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He cannot temperately transport his honours
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From where he should begin and end, but will
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Lose those he hath won.
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BRUTUS:
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In that there's comfort.
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SICINIUS:
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Doubt not
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The commoners, for whom we stand, but they
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Upon their ancient malice will forget
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With the least cause these his new honours, which
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That he will give them make I as little question
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As he is proud to do't.
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BRUTUS:
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I heard him swear,
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Were he to stand for consul, never would he
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Appear i' the market-place nor on him put
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The napless vesture of humility;
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Nor showing, as the manner is, his wounds
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To the people, beg their stinking breaths.
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SICINIUS:
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'Tis right.
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BRUTUS:
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It was his word: O, he would miss it rather
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Than carry it but by the suit of the gentry to him,
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And the desire of the nobles.
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SICINIUS:
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I wish no better
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Than have him hold that purpose and to put it
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In execution.
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BRUTUS:
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'Tis most like he will.
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SICINIUS:
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It shall be to him then as our good wills,
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A sure destruction.
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BRUTUS:
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So it must fall out
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To him or our authorities. For an end,
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We must suggest the people in what hatred
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He still hath held them; that to's power he would
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Have made them mules, silenced their pleaders and
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Dispropertied their freedoms, holding them,
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In human action and capacity,
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Of no more soul nor fitness for the world
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Than camels in the war, who have their provand
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Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows
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For sinking under them.
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SICINIUS:
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This, as you say, suggested
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At some time when his soaring insolence
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Shall touch the people--which time shall not want,
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If he be put upon 't; and that's as easy
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As to set dogs on sheep--will be his fire
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To kindle their dry stubble; and their blaze
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Shall darken him for ever.
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BRUTUS:
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What's the matter?
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Messenger:
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You are sent for to the Capitol. 'Tis thought
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That Marcius shall be consul:
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I have seen the dumb men throng to see him and
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The blind to bear him speak: matrons flung gloves,
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Ladies and maids their scarfs and handkerchers,
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Upon him as he pass'd: the nobles bended,
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As to Jove's statue, and the commons made
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A shower and thunder with their caps and shouts:
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I never saw the like.
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BRUTUS:
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Let's to the Capitol;
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And carry with us ears and eyes for the time,
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But hearts for the event.
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SICINIUS:
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Have with you.
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First Officer:
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Come, come, they are almost here. How many stand
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for consulships?
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Second Officer:
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Three, they say: but 'tis thought of every one
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Coriolanus will carry it.
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First Officer:
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That's a brave fellow; but he's vengeance proud, and
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loves not the common people.
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Second Officer:
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