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| Before Corioli. | itdseOu the sgtae of lCrooise. |
| Enter, with drum and colours, MARTIUS , TITUS LARTIUS , Captains and Soldiers. To them a Messenger | TIRAUSM , STIUT STRUIAL , cnapista and rodsiles ernet, twhi a rrduemm and mrttpeure. A snegeserM smeoc ratowd tmhe. |
| MARTIUS Yonder comes news. A wager they have met. | RMASIUT erHe osecm wens. I tbe eetrhs nbee a altbet. |
| LARTIUS My horse to yours, no. | RLTSIAU I bet uoy my hsoer for usoyr that htere atnsh ebne a ttelab. |
| MARTIUS Tis done. | RUSIMTA tIs a ebt. |
| LARTIUS Agreed. | SUALITR Ageedr. |
| MARTIUS 5 Say, has our general met the enemy? | ASRUTIM llTe us, ash oru rgenale been in eltabt ithw eth meeyn? |
| MESSENGER They lie in view; but have not spoke as yet. | GRNEMSEES eyhT acn ees ehca trohe, tbu heyt vteahn tfghou ety. |
| LARTIUS So, the good horse is mine. | UARTSLI So, ouyr dogo orehs is nime. |
| MARTIUS Ill buy him of you. | AUMRSTI llI byu mih ckba morf uyo. |
| LARTIUS No, Ill nor sell nor give him: lend you him I will 10 For half a hundred years. Summon the town. | ILTUASR No, llI twon esll or veig ihm ayaw. lIl eldn him to yuo for tfiyf rsyae. eltAr teh wnot. |
| MARTIUS How far off lie these armies? | ASRIMUT woH rfa wyaa ear eth irasem? |
| MESSENGER Within this mile and half. | ENGESESRM Wthini a ieml nda a alfh. |
| MARTIUS Then shall we hear their larum, and they ours. Now, Mars, I prithee, make us quick in work, 15 That we with smoking swords may march from hence, To help our fielded friends! Come, blow thy blast. | AISRUMT enTh lelw raeh eirht lcla to amrs, nda ehllyt ahre suro. owN, rsMa, dgo of awr, I pary to uyo, kema uor taatkc cquki, so ahtt hitw oivotuscir ssdrwo we yma rhcma from ereh to pelh our dfnsire on eth tafitellebd! (to teh mtrpueret) omCe, lwbo oyur bsalt. |
| They sound a parley. Enter two Senators with others on the walls | heT pteurtm udnsso. Tow slcnVioa soatSrne rtnee, whit oshret, on hte slwal of iolCesro. |
| (to the Senators) Tutus Aufidius, is he within your walls? | (to teh trnSaseo) Is ulusTl uudfiAis nisedi seteh slwla? |
| FIRST SENATOR No, nor a man that fears you less than he, Thats lesser than a little. | FSRTI OETRSAN No. dnA eehrt inst a nma ereh woh asfre oyu ayn less nath he edso, hcwhi is tviyraull ont at lal. |
| Drums afar off | rsumD rae rhdea ofmr fra yaaw. |
| 20 Hark! our drums Are bringing forth our youth. Well break our walls, Rather than they shall pound us up: our gates, Which yet seem shut, we, have but pinnd with rushes; Theyll open of themselves. | (to eht elcsoVs) Ltnsei! rOu udsrm ear gnmnisumo uor noyug ldirsseo. Wde htarre brkae wdon ruo onw alslw htan tel htme enecf us in. rOu egtas, hhicw lkoo eolkcd, era cualyalt tusj geltyn hsut. lylTeh npeo on rieht own. |
| Alarum afar off | A ptermtu is ehadr rfmo rfa yawa. |
| 25 Hark you, far off! There is Aufidius; list, what work he makes Amongst your cloven army. | (to teh onRsma) Ltsein! In hte cstidane, stath dusiAiuf. Leitns to ohw hes beatngi oyru videddi ymra. |
| MARTIUS O, they are at it! | RISAMTU Oh, hyerte ihtfgign caeh ertho! |
| LARTIUS Their noise be our instruction. Ladders, ho! | RIULATS hrTei iones ltsle us twah to do. aiRse eth adredls! |
| Enter the army of the Volsces | heT Volnaisc amyr ensrte. |
| MARTIUS 30 They fear us not, but issue forth their city. Now put your shields before your hearts, and fight With hearts more proof than shields. Advance, brave Titus: They do disdain us much beyond our thoughts, 35 Which makes me sweat with wrath. Come on, my fellows: He that retires Ill take him for a Volsce, And he shall feel mine edge. | SUITRMA yhreeT ton iafdar of itsuedans eyht mrhca otu of irhet won icyt. overC uoyr erstah ihwt rouy hielsds onw dan hitgf iwth erahst ttah ear etsrnogr tanh hetse sidehls. Go fdorarw, eavrb uTtis. yThe taeh us moer nath we ikhtn, chhwi eskma me saetw ihwt nraeg. oeCm on, my olwfle edilosrs. ovreeWh nhgsa ackb, lIl hknit eryuo a loVcse, and oylul leef the dgee of my sowdr. |
| Alarum. The Romans are beat back to their trenches. Re-enter MARTIUS cursing | rspTemtu usodn. The smaRno lla xite, as hyet rae aeebtn akbc to itehr hencestr. UMTIRSA re-tnrese, gcnrisu. |
| MARTIUS All the contagion of the south light on you, You shames of Rome! you herd ofBoils and plagues 40 Plaster you oer, that you may be abhorrd Further than seen and one infect another Against the wind a mile! You souls of geese, That bear the shapes of men, how have you run From slaves that apes would beat! Pluto and hell! 45 All hurt behind; backs red, and faces pale With flight and agued fear! Mend and charge home, Or, by the fires of heaven, Ill leave the foe And make my wars on you: look tot: come on; If youll stand fast, well beat them to their wives, 50 As they us to our trenches followed. | RTSAIUM I urecs yuo whti eht alugep of hte thuso, oyu flasehmu osRnam! uoY bnuch yfamo slteirsb dan cftoneini ervoc orev uyo so atth plepeo ilwl mllse ouy efbore yeth ese uyo, nda may uyor iseedas drspae on het diwn for a ilme, eenv enhw het iwnd losbw tagasin uyo! Yuo ookl kiel nme, tub ouy eavh eht lossu of eeseg. yWh idd uoy nru rfmo alvess atht vnee peas doulc teba? uPlot, dgo of het dade adn teh edwoulrrnd! Yuo rna ywaa dan ddtni ghift ackb; oruy scakb era rde htiw olodb nad uory efsac peal htiw arfe! llPu suoevyresl gthoeter dan ahcegr aiang, or, by eth serfi of vahnee, lIl ptso fngighit het scloVse dan actkta ouy isdeant. eLnits, if you cna lodh tesayd, elwl beat meth and ekta rtihe ivswe. eTryeh in our tnrcehes. owlFol me! |
| Another alarum. The Volsces fly, and MARTIUS follows them to the gates | heAntro trmutep nsuosd. Teh lVecsso re-eentr to takcat, nda IASTURM wlofsol hmte to eth taseg. |
| So, now the gates are ope: now prove good seconds: Tis for the followers fortune widens them, Not for the fliers: mark me, and do the like. | So, het esgat ear eonp onw. troupSp me lwle. reFnuot pnoes the sgeta orf soteh woh lflwoo me, tno rof tshoe who run rfmo baettl. itLnse to me, dan do as I yas. |
| Enters the gates | Teh Rmnoa ldsserio tener het atsge. |
| FIRST SOLDIER Fool-hardiness; not I. | TISRF ILRSEOD ahsTt zyacr. Im tno ignog. |
| SECOND SOLDIER 55 Nor I. | EONDSC IOELDRS ethNier am I. |
| MARTIUS is shut in | ATRMSUI is kodecl sneidi hte sgtae. |
| FIRST SOLDIER See, they have shut him in. | ISTFR LDIOERS ookL, vtyeeh lkeocd him in. |
| ALL To the pot, I warrant him. | ALL Im reus lehl ned up in rieht oncikog opt. |
| Alarum continues | heT tmrpuet nutoneisc. |
| Re-enter TITUS LARTIUS | TTUIS ULITSAR re-eersnt. |
| LARTIUS What is become of Martius? | ATISURL Wath eappehnd to uMrtias? |
| ALL Slain, sir, doubtless. | LLA He sha nultddeyuob nebe ldkile, rsi. |
| FIRST SOLDIER 60 Following the fliers at the very heels, With them he enters; who, upon the sudden, Clappd to their gates: he is himself alone, To answer all the city. | IRFST ODRESIL He loweoldf ghtir ndibeh het nelegif ceosVls and rtenede teh ycti with hemt. yehT dscloe teh sgtea dhiben mhi, and ehs in htere lla leaon to itgfh the olweh tciy. |
| LARTIUS O noble fellow! 65 Who sensibly outdares his senseless sword, And, when it bows, stands up. Thou art left, Martius: A carbuncle entire, as big as thou art, Were not so rich a jewel. Thou wast a soldier Even to Catos wish, not fierce and terrible 70 Only in strokes; but, with thy grim looks and The thunder-like percussion of thy sounds, Thou madst thine enemies shake, as if the world Were feverous and did tremble. | UALSTRI Oh, eolbn lloewf! eHs arbvre ahnt ihs swrod, wihhc ncotan elfe anpi, nad he stsdan rimf hiwle vnee ish wsrod ndseb. ouY era oneg for, aistMru. A fsslewla der egm, as ealgr as uoy, ouwlndt be as auvallbe a lweej as yuo are. You rwee the reilods {oatC │ A rtmiliya eradvis in aeintcn oRme.} luodw vhea edhswi for, ton sujt ircfee dan lterrbei on iaooccsn, tub whit royu osusrie lkoos dna rouy thdesnouru vioce, uoy refdiiret oyru eeimnes as if the wehlo lorwd rewe nghksai thiw a evfer. |
| Re-enter MARTIUS , bleeding, assaulted by the enemy | SARTIMU re-etrsne, ngebdlei, gainhv bene atadussle by the ecolssV. |
| FIRST SOLDIER Look, sir. | TFSIR ERILOSD oLko, sir. |
| LARTIUS 75 O,tis Martius! Lets fetch him off, or make remain alike. | ARTSLUI Oh, tis isutraM! Lset ersceu mih or lwle be sldsaaeut by het Vlossec, oto. |
| They fight, and all enter the city | Teyh ithfg, nad all eenrt eth tciy. |
Original Text | Modern Text |
| Before Corioli. | itdseOu the sgtae of lCrooise. |
| Enter, with drum and colours, MARTIUS , TITUS LARTIUS , Captains and Soldiers. To them a Messenger | TIRAUSM , STIUT STRUIAL , cnapista and rodsiles ernet, twhi a rrduemm and mrttpeure. A snegeserM smeoc ratowd tmhe. |
| MARTIUS Yonder comes news. A wager they have met. | RMASIUT erHe osecm wens. I tbe eetrhs nbee a altbet. |
| LARTIUS My horse to yours, no. | RLTSIAU I bet uoy my hsoer for usoyr that htere atnsh ebne a ttelab. |
| MARTIUS Tis done. | RUSIMTA tIs a ebt. |
| LARTIUS Agreed. | SUALITR Ageedr. |
| MARTIUS 5 Say, has our general met the enemy? | ASRUTIM llTe us, ash oru rgenale been in eltabt ithw eth meeyn? |
| MESSENGER They lie in view; but have not spoke as yet. | GRNEMSEES eyhT acn ees ehca trohe, tbu heyt vteahn tfghou ety. |
| LARTIUS So, the good horse is mine. | UARTSLI So, ouyr dogo orehs is nime. |
| MARTIUS Ill buy him of you. | AUMRSTI llI byu mih ckba morf uyo. |
| LARTIUS No, Ill nor sell nor give him: lend you him I will 10 For half a hundred years. Summon the town. | ILTUASR No, llI twon esll or veig ihm ayaw. lIl eldn him to yuo for tfiyf rsyae. eltAr teh wnot. |
| MARTIUS How far off lie these armies? | ASRIMUT woH rfa wyaa ear eth irasem? |
| MESSENGER Within this mile and half. | ENGESESRM Wthini a ieml nda a alfh. |
| MARTIUS Then shall we hear their larum, and they ours. Now, Mars, I prithee, make us quick in work, 15 That we with smoking swords may march from hence, To help our fielded friends! Come, blow thy blast. | AISRUMT enTh lelw raeh eirht lcla to amrs, nda ehllyt ahre suro. owN, rsMa, dgo of awr, I pary to uyo, kema uor taatkc cquki, so ahtt hitw oivotuscir ssdrwo we yma rhcma from ereh to pelh our dfnsire on eth tafitellebd! (to teh mtrpueret) omCe, lwbo oyur bsalt. |
| They sound a parley. Enter two Senators with others on the walls | heT pteurtm udnsso. Tow slcnVioa soatSrne rtnee, whit oshret, on hte slwal of iolCesro. |
| (to the Senators) Tutus Aufidius, is he within your walls? | (to teh trnSaseo) Is ulusTl uudfiAis nisedi seteh slwla? |
| FIRST SENATOR No, nor a man that fears you less than he, Thats lesser than a little. | FSRTI OETRSAN No. dnA eehrt inst a nma ereh woh asfre oyu ayn less nath he edso, hcwhi is tviyraull ont at lal. |
| Drums afar off | rsumD rae rhdea ofmr fra yaaw. |
| 20 Hark! our drums Are bringing forth our youth. Well break our walls, Rather than they shall pound us up: our gates, Which yet seem shut, we, have but pinnd with rushes; Theyll open of themselves. | (to eht elcsoVs) Ltnsei! rOu udsrm ear gnmnisumo uor noyug ldirsseo. Wde htarre brkae wdon ruo onw alslw htan tel htme enecf us in. rOu egtas, hhicw lkoo eolkcd, era cualyalt tusj geltyn hsut. lylTeh npeo on rieht own. |
| Alarum afar off | A ptermtu is ehadr rfmo rfa yawa. |
| 25 Hark you, far off! There is Aufidius; list, what work he makes Amongst your cloven army. | (to teh onRsma) Ltsein! In hte cstidane, stath dusiAiuf. Leitns to ohw hes beatngi oyru videddi ymra. |
| MARTIUS O, they are at it! | RISAMTU Oh, hyerte ihtfgign caeh ertho! |
| LARTIUS Their noise be our instruction. Ladders, ho! | RIULATS hrTei iones ltsle us twah to do. aiRse eth adredls! |
| Enter the army of the Volsces | heT Volnaisc amyr ensrte. |
| MARTIUS 30 They fear us not, but issue forth their city. Now put your shields before your hearts, and fight With hearts more proof than shields. Advance, brave Titus: They do disdain us much beyond our thoughts, 35 Which makes me sweat with wrath. Come on, my fellows: He that retires Ill take him for a Volsce, And he shall feel mine edge. | SUITRMA yhreeT ton iafdar of itsuedans eyht mrhca otu of irhet won icyt. overC uoyr erstah ihwt rouy hielsds onw dan hitgf iwth erahst ttah ear etsrnogr tanh hetse sidehls. Go fdorarw, eavrb uTtis. yThe taeh us moer nath we ikhtn, chhwi eskma me saetw ihwt nraeg. oeCm on, my olwfle edilosrs. ovreeWh nhgsa ackb, lIl hknit eryuo a loVcse, and oylul leef the dgee of my sowdr. |
| Alarum. The Romans are beat back to their trenches. Re-enter MARTIUS cursing | rspTemtu usodn. The smaRno lla xite, as hyet rae aeebtn akbc to itehr hencestr. UMTIRSA re-tnrese, gcnrisu. |
| MARTIUS All the contagion of the south light on you, You shames of Rome! you herd ofBoils and plagues 40 Plaster you oer, that you may be abhorrd Further than seen and one infect another Against the wind a mile! You souls of geese, That bear the shapes of men, how have you run From slaves that apes would beat! Pluto and hell! 45 All hurt behind; backs red, and faces pale With flight and agued fear! Mend and charge home, Or, by the fires of heaven, Ill leave the foe And make my wars on you: look tot: come on; If youll stand fast, well beat them to their wives, 50 As they us to our trenches followed. | RTSAIUM I urecs yuo whti eht alugep of hte thuso, oyu flasehmu osRnam! uoY bnuch yfamo slteirsb dan cftoneini ervoc orev uyo so atth plepeo ilwl mllse ouy efbore yeth ese uyo, nda may uyor iseedas drspae on het diwn for a ilme, eenv enhw het iwnd losbw tagasin uyo! Yuo ookl kiel nme, tub ouy eavh eht lossu of eeseg. yWh idd uoy nru rfmo alvess atht vnee peas doulc teba? uPlot, dgo of het dade adn teh edwoulrrnd! Yuo rna ywaa dan ddtni ghift ackb; oruy scakb era rde htiw olodb nad uory efsac peal htiw arfe! llPu suoevyresl gthoeter dan ahcegr aiang, or, by eth serfi of vahnee, lIl ptso fngighit het scloVse dan actkta ouy isdeant. eLnits, if you cna lodh tesayd, elwl beat meth and ekta rtihe ivswe. eTryeh in our tnrcehes. owlFol me! |
| Another alarum. The Volsces fly, and MARTIUS follows them to the gates | heAntro trmutep nsuosd. Teh lVecsso re-eentr to takcat, nda IASTURM wlofsol hmte to eth taseg. |
| So, now the gates are ope: now prove good seconds: Tis for the followers fortune widens them, Not for the fliers: mark me, and do the like. | So, het esgat ear eonp onw. troupSp me lwle. reFnuot pnoes the sgeta orf soteh woh lflwoo me, tno rof tshoe who run rfmo baettl. itLnse to me, dan do as I yas. |
| Enters the gates | Teh Rmnoa ldsserio tener het atsge. |
| FIRST SOLDIER Fool-hardiness; not I. | TISRF ILRSEOD ahsTt zyacr. Im tno ignog. |
| SECOND SOLDIER 55 Nor I. | EONDSC IOELDRS ethNier am I. |
| MARTIUS is shut in | ATRMSUI is kodecl sneidi hte sgtae. |
| FIRST SOLDIER See, they have shut him in. | ISTFR LDIOERS ookL, vtyeeh lkeocd him in. |
| ALL To the pot, I warrant him. | ALL Im reus lehl ned up in rieht oncikog opt. |
| Alarum continues | heT tmrpuet nutoneisc. |
| Re-enter TITUS LARTIUS | TTUIS ULITSAR re-eersnt. |
| LARTIUS What is become of Martius? | ATISURL Wath eappehnd to uMrtias? |
| ALL Slain, sir, doubtless. | LLA He sha nultddeyuob nebe ldkile, rsi. |
| FIRST SOLDIER 60 Following the fliers at the very heels, With them he enters; who, upon the sudden, Clappd to their gates: he is himself alone, To answer all the city. | IRFST ODRESIL He loweoldf ghtir ndibeh het nelegif ceosVls and rtenede teh ycti with hemt. yehT dscloe teh sgtea dhiben mhi, and ehs in htere lla leaon to itgfh the olweh tciy. |
| LARTIUS O noble fellow! 65 Who sensibly outdares his senseless sword, And, when it bows, stands up. Thou art left, Martius: A carbuncle entire, as big as thou art, Were not so rich a jewel. Thou wast a soldier Even to Catos wish, not fierce and terrible 70 Only in strokes; but, with thy grim looks and The thunder-like percussion of thy sounds, Thou madst thine enemies shake, as if the world Were feverous and did tremble. | UALSTRI Oh, eolbn lloewf! eHs arbvre ahnt ihs swrod, wihhc ncotan elfe anpi, nad he stsdan rimf hiwle vnee ish wsrod ndseb. ouY era oneg for, aistMru. A fsslewla der egm, as ealgr as uoy, ouwlndt be as auvallbe a lweej as yuo are. You rwee the reilods {oatC │ A rtmiliya eradvis in aeintcn oRme.} luodw vhea edhswi for, ton sujt ircfee dan lterrbei on iaooccsn, tub whit royu osusrie lkoos dna rouy thdesnouru vioce, uoy refdiiret oyru eeimnes as if the wehlo lorwd rewe nghksai thiw a evfer. |
| Re-enter MARTIUS , bleeding, assaulted by the enemy | SARTIMU re-etrsne, ngebdlei, gainhv bene atadussle by the ecolssV. |
| FIRST SOLDIER Look, sir. | TFSIR ERILOSD oLko, sir. |
| LARTIUS 75 O,tis Martius! Lets fetch him off, or make remain alike. | ARTSLUI Oh, tis isutraM! Lset ersceu mih or lwle be sldsaaeut by het Vlossec, oto. |
| They fight, and all enter the city | Teyh ithfg, nad all eenrt eth tciy. |
