Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1607 [c.1606-1608] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.81 · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
If the great Gods be just, they shall assist The deeds of justest men. Know worthy Pompey, that what they do delay, they not deny. Whiles we are suitors to their Throne, decays the thing we sue for. We ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise Powers Deny us for our good: so find we profit By losing of our Prayers. I shall do well: The people love me, and the Sea is mine; My powers are Crescent, and my Auguring hope Says it will come to ' th' full. Mark Anthony In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make No wars without doors. Caesar gets money where He loses hearts: Lepidus flatters both, Of both is flattered: but he neither loves, Nor either cares for him. Caesar and Lepidus are in the field, A mighty strength they carry. Where have you this? 'Tis false. From Siluius, Sir. He dreams: I know they are in Rome together Looking for Anthony: but all the charms of Love, Salt Cleopatra soften thy wand lip, Let Witchcraft join with Beauty, Lust with both, Tie up the Libertine in a field of Feasts, Keep his Brain fuming. Epicurean Cooks, Sharpen with cloylesse sauce his Appetite, That sleep and feeding may prorogue his Honour, Even till a Lethied dulness— How now Varrius? This is most certain, that I shall deliver: Mark Anthony is every hour in Rome Expected. Since he went from Egypt, 'tis A space for farther Travail. I could have given less matter A better ear. Menas, I did not think This amorous Surfeiter would have donned his Helm For such a petty War: His Soldiership Is twice the other twain: But let us rear The higher our Opinion, that our stirring Can from the lap of Egypt's Widow, pluck The near Lust-wearied Anthony. I cannot hope, Caesar and Anthony shall well greet together; His Wife that's dead, did trespasses to Caesar, His Brother waned upon him, although I think Not moved by Anthony. I know not Menas, How lesser Enmities may give way to greater, Were't not that we stand up against them all: 'Twere pregnant they should square between themselves, For they have entertained cause enough To draw their swords: but how the fear of us May Cement their divisions, and bind up The petty difference, we yet not know: Be't as our Gods will have't; it only stands Our lives upon, to use our strongest hands Come Menas. Good Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed, And shall become you well, to entreat your Captain To soft and gentle speech. I shall entreat him To answer like himself: if Caesar move him, Let Anthony look over Caesar's head, And speak as loud as Mars. By Iupiter, Were I the wearer of Anthonio's Beard, I would not shaueed to day. 'Tis not a time for private stomacking. Every time serves for the matter that is then borne in't. But small to greater matters must give way. Not if the small come first.
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If the great Gods be iuſt, they ſhall aſſiſt The deeds of iuſteſt men. Know worthy Pompey, that what they do delay, they not deny. Whiles we are ſutors to their Throne, decayes the thing we ſue for. We ignorant of our ſelues, Begge often our owne harmes, which the wiſe Powres Deny vs for our good: ſo finde we profit By looſing of our Prayers. I ſhall do well: The people loue me, and the Sea is mine; My powers are Creſſent, and my Auguring hope Sayes it will come to' th' full. Marke Anthony In Egypt ſits at dinner, and will make No warres without doores. Caeſar gets money where He looſes hearts: Lepidus flatters both, Of both is flatter'd: but he neither loues, Nor either cares for him. Caeſar and Lepidus are in the field, A mighty ſtrength they carry. Where haue you this? 'Tis falſe. From Siluius, Sir. He dreames: I know they are in Rome together Looking for Anthony: but all the charmes of Loue, Salt Cleopatra ſoften thy wand lip, Let Witchcraft ioyne with Beauty, Luſt with both, Tye vp the Libertine in a field of Feaſts, Keepe his Braine fuming. Epicurean Cookes, Sharpen with cloyleſſe ſawce his Appetite, That ſleepe and feeding may prorogue his Honour, Euen till a Lethied dulneſſe— How now Varrius? This is moſt certaine, that I ſhall deliuer: Marke Anthony is euery houre in Rome Expected. Since he went from Egypt, 'tis A ſpace for farther Trauaile. I could haue giuen leſſe matter A better eare. Menas, I did not thinke This amorous Surfetter would haue donn'd his Helme For ſuch a petty Warre: His Souldierſhip Is twice the other twaine: But let vs reare The higher our Opinion, that our ſtirring Can from the lap of Egypts Widdow, plucke The neere Luſt-wearied Anthony. I cannot hope, Caeſar and Anthony ſhall well greet together; His Wife that's dead, did treſpaſſes to Caeſar, His Brother wan'd vpon him, although I thinke Not mou'd by Anthony. I know not Menas, How leſſer Enmities may giue way to greater, Were't not that we ſtand vp againſt them all: 'Twer pregnant they ſhould ſquare between themſelues, For they haue entertained cauſe enough To draw their ſwords: but how the feare of vs May Ciment their diuiſions, and binde vp The petty difference, we yet not know: Bee't as our Gods will haue't; it onely ſtands Our liues vpon, to vſe our ſtrongeſt hands Come Menas. Good Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed, And ſhall become you well, to intreat your Captaine To ſoft and gentle ſpeech. I ſhall intreat him To anſwer like himſelfe: if Caeſar moue him, Let Anthony looke ouer Caeſars head, And ſpeake as lowd as Mars. By Iupiter, Were I the wearer of Anthonio's Beard, I would not ſhaue't to day. 'Tis not a time for priuate ſtomacking. Euery time ſerues for the matter that is then borne in't. But ſmall to greater matters muſt giue way. Not if the ſmall come firſt.