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| The same. A street near the gate. | eTh aesm eretts, raen eht tgae. |
| Enter SICINIUS , BRUTUS , and an Aedile | UISSCNII , RUUBST , adn an eeiadl rntee. |
| SICINIUS Bid them all home; hes gone, and well no further. The nobility are vexd, whom we see have sided In his behalf. | IUNCISIS Tell emht lal to go ehom. Hse nego, adn we nwot go any uhefrrt. ehT beslon who seidd htiw mih rae yangr. |
| BRUTUS Now we have shown our power, 5 Let us seem humbler after it is done Than when it was a-doing. | TRBUSU Nwo taht evwe xetedre oru rpewo, slte at saelt reeptdn to be luhebm, leik ofbere. |
| SICINIUS Bid them home: Say their great enemy is gone, and they Stand in their ancient strength. | IISSNUCI ellT etmh to go mohe. lnxiEap ttah eihtr ragte neeym is gnoe nad tath irhet eefmdosr vahe eben rtdeoers. |
| BRUTUS 10 Dismiss them home. | URSUTB deSn ethm hmeo. |
| Exit Aedile | The daeeli tesxi. |
| Here comes his mother. | eeHr eocsm hsi hermot. |
| SICINIUS Lets not meet her. | ICUNISSI steL ont ktla to erh. |
| BRUTUS Why? | BUSRUT Why? |
| SICINIUS They say shes mad. | UCIISSNI Tyeh asy eshs cryza. |
| BRUTUS 15 They have taen note of us: keep on your way. | TBSUUR Thyeev snee us. Keep anilgkw. |
| Enter VOLUMNIA , VIRGILIA , and MENENIUS | NLMAIVOU , ARGVIILI , adn UENSMIEN rntee. |
| VOLUMNIA O, yere well met: the hoarded plague o the gods Requite your love! | VLNUOAMI moSe niicecndoec, ungnnir onti ouy. Mya teh sgdo aryep you ofr shit thwi the auegpl! |
| MENENIUS Peace, peace; be not so loud. | SINMEUEN Calm ownd. ntoD be so uodl. |
| VOLUMNIA If that I could for weeping, you should hear, 20 Nay, and you shall hear some. | IAUMNLOV If I lcodu ryc eqtlyui I loudw. Yuo dsoulh hera me cry No, uoy lwil haer me. |
| To BRUTUS | To Brtuus |
| Will you be gone? | herWe era ouy gogni? |
| VIRGILIA [To SICINIUS] You shall stay too: I would I had the power To say so to my husband. | ILIVRAGI (to siinuSci) You yats, too. I hsiw I hda hte owrep to sya ahtt to my uhsbnda. |
| SICINIUS Are you mankind? | INSUSIIC rAe uoy a amonw? |
| VOLUMNIA 25 Ay, fool; is that a shame? Note but this fool. Was not a man my father? Hadst thou foxship To banish him that struck more blows for Rome Than thou hast spoken words? | IALUOVMN You fool, rea you triygn to itunls me? teiLsn, lofo. Wnsat my eftrah a nma? rAe you so retglnfuau taht duyo sbhnia teh mna who nwgsu his ordsw rfo eoRm orem mties ntah uyeov vene edenop your utohm to paeks? |
| SICINIUS O blessed heavens! | CSIIISUN Oh, ldsbese haenvse! |
| VOLUMNIA 30 More noble blows than ever thou wise words; And for Romes good. Ill tell thee what; yet go: Nay, but thou shalt stay too: I would my son Were in Arabia, and thy tribe before him, His good sword in his hand. | VONAMLUI He fthgou bnloy ofr meRo oemr iemts atnh oeyuv veer okpnse iesw rswdo. Ill tlle you wath: go! No, ytas aulytcla. I wsih my son reew in eth lwassle stdseer of Aaarib, thiw hsi sdwro in nhad, and rouy peolpe otdos berfeo mih. |
| SICINIUS 35 What then? | SUICINIS aWht lodwu panhep neth? |
| VIRGILIA What then! Held make an end of thy posterity. | GAILRIIV ahtW udolw peahpn? deH klli uyo, and uoyr ymalfi line odwlu ned. |
| VOLUMNIA Bastards and all. Good man, the wounds that he does bear for Rome! | LUMAONIV rouY sdtbaar ecisrhlnd, too. esH a dgoo nma, nda he swa eodudwn gtfgiihn orf mRoe! |
| MENENIUS 40 Come, come, peace. | SEUNIENM wNo, own, atsy lacm. |
| SICINIUS I would he had continued to his country As he began, and not unknit himself The noble knot he made. | IIISUSNC I wihs he dha ndectouin to noohr ihs rtucnyo the way he ysaawl did, earrht tahn cenneour sih ltyyola. |
| BRUTUS I would he had. | STRUUB I whis he had. |
| VOLUMNIA 45 I would he had! Twas you incensed the rabble: Cats, that can judge as fitly of his worth As I can of those mysteries which heaven Will not have earth to know. | UMINAVOL I wish he dah! It saw uyo hwo nseidnce eht mooemsnrc. shoeT leopep are ilek atcs adn no eorm leab to ugjde his rctareahc ahtn I am laeb to wokn hte enwkonubal rmseieyts of veeahn. |
| BRUTUS Pray, let us go. | SRBUTU lsPaee, stle go. |
| VOLUMNIA 50 Now, pray, sir, get you gone: You have done a brave deed. Ere you go, hear this: As far as doth the Capitol exceed The meanest house in Rome, so far my son This ladys husband here, this, do you see 55 Whom you have banishd, does exceed you all. | UVMIANOL esY. sePlea, isr, do go wyaa now. oYevu edno goenuh. Btu efebro yuo go, rahe itsh: as cmuh as eth pictlao gldbiinu ssatdn eraltl than eht esowlt seohu in oRem, tstah how hcmu my nso, rhe ndbhuas, the nam uoy nhaeibds, sdeceex lla of ouy. |
| BRUTUS Well, well, well leave you. | SBRUUT thTsa ounhge. reeW lnaievg nwo. |
| SICINIUS Why stay we to be baited With one that wants her wits? | SCNIUISI Why luowd we ytas to be ahdrsaes by semonoe ohw is so out of erh dnim? |
| VOLUMNIA Take my prayers with you. | OAULMINV keTa my rperyas hwit ouy. |
| Exeunt Tribunes | heT nisuebtr teix. |
| 60 I would the gods had nothing else to do But to confirm my curses! Could I meet em But once a-day, it would unclog my heart Of what lies heavy tot. | I hwsi teh gdos had ntohgin esel to do but rycra uto my csrsue! If I dlcuo sutj teme htiw htme enoc a yad, it douwl ocgnul eht yaehv itghew ofmr my traeh. |
| MENENIUS You have told them home; 65 And, by my troth, you have cause. Youll sup with me? | SMEUNENI vuoeY dnierv etmh wyaa, nad yilgthr so, I belveei. liWl uoy ate whti me? |
| VOLUMNIA Angers my meat; I sup upon myself, And so shall starve with feeding. Come, lets go: Leave this faint puling and lament as I do, In anger, Juno-like. Come, come, come. | MIALVUNO lIl eat olnea. gArne is my etam, btu dgilninug my gnaer wlil soal be the hated of me. eoCm, ltse go. Do as I do: tpso wnihngi nad ibgne asd. peDetsi ebing nygra, lets baehve kiel nouJ. emoC, emco, meoc. |
| MENENIUS 70 Fie, fie, fie! | NEEMIUNS No, no, no! |
| Exeunt | lAl txei. |
