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Reference: cc1r - Tragedies, p. 25

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The Tragedie of Coriolanus. 1 Cit.

The Gods bee good to vs: Come Masters let's

home, I euer said we were i'th wrong, when we banish'd

him.

 2 Cit.

So did we all. But come, let's home.

 Exit Cit. Bru.
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I do not like this Newes.

 Sicin.

Nor I.

 Bru. Let's to the Capitoll: would halfe my wealth Would buy this for a lye. Sicin.

Pray let's go.

 Exeunt Tribunes.
[Act 4, Scene 7] Enter Auffidius with his Lieutenant. Auf.
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Do they still flye to'th'Roman?

 Lieu. I do not know what Witchcraft's in him: but Your Soldiers vse him as the Grace 'fore meate, Their talke at Table, and their Thankes at end, And you are darkned in this action Sir,
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Euen by your owne. Auf. I cannot helpe it now, Vnlesse by vsing meanes I lame the foote Of our designe. He beares himselfe more proudlier, Euen to my person, then I thought he would
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When first I did embrace him. Yet his Nature In that's no Changeling, and I must excuse What cannot be amended. Lieu. Yet I wish Sir, (I meane for your particular) you had not
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Ioyn'd in Commission with him: but either haue borne The action of your selfe, or else to him, had left it soly. Auf. I vnderstand thee well, and be thou sure When he shall come to his account, he knowes not What I can vrge against him, although it seemes
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And so he thinkes, and is no lesse apparant To th'vulgar eye, that he beares all things fairely: And shewes good Husbandry for the Volcian State, Fights Dragon‑like, and does atcheeue as soone As draw his Sword: yet he hath left vndone
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That which shall breake his necke, or hazard mine, When ere we come to our account. Lieu.

Sir, I beseech you, think you he'l carry Rome?

 Auf. All places yeelds to him ere he sits downe, And the Nobility of Rome are his:
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The Senators and Patricians loue him too: The Tribunes are no Soldiers: and their people Will be as rash in the repeale, as hasty To expell him thence. I thinke hee'l be to Rome As is the Aspray to the Fish, who takes it
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By Soueraignty of Nature. First, he was A Noble seruant to them, but he could not Carry his Honors eeuen euen : whether 'was Pride Which out of dayly Fortune euer taints The happy man; whether detect of iudgement,
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To faile in the disposing of those chances Which he was Lord of: or whether Nature, Not to be other then one thing, not moouing From th'Caske to th'Cushion: but commanding peace Euen with the same austerity and garbe,
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As he controll'd the warre. But one of these (As he hath spices of them all) not all, For I dare so farre free him, made him fear'd, So hated, and so banish'd: but he ha's a Merit To choake it in the vtt'rance: So our Vertue,
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Lie in th'interpretation of the time, And power vnto it selfe most commendable, Hath not a Tombe so euident as a Chaire T'extoll what it hath done. One fire d es out one fire; one Naile, one Naile;
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Rights by rights fouler, strengths by strengths do faile.

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Come let's away: when Caius Rome is thine, Thou art poor'st of all; then shortly art thou mine. exeunt
Actus Quintus. [Act 5, Scene 1] Enter Menenius, Cominius, Sicinius, Brutus, the two Tribunes, with others. Menen. No, ile not go: you heare what he hath said Which was sometime his Generall: who loued him
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In a most deere particular. He call'd me Father: But what o'that? Go you that banish'd him A Mile before his Tent, fall downe, and knee The way into his mercy: Nay, if he coy'd To heare Cominius speake, Ile keepe at home. Com.
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He would not seeme to know me.

 Menen.

Do you heare?

 Com. Yet one time he did call me by my name: I vrg'd our old acquaintance, and the drops That we haue bled together. Coriolanus
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He would not answer too: Forbad all Names, He was a kinde of Nothing, Titlelesse, Till he had forg'd himselfe a name a'th'fire Of burning Rome. Menen. Why so: you haue made good worke:
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A paire of Tribunes, that haue wrack'd for Rome, To make Coales cheape: A Noble memory. Com. I minded him, how Royall 'twas to pardon When it was lesse expected. He replyed It was a bare petition of a State
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To one whom they had punish'd Menen.

Very well, could he say lesse.

 Com. I offered to awaken his regard For's priuate Friends. His answer to me was He could not stay to picke them, in a pile
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Of noysome musty Chaffe. He said, 'twas folly For one poore graine or two, to leaue vnburnt And still to nose th'offence. Menen. For one poore graine or two? I am one of those: his Mother, Wife, his Childe,
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And this braue Fellow too: we are the Graines, You are the musty Chaffe, and you are smelt Aboue the Moone. We must be burnt for you. Sicin. Nay, pray be patient: If you refuse your ayde In this so neuer‑needed helpe, yet do not
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Vpbraid's with our distresse. But sure if you Would be your Countries Pleader, your good tongue More then the instant Armie we can make Might stop our Countryman. Mene.

No: Ile not meddle.

 Sicin.
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Pray you go to him.

 Mene.

What should I do?

 Bru. Onely make triall what your Loue can do, For Rome, towards Martius. Mene. Well, and say that Martius returne mee,
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As Cominius is return'd, vnheard: what then? But as a discontented Friend, greefe‑shot With his vnkindnesse. Say't be so? Sicin. Yet your good will Must haue that thankes from Rome, after the measure
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As you intended well Mene. Ile vndertak't: I thinke hee'l heare me. Yet to bite his lip, And humme at good Cominius, much vnhearts mee. cc Hee

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[Act 4, Scene 7] Enter Auffidius with his Lieutenant. Auf.
[2945]

Do they still flye to'th'Roman?

 Lieu. I do not know what Witchcraft's in him: but Your Soldiers vse him as the Grace 'fore meate, Their talke at Table, and their Thankes at end, And you are darkned in this action Sir,
[2950]
Euen by your owne. Auf. I cannot helpe it now, Vnlesse by vsing meanes I lame the foote Of our designe. He beares himselfe more proudlier, Euen to my person, then I thought he would
[2955]
When first I did embrace him. Yet his Nature In that's no Changeling, and I must excuse What cannot be amended. Lieu. Yet I wish Sir, (I meane for your particular) you had not
[2960]
Ioyn'd in Commission with him: but either haue borne The action of your selfe, or else to him, had left it soly. Auf. I vnderstand thee well, and be thou sure When he shall come to his account, he knowes not What I can vrge against him, although it seemes
[2965]
And so he thinkes, and is no lesse apparant To th'vulgar eye, that he beares all things fairely: And shewes good Husbandry for the Volcian State, Fights Dragon‑like, and does atcheeue as soone As draw his Sword: yet he hath left vndone
[2970]
That which shall breake his necke, or hazard mine, When ere we come to our account. Lieu.

Sir, I beseech you, think you he'l carry Rome?

 Auf. All places yeelds to him ere he sits downe, And the Nobility of Rome are his:
[2975]
The Senators and Patricians loue him too: The Tribunes are no Soldiers: and their people Will be as rash in the repeale, as hasty To expell him thence. I thinke hee'l be to Rome As is the Aspray to the Fish, who takes it
[2980]
By Soueraignty of Nature. First, he was A Noble seruant to them, but he could not Carry his Honors eeuen euen : whether 'was Pride Which out of dayly Fortune euer taints The happy man; whether detect of iudgement,
[2985]
To faile in the disposing of those chances Which he was Lord of: or whether Nature, Not to be other then one thing, not moouing From th'Caske to th'Cushion: but commanding peace Euen with the same austerity and garbe,
[2990]
As he controll'd the warre. But one of these (As he hath spices of them all) not all, For I dare so farre free him, made him fear'd, So hated, and so banish'd: but he ha's a Merit To choake it in the vtt'rance: So our Vertue,
[2995]
Lie in th'interpretation of the time, And power vnto it selfe most commendable, Hath not a Tombe so euident as a Chaire T'extoll what it hath done. One fire d es out one fire; one Naile, one Naile;
[3000]
Rights by rights fouler, strengths by strengths do faile. Come let's away: when Caius Rome is thine, Thou art poor'st of all; then shortly art thou mine. exeunt
 

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