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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt:... Pom. By Castor, that's the worst. (arr. By Pollvx, best.) Min. I did not like the signe, when Regvlvs, (Whom all we know no friend vnto Seianvs) Did, by Tiberivs so precise command, 2410 Succeed a fellow in the Consulship: It boded somewhat. Pom. Not a mote. His partner, Fvlcinivstrio, is his owne; and sure. Here comes Terentivs. He can giue vs more. Lep. I'le ne're beleeue, but Caesar hath some sent 2415 Of bold Seianvs footing. These crosse points Of varying letters, and opposing Consuls, Mixing his honours, and his punishments, Fayning now ill, now well, raysing Seianvs, And then depressing him, (as now of late 2420 In all reports we haue it) cannot be Emptie of practice: 'Tis Tiberivs arte. For (hauing found his fauorite growne too great, And, with his greatnesse, strong, that all the souldiers Are, with their leaders, made at his ck-uotion, 2425 That almost all the Senate are his creatures, Or hold on him their maine dependances, Mm 3 Either Either for benefit, or hope, or feare; And that himselfe hath lost much of his owne, By parting vnto him; and by th'increase 2430 Of his ranke lusts, and rages, quite disarm'd Himselfe of loue, or other publique meanes, To dare an open contestation) His subtilty hath chose this doubling line, To hold him euen in: not so to feare him, 2435 As wholly put him out, and yet giue checke Vnto his farder boldnesse. In meane time, By his employments, makes him odious Vnto the staggering rout, whose aide (in tine) He hopes to vse, as sure, who (when they sway) 2440 Beare downe, ore-turne all obiects in their way. Arr. You may be a Lincevs, Lepidvs: yet, I See no such cause, but that a politique tyranne (Who can so well disguise it) should haue tane A neerer way: fain'd honest, and come home 2445 To cut his throte, by law. L...