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The Wounds of Civil War, or Marius and Scilla

Lodge, Thomas, published 1594 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Wounds of Civil War, or Marius and Scilla
AuthorLodge, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1594
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: history
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 122 · edition 235 · TCP A06184 · DEEP 188
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1588 [1586-1591]
First performance (BritDrama)1588 [1587-1588]
Company (BritDrama)Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Company (Annals)Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men (by 1594)
Title-page companyAdmiral's (Nottingham's) Men
PrinterDanter, John
PublisherDanter, John
FormatQuarto
STC16678
Greg122a
Genre (Annals)Classical History
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.802
Title pageTHE WOVNDS of Ciuill War. Liuely set forth in the true Tragedies of Marius and Scilla.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene publiquely plaide in London, by the Right Honourable the Lord high Admirall his Seruants.
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10–76558T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.76Grave Senators and Fathers of this State, Our strange protractions & unkind delays where weighty wars doth cal…
277–143500T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.85Lo thus we strive abroad to win renown, And nought regard at home our waning states; Brutus I say the many bra…
3144–208490T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.80But wisdom would you did forbear, To yield these flight suspicions of contempt, where as this Senate studieth …
4209–280554T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.87Beseem not me? Senators advise you, Sulla hath vowed whose vows the heavens record, Whose oaths hath pierced a…
5281–342481T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.90Enough my Anthony, for thy honeyed tongue Washed in a syrup of sweet Conservatives, Driveth confused thoughts …
6343–406490T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.88Why fellow soldiers shall we fly the field, And carelessly forsake our General? What shall our vows conclude w…
7407–469489T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.86Lo Sulla where our senators approach, Perhaps to gratulate thy good success. I that perhaps was fitly placed t…
8470–534495T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.88No but the means to make fond men more wise, Tut I have wit, and carry warlike tools, To charm the scolding pr…
9535–595460T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.82Pompey I know thy love, I mark thy words, And Anthony thou hast a pleasing vain, But senators I hammer in my h…
10596–664521T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.81Why Citizens, and what is Marius? I tell you not so base as to despair, Yea able to withstand ingratitudes. Te…
11665–730494T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.85A barbarous act to wrong the men that trust, In country's cause in justice proveth just. Come Lucius let not s…
12731–777514T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.79Oh worthy Roman, many months have passed, Since Cinna now the Consul and my Lord, Hath sent me forth to seek t…
13778–840481T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.75Why then the senate's name (whose reverence Hath blazed our virtues midst the Western I'll) Must be observed b…
14841–908525unassignedHigh Ioue himself hath done too much for thee, Else should this blade abate thy royalty. Well young Italian Ci…
15909–950480T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78The most undaunted words that ever were. The mighty thoughts of his imperious mind, Do wound my heart with ter…
16951–1017494T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.82The like assaults attaint my wandering mind. Seeing our bootless war with matchless fate, Let us entreat him t…
171018–1082497T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.83Tut my Lucretius, fortune's ball is tossed, To form the story of my fatal power: Rome shall repent, babe, moth…
181083–1148549unassignedFie foolish men, why fly you happiness, Desire you still to lead a servile life. Dare you not buy delights wit…
191149–1220528T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.89My countrymen and favourites of Rome, This melancholy desert where we meet, Resembleth well young Marius restl…
201221–1285506T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.89Midst these confusions mighty men of Rome, Why waste we out these troubles all in words, Weep not your harms, …
211286–1348490T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.83To quite his love, Cinna let me alone, How fare these Lords that lumping pouting proud Imagine how to quell me…
221349–1410477T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.79Then strike him where he sits, then hale him hence. heavens punish Cinna's pride and thy offence. Now is he fa…
231411–1482531T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.83Now see I Senators, the thought, the care, The virtuous zeal that leads your toward minds, To love your friend…
241483–1551535unassignedThen think that some strange fortune shall ensue, Poor Fulvia, now thy happy days are done, In steed of marria…
251552–1620513unassignedAn easy boon, Ladies I condescend, Then suffer us in private chamber close To meditate a day or two alone: And…
261621–1658507T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns0.81Doth Marius use with glorious words to jest, And mock his captives with these glozing terms? No Ladies, Marius…
271659–1718524T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.79My masters, let us follow this clown, for questionless this grave orator is in yonder farm house. But who come…
281719–1787520T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.78And like a careful shepherd have foreseen The heavy dangers of this City Rome, And made the citizens the happy…
291788–1855517T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.88Now Romans after all these mutinies, Seditions, murders, and conspiracies, Imagine with unpartial hearts at la…
301856–1917474T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.86Sulla thy threats and scoffs amate me not: I pray thee let thy murderers have me hence, For Carbo rather likes…
311918–1983510T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.83Oh endless course of needy man's avail, What silly thoughts, what simple policies makes man presume upon this …
321984–2050496T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.81Lucretius, I consider on thy words, Stay there a while thou shalt have answer straight. Apollo grant that my p…
332051–2120516T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.78A wondrous and bewitched constancy, Beseeming Marius' pride and haughty mind, Come let us charge the breach, t…
342121–2185519unassignedWhat constancy and but a very boy, Why then I see he was his father's son, But let us have this constancy desc…
352186–2238506T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.84What lets me Pompey? why my courteous friend, Can he remain secure that wields a charge? Or think of wit when …
362239–2270510unassignedwhat seeks my countrymen? what would my friends? Nay sir your kind words shall not serve the turn, why think y…
372271–2342522T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.80Grave Senators and Romans, now you see The humble bent of Sulla's changed mind. Now will I leave you Lords, fr…
382343–2413527T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.77Words full of woe still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundredth harms. Oh let not Rome and poor…