Older in practice, Abler then your ſelfe To make Conditions.