Caesar and Pompey (The Wars of Caesar and Pompey) · chunk 2 of 34
Chapman, George · published 1631 · first performed or written 1605 [1602-1605; Act 2, sc. 1 written 1610-1611(?)] (Annals) tragedy · Unacted (?) · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi · 470 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Away Statilius; how long shall thy love Exceed thy knowledge of me, and the Gods? Whose rights thou wrong'st for my right? have not? Their powers to guard me, in a cause of theirs? Their justice, and integrity included, In what I stand for? he that fears the Gods, For guard of any goodness; all things fears; Earth, Seas, and Air; Heaven, darkness, broad daylight, Rumor, and Silence, and his very shade: And what an Aspen soul hath such a creature? How dangerous to his soul is such a fear? In whose cold fits, is all heaven's justice shaken To his faint thoughts; and all the goodness there Due to all good men, by the gods own vows, Nay, by the firmness of their endless Being, All which shall fail as soon as any one Good to a good man in them: for his goodness Proceeds from them, and is a beam of theirs. O never more, Statilius, may this fear Taint thy bold bosom, for thyself, or friend. More than the gods are fearful to defend. Come; let him go, Statilius; and your fright; This man hath inward guard, past your young sight. Welcome; come stand by me in what is fit For our poor City's safety; nor respect Her proudest foes corruption, or our danger Of what seen face soever. I am yours. But what alas, Sir, can the weakness do Against our whole State of us only two? You know our Statists spirits are so corrupt And servile to the greatest; that what crosseth Them, or their own particular wealth, or honour, They will not enterprise to save the Empire. I know it; yet let us do like ourselves. Move you for entering only Pompey's army; Which if you gain for him; for me, all justice Will join with my request of entering mine. 'tis like so, and I purpose to enforce it. But might we not win Cato to our friendship By honouring speeches, nor persuasive gifts? Not possible. Nor by enforcive usage? Not all the violence that can be used, Of power, or set authority can stir him, Much less fair words win, or rewards corrupt him; And therefore all means we must use to keep him From off the Bench. Give you the course for that, And if he offer entry, I have fellows Will serve your will on him, at my given signal. He is the man that sits so close to Caesar, And holds the law there, whispering; see the Cowherd Hath guards of armed men got, against one naked. I'll part their whispering virtue. Hold, keep out. What? honoured Cato? enter, choose thy place. Come in; Away unworthy grooms. No more. What should one say to him? He will be Stoical. Where fit place is not given, it must be taken.
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Away Statilius; how long ſhall thy loue Exceede thy knowledge of me, and the Gods? Whoſe rights thou wrongſt for my right? haue not? Their powers to guard me, in a cauſe of theirs? Their iuſtice, and integrity included, In what I ſtand for? he that feares the Gods, For guard of any goodneſſe; all things feares; Earth, Seas, and Aire; Heauen, darkneſſe, broade day-light, Rumor, and Silence, and his very ſhade: And what an Aſpen ſoule hath ſuch a creature? How dangerous to his ſoule is ſuch a feare? In whoſe cold fits, is all heauens iuſtice ſhaken To his faint thoughts; and all the goodneſſe there Due to all good men, by the gods owne vowes, Nay, by the firmeneſſe of their endleſſe Being, All which ſhall faile as ſoone as any one Good to a good man in them: for his goodneſſe Proceeds from them, and is a beame of theirs. O neuer more, Statilius, may this feare Taint thy bould boſome, for thy ſelfe, or friend. More then the gods are fearefull to defend. Come; let him goe, Statilius; and your fright; This man hath inward guard, paſt your yong ſight. Welcome; come ſtand by me in what is fit For our poore Cities ſafety; nor reſpect Her proudeſt foes corruption, or our danger Of what ſeene face ſoeuer. I am yours. But what alas, Sir, can the weakneſſe doe Againſt our whole State of vs only two? You know our Statiſts ſpirits are ſo corrupt And ſeruile to the greateſt; that what croſſeth Them, or their owne particular wealth, or honor, They will not enterpriſe to ſaue the Empire. I know it; yet let vs doe like our ſelues. Moue you for entring only Pompeys army; Which if you gaine for him; for me, all iuſtice Will ioyne with my requeſt of entring mine. Tis like ſo, and I purpoſe to enforce it. But might we not win Cato to our friendſhip By honoring ſpeeches, nor perſwaſiue gifts? Not poſſible. Nor by enforciue vſage? Not all the violence that can be vſde, Of power, or ſet authoitry can ſtirre him, Much leſſe faire words win, or rewards corrupt him; And therefore all meanes we muſt vſe to keepe him From off the Bench. Giue you the courſe for that, And if he offer entry, I haue fellowes Will ſerue your will on him, at my giuen ſignall. He is the man that ſits ſo cloſe to Caeſar, And holds the law there, whiſpering; ſee the Cowherd Hath guards of arm'd men got, againſt one naked. Ile part their whiſpering virtue. Hold, keepe out. What? honor'd Cato? enter, chuſe thy place. Come in; —Away vnworthy groomes. No more. What ſhould one ſay to him? He will be Stoicall. Where fit place is not giuen, it muſt be taken.