Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1607 [c.1606-1608] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T60: caesar, rome, emperor, empire, honour, lord, lucius, great, palsgrave, kings.
'Twill be naught, but let it be: bring me to Anthony. Come Sir, Contemning Rome he has done all this, & more In Alexandria: here's the manner of't: I' th' Market place on a Tribunal silvered, Cleopatra and himself in Chairs of Gold Were publicly enthroned: at the feet sat Caesarion whom they call my Father's Son, And all the unlawful issue, that their Lust Since then hath made between them. Unto her, He gave the establishment of Egypt, made her Of lower Syria, Cyprus, Lydia, absolute Queen. This in the public eye? I' th' common show place, where they exercise, His Sons hither proclaimed the King of Kings, Great Media, Parthia, and Armenia He gave to Alexander. To Ptolemy he assigned, Syria, Silicia, and Phoenetia: she In th' abiliments of the Goddess Isis That day appeared, and oft before gave audience, As 'tis reported so. Let Rome be thus informed. Who queasy with his insolence already, Will their good thoughts call from him The people knows it, And have now received his accusations. Who does he accuse? Caesar, and that having in Cicilie Sextus Pompeius spoiled, we had not rated him His part o' th' Isle. Then does he say, he lent me Some shipping vnrestored. Lastly, he frets That Lepidus of the Triumpherate, should be deposed, And being that, we detain all his Revenue. Sir, this should be answered. 'Tis done already, and the Messenger gone: I have told him Lepidus was grown too cruel, That he his high Authority abused, And did deserve his change: for what I have conquered, I grant him part: but then in his Armenia, And other of his conquered Kingdoms, I demand the like he'll never yield to that. Nor must not then be yielded to in this. Hail Caesar, and my L. hail most dear Caesar. That ever I should call thee Castaway. You have not called me so, nor have you cause. Why have you stolen upon us thus? you come not Like Caesar's Sister, The wife of Anthony Should have an Army for an Usher, and The neighs of Horse to tell of her approach, Long ere she did appear. The trees by ' th' way Should have borne men, and expectation fainted, Longing for what it had not. Nay, the dust Should have ascended to the Roof of Heaven, Raised by your populous Troops: But you are come A Market-maid to Rome, and have prevented The ostentation of our love; which left unshown, Is often left vnlou'd: we should have met you By Sea, and Land, supplying every Stage With an augmented greeting. Good my Lord, To come thus was I not constrained, but did it On my freewill. My Lord Mark Anthony, Hearing that you prepared for War, acquainted My grieved ear withal: whereon I begged His pardon for return. Which soon he granted, Being an abstract between his Lust, and him. Do not say so, my Lord.
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'Twill be naught, but let it be: bring me to Anthony. Come Sir, Contemning Rome he ha's done all this, & more In Alexandria: heere's the manner of't: I' th' Market place on a Tribunall ſiluer'd, Cleopatra and himſelfe in Chaires of Gold Were publikely enthron'd: at the feet ſat Caeſarion whom they call my Fathers Sonne, And all the vnlawfull iſſue, that their Luſt▪ Since then hath made betweene them. Vnto her, He gaue the ſtabliſhment of Egypt, made her Of lower Syria, Cyprus, Lydia, abſolute Queene. This in the publike eye? I' th' common ſhew place, where they exerciſe, His Sonnes hither proclaimed the King of Kings, Great Media, Parthia, and Armenia He gaue to Alexander. To Ptolomy he aſſign'd, Syria, Silicia, and Phoenetia: ſhe In th' abiliments of the Goddeſſe Iſis That day appeer'd, and oft before gaue audience, As 'tis reported ſo. Let Rome be thus inform'd. Who queazie with his inſolence already, Will their good thoughts call from him The people knowes it, And haue now receiu'd his accuſations. Who does he accuſe? Caeſar, and that hauing in Cicilie Sextus Pompeius ſpoil'd, we had not rated him His part o' th' Iſle. Then does he ſay, he lent me Some ſhipping vnreſtor'd. Laſtly, he frets That Lepidus of the Triumpherate, ſhould be depos'd, And being that, we detaine all his Reuenue. Sir, this ſhould be anſwer'd. 'Tis done already, and the Meſſenger gone: I haue told him Lepidus was growne too cruell, That he his high Authority abus'd, And did deſerue his change: for what I haue conquer'd, I grant him part: but then in his Armenia, And other of his conquer'd Kingdoms, I demand the like Hee'l neuer yeeld to that. Nor muſt not then be yeelded to in this. Haile Caeſar, and my L haile moſt deere Caeſar. That euer I ſhould call thee Caſt-away. You haue not call'd me ſo, nor haue you cauſe. Why haue you▪ ſtoln vpon vs thus? you come not Like Caeſars Siſter, The wife of Anthony Should haue an Army for an Vſher, and The neighes of Horſe to tell of her approach, Long ere ſhe did appeare. The trees by' th' way Should haue borne men, and expectation fainted, Longing for what it had not. Nay, the duſt Should haue aſcended to the Roofe of Heauen, Rais'd by your populous Troopes: But you are come A Market-maid to Rome, and haue preuented The oſtentation of our loue; which left vnſhewne, Is often left vnlou'd: we ſhould haue met you By Sea, and Land, ſupplying euery Stage With an augmented greeting. Good my Lord, To come thus was I not conſtrain'd, but did it On my free-will. My Lord Marke Anthony, Hearing that you prepar'd for Warre, acquainted My greeued eare withall: whereon I begg'd His pardon for returne. Which ſoone he granted, Being an abſtract 'tweene his Luſt, and him. Do not ſay ſo, my Lord.