Marlowe, Christopher · published 1633 · first performed or written 1589 [c.1589-1590] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown · before the Court T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi typicality 0.71 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T60: caesar, rome, emperor, empire, honour, lord, lucius, great, palsgrave, kings.
Many will talk of Title to a Crown. What right had Caesar to the Empire? Might first made Kings, and Laws were then most sure When like the Drancus they were writ in blood. Hence comes it, that a strong built Citadel Commands much more than letters can import: Which maxim had Phaleris observed, H'had never bellowed in a brazen Bull Of great ones envy; o'th' poor petty wites, Let me be envied and not pitied! But whither am I bound, I come not, ay, To read a lecture here in Britain, But to present the Tragedy of a Iew, Who smiles to see how full his bags are crammed Which money was not got without my means. I crave but this, Grace him as he deserves, And let him not be entertained the worse Because he favours me. So that of thus much that return was made: And of the third part of the Persian ships, There was the venture summed and satisfied. As for those Samintes, and the men of Uz, That bought my Spanish Oils, and Wines of Greece, Here have I pursed their paltry silverlings. Fie; what a trouble 'tis to count this trash. Well fare the Arabians, who so richly pay, The things they traffic for with wedge of gold, Whereof a man may easily in a day Tell that which may maintain him all his life. The needy groom that never fingered groat, Would make a miracle of thus much coin: But he whose steel-barred coffers are crammed full, And all his life time hath been tired, Wearying his fingers ends with telling it, Would in his age be loath to labour so, And for a pound to sweat himself to death: Give me the Merchants of the Indian Mines, That trade in metal of the purest mould; The wealth Moore, that in the Eastern rocks Without control can pick his riches up, And in his house heap pearl like pebble-stones: Receive them free, and sell them by the weight, Bags of fiery Opals, Saphires, Amatists, jacints, hard Topas, grass-green Emeralds, Beauteous Rubies, sparkling Diamonds, And seldseen costly stones of so great price, As one of them indifferently rated, And of a Carat of this quantity, May serve in peril of calamity To ransom great Kings from captivity. This is the ware wherein consists my wealth: And thus methinks should men of judgement frame Their means of traffic from the vulgar trade, And as their wealth increaseth, so enclose In mite riches in a little roome. But now how stands the wind? Into what corner peers my halcyon's bill? H, to the East? yes: See how stands the Vanes? East and by-South: why then I hope my ships I sent for Egypt and the bordering Isles Are gotten up by Nilus' winding banks: Mine Argosy from Alexandria, Loaden with Spice and Silks, now under sail, Are smoothly gliding down by Candie shore To Malta, through our Mediterranean sea. But who comes here? How now.
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Many will talke of Title to a Crowne. What right had Caesar to the Empire? Might first made Kings, and Lawes were then most sure When like the Dranus they were writ in blood. Hence comes it, that a strong built Citadell Commands much more then letters can import: Which maxime had Phaleris obseru'd, H'had neuer bellowed in a brasen Bull Of great ones enuy; o'th poore petty wites, Let me be enuy'd and not pittied! But whither am I bound, I come not, I, To reade a lecture here in Britaine, But to present the Tragedy of a Iew, Who smiles to see how full his bags are cramb'd Which mony was not got without my meanes. I craue but this, Grace him as he deserues, And let him not be entertain'd the worse Because he fauours me. So that of thus much that returne was made: And of the third part of the Persian ships, Thre was the venture summ'd and satisfied. As for those Samintes, and the men of Vzz, That bought my Spanish Oyles, and Wines of Greece, Here haue I purst their paltry siluerbings. Fye; what a trouble tis to count this trash. Well fare the Arabians, who so richly pay, The things they traffique for with wedge of gold, Whereof a man may easily in a day Tell that which may maintaine him all his life. The needy groome that neuer fingred groat, Would make a miracle of thus much coyne: But he whose steele-bard coers are cramb'd full, And all his life time hath bin tired, Wearying his fingers ends with telling it, Would in his age be loath to labour so, And for a pound to sweat himselfe to death: Giue me the Merchants of the Indian Mynes, That trade in mettall of the purest mould; The wealth Moor, that in the Easterne rockes Without controule can picke his riches vp, And in his house heape pearle like pibble-stones: Receiue them free, and sell them by the weight, Bags of fiery Opals, Saphires, Amatists, Iacints, hard Topas, grasse-greene Emeraulds, Beauteous Rubyes, sparkling Diamonds, And seildsene costly stones of so great price, As one of them indifferently rated, And of a Crrect of this quantity, May serue in perill of calamity To ransome great Kings from captiuity. This is the ware wherein consists my wealth: And thus me thinkes should men of iudgement frame Their meanes of traffique from the vulgar trade, And as their wealth increaseth, so inclose In mite riches in a little roome. But now how stands the wind? Into what corner peeres my Halcions bill? H, to the East? yes: See how stands the Vanes? East and by-South: why then I hope my ships I sent for Egypt and the bordering Iles Are gotten vp by Nilus winding bankes: Mine Argosie from Alexandria, Loaden with Spice and Silkes, now vnder saile, Are smoothly glding downe by Candie shoare To Malta, through our Mediterranean sea. But who comes heare? How now.