Caesar and Pompey (The Wars of Caesar and Pompey) · chunk 5 of 34
Chapman, George · published 1631 · first performed or written 1605 [1602-1605; Act 2, sc. 1 written 1610-1611(?)] (Annals) tragedy · Unacted (?) · Blackfriars T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.82 · 522 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Let me not thus (imperial Bench and Senate) Feel myself beat about the ears, and tossed With others breathes to any coast they please: And not put some stay to my errors in them. The gods can witness that not my ambition Hath brought to question th'entry of my army; And therefore not suspected the effect, Of which that entry is supposed the cause: Which is a will in me, to give my power The rule of Rome's sole Empire; that most strangely Would put my will in others powers; and powers (Unforfeit by my fault) in others' wills. My self-love, out of which all this must rise: I will not wrong the known proofs of my love To this my native City's public good, To quit, or think of; nor repeat those proofs Confirmed in those three triumphs I have made; For conquest of the whole inhabited world; First Afrique, Europe, and then Asia, Which never Consul but myself could boast. Nor can blind Fortune vaunt her partial hand, In any part of all my services, Though some have said, she was the page of Caesar, Both sailing, marching, fighting, and preparing His fights in very order of his battles: The parts she played for him inverting nature, As giving calmness to th'enraged sea; Imposing Summer's weather on stern winter; Winging the slowest foot he did command, And his most Cowherd making fierce of hand. And all this ever when the force of man Was quite exceeded in it all; and she In th'instant adding her clear deity. Yet, her for me, I both disclaim and scorn; And where all fortune is renounced, no reason Will think one man transferred with affectation Of all Pomes Empire; for he must have fortune That goes beyond a man; and where so many Their handfuls find with it; the one is mad That undergoes it: and where that is cleared; Th'imputed means to it, which is my suit For entry of mine army, I confute. What rests then, this of all parts being disclaimed? My part, Sir, rests, that let great Pompey bear What spirit he lists; 'tis needful yet for Rome, That this Law be established for his army. 'tis then as needful to admit in mine; Or else let both lay down our arms; for else To take my charge off, and leave Pompey his; You wrongfully accuse me to intend A tyranny amongst ye; and shall give Pompey full means to be himself a tyrant. Can this be answered? Is it then your wills That Pompey shall cease arms? What else? No, no. Shall Caesar cease his arms? ay, I. For shame Then yield to this clear equity, that both May leave their arms. We indifferent stand. Read but this law, and you shall see a difference Twixt equity and your indifferency; All men's objections answered; Read it Notary. He shall not read it. I will read it then. Nor thou shalt read it, being a thing so vain, Pretending cause for Pompey's armies entry. That only by thy Complices and thee; 'tis forged to set the Senate in an uproar
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Let me not thus (imperiall Bench and Senate) Feele myſelfe beat about the eares, and toſt With others breathes to any coaſt they pleaſe: And not put ſome ſtay to my errors in them. The gods can witneſſe that not my ambition Hath brought to queſtion th'entry of my army; And therefore not ſuſpected the effect, Of which that entry is ſuppoſde the cauſe: Which is a will in me, to giue my power The rule of Romes ſole Empire; that moſt ſtrangely Would put my will in others powers; and powers (Vnforfeit by my fault) in others wills. My ſelfe-lue, out of which all this muſt riſe: I will not wrong the knowne proofes of my loue To this my natiue Cities publique good, To quit, or thinke of; nor repeat thoſe proofes Confirm'd in thoſe three triumphs I haue made; For conqueſt of the whole inhabited world; Firſt Affrick, Europe, and then Aſia, Which neuer Conſull but my ſelfe could boaſt. Nor can blinde Fortune vaunt her partiall hand, In any part of all my ſeruices, Though ſome haue ſaid, ſhe was the page of Caeſar, Both ſayling, marching, fighting, and preparing His fights in very order of his battailes: The parts ſhe plaid for him inuerting nature, As giuing calmneſſe to th'enraged ſea; Impoſing Summers weather on ſterne winter; Winging the ſloweſt foot he did command, And his moſt Cowherd making fierce of hand. And all this euer when the force of man Was quite exceeded in it all; and ſhe In th'inſtant adding her cleare deity. Yet, her for me, I both diſclaime and ſcorne; And where all fortune is renounc't, no reaſon Will thinke one man transferd with affectation Of all Pomes Empire; for he muſt haue fortune That goes beyond a man; and where ſo many Their hand-fulls finde with it; the one is md That vndergoes it: and where that is clear'd; Th'imputed meanes to it, which is my ſute For entry of mine army, I confute. What reſts then, this of all parts being diſclaimd? My part, Sir, reſts, that let great Pompey beare What ſpirit he liſts; 'tis needfull yet for Rome, That this Law be eſtabliſht for his army. Tis then as needfull to admit in mine; Or elſe let both lay downe our armes; for elſe To take my charge off, and leaue Pompey his; You wrongfully accuſe me to intend A tyranny amongſt ye; and ſhall giue Pompey full meanes to be himſelfe a tyrant. Can this be anſwer'd? Is it then your wils That Pompey ſhall ceaſe armes? What elſe? No, no. Shall Caeſar ceaſe his armes? I, I. For ſhame Then yeeld to this cleare equity, that both May leaue their armes. We indifferent ſtand. Read but this law, and you ſhall ſee a difference Twixt equity and your indifferency; All mens obiections anſwered; Read it Notary. He ſhall not read it. I will read it then. Nor thou ſhalt read it, being a thing ſo vaine, Pretending cauſe for Pompeys armies entry. That only by thy Complices and thee; Tis forg'd to ſet the Senate in an vproare