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| The same. A street near the gate. | eTh meas ttrees, raen the geat. |
| Enter SICINIUS , BRUTUS , and an Aedile | USCIISIN , UURBTS , and an adleei ernet. |
| SICINIUS Bid them all home; hes gone, and well no further. The nobility are vexd, whom we see have sided In his behalf. | USSIICNI lTle meth all to go home. eHs noge, adn we twon go yna tuefhrr. Teh lsonbe who ideds iwth him rae grnay. |
| BRUTUS Now we have shown our power, 5 Let us seem humbler after it is done Than when it was a-doing. | SUUBTR wNo atht evwe rexeedt rou owper, tels at tesal enrdtpe to be muhebl, elik erofbe. |
| SICINIUS Bid them home: Say their great enemy is gone, and they Stand in their ancient strength. | UCINIISS lTel hmte to go ehmo. lpnExai taht reith rtaeg meyne is onge nda thta tireh ersmefod eahv ebne dresreot. |
| BRUTUS 10 Dismiss them home. | UBTRSU dSen hemt hmoe. |
| Exit Aedile | hTe diaele isext. |
| Here comes his mother. | Hree ocesm hsi moetrh. |
| SICINIUS Lets not meet her. | SNISICIU tsLe not lkta to ehr. |
| BRUTUS Why? | BRTSUU Wyh? |
| SICINIUS They say shes mad. | ISINUSIC They say sesh rycza. |
| BRUTUS 15 They have taen note of us: keep on your way. | UBTSRU yhevTe sene us. pKee ailkngw. |
| Enter VOLUMNIA , VIRGILIA , and MENENIUS | OALUMVIN , VLRIGIAI , nda ESMINNEU tnree. |
| VOLUMNIA O, yere well met: the hoarded plague o the gods Requite your love! | VOMLIUAN eomS ieiondcnecc, urgnnin tnoi uoy. aMy hte sdgo eyrap you for tish hwit het upgela! |
| MENENIUS Peace, peace; be not so loud. | NIEUSEMN lmCa odnw. notD be so luod. |
| VOLUMNIA If that I could for weeping, you should hear, 20 Nay, and you shall hear some. | MUNALOVI If I cdlou yrc lyiueqt I doluw. uYo slhdou ahre me ryc No, uyo lwil ehra me. |
| To BRUTUS | To sutBur |
| Will you be gone? | Wereh era oyu ingog? |
| VIRGILIA [To SICINIUS] You shall stay too: I would I had the power To say so to my husband. | LVGIAIIR (to uiincSsi) uoY ytsa, oot. I wshi I dha het porew to say htat to my nushbad. |
| SICINIUS Are you mankind? | IUIISCSN rAe oyu a monwa? |
| 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? | UIMAOVLN Yuo ofol, are uoy ngityr to iultsn me? iLsnte, lofo. atnsW my rtafeh a nma? Aer ouy so fuealgturn hatt odyu ishnab teh anm how nugsw sih rwsdo for Roem orem iesmt nhat yeuov veen needpo ryou utmoh to sakep? |
| SICINIUS O blessed heavens! | ISIUSNCI Oh, dsebsel seavhne! |
| 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. | MUAIONLV He tfoghu ynblo ofr oRme oerm ietsm atnh ovyue reve sopnek iwes rdwso. Ill lelt ouy what: go! No, ayts clatylau. I sihw my osn wree in the ewlslas estserd of Aabira, thwi hsi wodsr in ahnd, nda royu pelpeo tdsoo bfreeo imh. |
| SICINIUS 35 What then? | IICIUSSN hWat uwldo ppneha thne? |
| VIRGILIA What then! Held make an end of thy posterity. | LRAIIIVG tWha louwd ppeahn? Hde llki oyu, adn oryu malfiy line oulwd end. |
| VOLUMNIA Bastards and all. Good man, the wounds that he does bear for Rome! | INLAVUOM Your drtsaab edchsrinl, oto. sHe a dgoo mna, dna he wsa unowded nhiigftg orf eomR! |
| MENENIUS 40 Come, come, peace. | SMEEUNNI Now, own, tasy mlac. |
| SICINIUS I would he had continued to his country As he began, and not unknit himself The noble knot he made. | IINSISUC I ishw he hda odetcunin to orhno shi nycrotu teh way he ywlaas ddi, ahtrer anth ueeonnrc his aylltoy. |
| BRUTUS I would he had. | UUBTSR I ihsw he dha. |
| 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. | IUOLAVMN I wihs he hda! It saw uyo woh esdenicn het ooesmrmcn. hesoT plpeoe era like asct dna no eorm elba to ugjed sih cetacrhra hnat I am eabl to oknw teh nkblouneaw meirssyte of heenva. |
| BRUTUS Pray, let us go. | BSUUTR ePasle, setl 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. | NMVOUALI seY. elaPes, irs, do go ayaw own. uevoY odne nuehog. tBu froebe yuo go, erah isht: as mhuc as eth oclptai iduibgnl asntsd lrlate anth eth olswte soehu in mReo, hatts hwo much my ons, her bnadshu, hte anm yuo aebihsdn, ecxesde all of you. |
| BRUTUS Well, well, well leave you. | UTRBSU hsatT ngueoh. Weer lganvei own. |
| SICINIUS Why stay we to be baited With one that wants her wits? | UIICISNS Wyh wolud we ytas to be daearssh by oeenmos woh is so out of rhe midn? |
| VOLUMNIA Take my prayers with you. | MANOLUVI Teak my prearys hwit uoy. |
| Exeunt Tribunes | The ebntisru iext. |
| 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 hswi eth sgdo hda gntnioh lsee to do utb cyrar tou my uscser! If I lduoc tjus tmee htiw ethm once a ayd, it ulodw uolgcn eht vaeyh tihewg romf my hrtae. |
| MENENIUS You have told them home; 65 And, by my troth, you have cause. Youll sup with me? | EIUNSEMN uoevY idnrve tehm waay, adn gytihrl so, I eieelbv. llWi you tae hwti 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. | VMLOUNAI lIl eat noela. nreAg is my taem, tbu gndnugiil my negar iwll oals be hte daeth of me. mCeo, slet go. Do as I do: otsp wninigh nad bgien dsa. sipDete ngibe yragn, estl ebheav lkie Jnou. omCe, emco, eomc. |
| MENENIUS 70 Fie, fie, fie! | ESNMUIEN No, no, no! |
| Exeunt | lAl itxe. |
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| The same. A street near the gate. | eTh meas ttrees, raen the geat. |
| Enter SICINIUS , BRUTUS , and an Aedile | USCIISIN , UURBTS , and an adleei ernet. |
| SICINIUS Bid them all home; hes gone, and well no further. The nobility are vexd, whom we see have sided In his behalf. | USSIICNI lTle meth all to go home. eHs noge, adn we twon go yna tuefhrr. Teh lsonbe who ideds iwth him rae grnay. |
| BRUTUS Now we have shown our power, 5 Let us seem humbler after it is done Than when it was a-doing. | SUUBTR wNo atht evwe rexeedt rou owper, tels at tesal enrdtpe to be muhebl, elik erofbe. |
| SICINIUS Bid them home: Say their great enemy is gone, and they Stand in their ancient strength. | UCINIISS lTel hmte to go ehmo. lpnExai taht reith rtaeg meyne is onge nda thta tireh ersmefod eahv ebne dresreot. |
| BRUTUS 10 Dismiss them home. | UBTRSU dSen hemt hmoe. |
| Exit Aedile | hTe diaele isext. |
| Here comes his mother. | Hree ocesm hsi moetrh. |
| SICINIUS Lets not meet her. | SNISICIU tsLe not lkta to ehr. |
| BRUTUS Why? | BRTSUU Wyh? |
| SICINIUS They say shes mad. | ISINUSIC They say sesh rycza. |
| BRUTUS 15 They have taen note of us: keep on your way. | UBTSRU yhevTe sene us. pKee ailkngw. |
| Enter VOLUMNIA , VIRGILIA , and MENENIUS | OALUMVIN , VLRIGIAI , nda ESMINNEU tnree. |
| VOLUMNIA O, yere well met: the hoarded plague o the gods Requite your love! | VOMLIUAN eomS ieiondcnecc, urgnnin tnoi uoy. aMy hte sdgo eyrap you for tish hwit het upgela! |
| MENENIUS Peace, peace; be not so loud. | NIEUSEMN lmCa odnw. notD be so luod. |
| VOLUMNIA If that I could for weeping, you should hear, 20 Nay, and you shall hear some. | MUNALOVI If I cdlou yrc lyiueqt I doluw. uYo slhdou ahre me ryc No, uyo lwil ehra me. |
| To BRUTUS | To sutBur |
| Will you be gone? | Wereh era oyu ingog? |
| VIRGILIA [To SICINIUS] You shall stay too: I would I had the power To say so to my husband. | LVGIAIIR (to uiincSsi) uoY ytsa, oot. I wshi I dha het porew to say htat to my nushbad. |
| SICINIUS Are you mankind? | IUIISCSN rAe oyu a monwa? |
| 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? | UIMAOVLN Yuo ofol, are uoy ngityr to iultsn me? iLsnte, lofo. atnsW my rtafeh a nma? Aer ouy so fuealgturn hatt odyu ishnab teh anm how nugsw sih rwsdo for Roem orem iesmt nhat yeuov veen needpo ryou utmoh to sakep? |
| SICINIUS O blessed heavens! | ISIUSNCI Oh, dsebsel seavhne! |
| 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. | MUAIONLV He tfoghu ynblo ofr oRme oerm ietsm atnh ovyue reve sopnek iwes rdwso. Ill lelt ouy what: go! No, ayts clatylau. I sihw my osn wree in the ewlslas estserd of Aabira, thwi hsi wodsr in ahnd, nda royu pelpeo tdsoo bfreeo imh. |
| SICINIUS 35 What then? | IICIUSSN hWat uwldo ppneha thne? |
| VIRGILIA What then! Held make an end of thy posterity. | LRAIIIVG tWha louwd ppeahn? Hde llki oyu, adn oryu malfiy line oulwd end. |
| VOLUMNIA Bastards and all. Good man, the wounds that he does bear for Rome! | INLAVUOM Your drtsaab edchsrinl, oto. sHe a dgoo mna, dna he wsa unowded nhiigftg orf eomR! |
| MENENIUS 40 Come, come, peace. | SMEEUNNI Now, own, tasy mlac. |
| SICINIUS I would he had continued to his country As he began, and not unknit himself The noble knot he made. | IINSISUC I ishw he hda odetcunin to orhno shi nycrotu teh way he ywlaas ddi, ahtrer anth ueeonnrc his aylltoy. |
| BRUTUS I would he had. | UUBTSR I ihsw he dha. |
| 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. | IUOLAVMN I wihs he hda! It saw uyo woh esdenicn het ooesmrmcn. hesoT plpeoe era like asct dna no eorm elba to ugjed sih cetacrhra hnat I am eabl to oknw teh nkblouneaw meirssyte of heenva. |
| BRUTUS Pray, let us go. | BSUUTR ePasle, setl 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. | NMVOUALI seY. elaPes, irs, do go ayaw own. uevoY odne nuehog. tBu froebe yuo go, erah isht: as mhuc as eth oclptai iduibgnl asntsd lrlate anth eth olswte soehu in mReo, hatts hwo much my ons, her bnadshu, hte anm yuo aebihsdn, ecxesde all of you. |
| BRUTUS Well, well, well leave you. | UTRBSU hsatT ngueoh. Weer lganvei own. |
| SICINIUS Why stay we to be baited With one that wants her wits? | UIICISNS Wyh wolud we ytas to be daearssh by oeenmos woh is so out of rhe midn? |
| VOLUMNIA Take my prayers with you. | MANOLUVI Teak my prearys hwit uoy. |
| Exeunt Tribunes | The ebntisru iext. |
| 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 hswi eth sgdo hda gntnioh lsee to do utb cyrar tou my uscser! If I lduoc tjus tmee htiw ethm once a ayd, it ulodw uolgcn eht vaeyh tihewg romf my hrtae. |
| MENENIUS You have told them home; 65 And, by my troth, you have cause. Youll sup with me? | EIUNSEMN uoevY idnrve tehm waay, adn gytihrl so, I eieelbv. llWi you tae hwti 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. | VMLOUNAI lIl eat noela. nreAg is my taem, tbu gndnugiil my negar iwll oals be hte daeth of me. mCeo, slet go. Do as I do: otsp wninigh nad bgien dsa. sipDete ngibe yragn, estl ebheav lkie Jnou. omCe, emco, eomc. |
| MENENIUS 70 Fie, fie, fie! | ESNMUIEN No, no, no! |
| Exeunt | lAl itxe. |
