Caesar and Pompey (The Wars of Caesar and Pompey) · chunk 4 of 34
Chapman, George · published 1631 · first performed or written 1605 [1602-1605; Act 2, sc. 1 written 1610-1611(?)] (Annals) tragedy · Unacted (?) · Blackfriars T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea typicality 0.73 · 473 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T50: sea, honour, general, soldiers, men, ship, fight, soldier, king, vittori.
That seeks to save their lives? And lest myself (Thus speaking for them) be unjustly touched With any less doubt of my Country's love. Why (reverend Fathers) may it be esteemed Self praise in me, to prove myself a chief Both in my love of her; and in desert Of her like love in me? For he that does Most honour to his Mistress; well may boast (Without least question) that he loves her most. And though things long since done, were long since known, And so may seem superfluous to repeat; Yet being forgotten, as things never done, Their repetition needful is, in justice, T'inflame the shame of that oblivion: For hoping it will seem no less impair To others acts, to truly tell mine own; Put all together; I have passed them all That by their acts can boast themselves to be Their country's lovers: first in those wild kingdoms Subdued to Rome, by my unwearied toils. Which I dissavaged and made nobly civil. Next, in the multitude of those rude Realms That so I fashioned; and to Rome's young Empire Of old have added: Then the battles numbered This hand hath fought, and won for her, with all Those infinites of dreadful enemies (I slew in them: Twice fifteen hundred thousand All able Soldiers) I have driven at once Before my forces: and in sundry onsets, A thousand thousand of them, put to sword: Besides, I took in less than ten years' time, By strong assault, above eight hundred Cities, Three hundred several Nations, in that space, Subduing to my Country; all which service, I trust, may interest me in her love, Public, and general enough, to acquit me Of any self-love; past her common good: For any motion of particular justice (By which her general Empire is maintained) That I can make for those accused prisoners, Which is but by the way; that so the reason Metellus makes for entering Pompey's army, May not more weighty seem, than to agree With those imprisoned nobles, vital safeties. Which granted, or but yielded fit to be, May well extenuate the necessity Of entering Pompey's army. All that need I took away before; and reasons gave For a necessity to keep it out Whose entry (I think) he himself affects not. Since I as well think he affects not th'Empire, And both those thoughts hold; since he loves his Country, In my great hopes of him too well to seek His sole rule of her, when so many souls, So hard a task approve it; nor my hopes Of his sincere love to his Country, build On sandier grounds than Caesar's; since he can As good Cards show for it as Caesar did, And quit therein the close aspersion Of his ambition, seeking to employ His army in the breast of Italy.
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That ſeekes to ſaue their liues? And leſt my ſelfe (Thus ſpeaking for them) be vniuſtly toucht With any leſſe doubt of my Countryes loue. Why (reuerend Fathers) may it be eſteem'd Selfe praiſe in me, to proue my ſelfe a chiefe Both in my loue of her; and in deſert Of her like loue in me? For he that does Moſt honour to his Miſtriſſe; well may boaſt (Without leaſt queſtion) that he loues her moſt. And though things long ſince done, were long ſince known, And ſo may ſeeme ſuperfluous to repeat; Yet being forgotten, as things neuer done, Their repetition needfull is, in iuſtice, T'enflame the ſhame of that obliuion: For hoping it will ſeeme no leſſe empaire To others acts, to truely tell mine owne; Put all together; I haue paſt them all That by their acts can boaſt themſelues to be Their Countries louers: firſt in thoſe wilde kingdomes Subdu'd to Rome, by my vnwearied toyles. Which I diſſauag'd and made nobly ciuill. Next, in the multitude of thoſe rude Realmes That ſo I faſhiond; and to Romes yong Empire Of old haue added: Then the battailes numbred This hand hath fought, and wonne for her, with all Thoſe infinites of dreadfull enemies (I ſlue in them: Twice fifteene hundred thouſand All able Souldiers) I haue driuen at once Before my forces: and in ſundry onſets, A thouſand thouſand of them, put to ſword: Beſides, I tooke in leſſe then ten yeares time, By ſtrong aſſault, aboue eight hundred Cities, Three hundred ſeuerall Nations, in that ſpace, Subduing to my Countrey; all which ſeruice, I truſt, may intereſt me in her loue, Publique, and generall enough, to aquit me Of any ſelfe-loue; paſt her common good: For any motion of particular iuſtice (By which her generall Empire is maintaind) That I can make for thoſe accuſed priſoners, Which is but by the way; that ſo the reaſon Metellus makes for entring Pompeys armie, May not more weighty ſeeme, then to agree With thoſe impriſon'd nobles, vitall ſafeties. Which granted, or but yeelded fit to be, May well extenuate the neceſſity Of entring Pompeys armie. All that need I tooke away before; and reaſons gaue For a neceſſity to keepe it out Whoſe entry (I thinke) he himſelfe affects not. Since I as well thinke he affects not th'Empire, And both thoſe thoughts hold; ſince he loues his Country, In my great hopes of him too well to ſeeke His ſole rule of her, when ſo many ſoules, So hard a taske approue it; nor my hopes Of his ſincere loue to his Country, build On ſandier grounds then Caeſars; ſince he can As good Cards ſhew for it as Caeſar did, And quit therein the cloſe aſperſion Of his ambition, ſeeking to imploy His army in the breaſt of Italy.