1768As for my Country, I haue shed my blood,

1769Not fearing outward force: So shall my Lungs

1770Coine words till their decay, against those Meazels

1771Which we disdaine should Tetter vs, yet sought

1772The very way to catch them.

1773Bru. You speake a'th' people, as if you were a God,

1774To punish; Not a man, of their Infirmity.

1775Sicin. 'Twere well we let the people know't.

1776Mene. What, what? His Choller?

1777Cor. Choller? Were I as patient as the midnight sleep,

1778By Ioue, 'twould be my minde.

1779Sicin. It is a minde that shall remain a poison

1780Where it is: not poyson any further.

1781Corio. Shall remaine?

1782Heare you this Triton of the Minnoues? Marke you

1783His absolute Shall?

1784Com. 'Twas from the Cannon.

1785Cor. Shall? O God! but most vnwise Patricians: why

1786You graue, but wreaklesse Senators, haue you thus

1787Giuen Hidra heere to choose an Officer,

1788That with his peremptory Shall, being but

1789The horne, and noise o'th' Monsters, wants not spirit

1790To say, hee'l turne your Current in a ditch,

1791And make your Channell his? If he haue power,

1792Then vale your Ignorance: If none, awake

1793Your dangerous Lenity: If you are Learn'd,

1794Be not as common Fooles; if you are not,

1795Let them haue Cushions by you. You are Plebeians,

1796If they be Senators: and they are no lesse,

1797When both your voices blended, the great'st taste

1798Most pallates theirs. They choose their Magistrate,

1799And such a one as he, who puts his Shall,

1800His popular Shall, against a grauer Bench

1801Then euer frown'd in Greece. By Ioue himselfe,

1802It makes the Consuls base; and my Soule akes

1803To know, when two Authorities are vp,

1804Neither Supreame; How soone Confusion

1805May enter 'twixt the gap of Both, and take

1806The one by th' other.

1807Com. Well, on to'th' Market place.

1808Corio. Who euer gaue that Counsell, to giue forth

1809The Corne a'th' Store-house gratis, as 'twas vs'd

1810Sometime in Greece.

1811Mene. Well, well, no more of that.

1812Cor. Thogh there the people had more absolute powre

1813I say they norisht disobedience: fed, the ruin of the State.

1814Bru. Why shall the people giue

1815One that speakes thus, their voyce?

1816Corio. Ile giue my Reasons,

1817More worthier then their Voyces. They know the Corne

1818Was not our recompence, resting well assur'd

1819They ne're did seruice for't; being prest to'th' Warre,

1820Euen when the Nauell of the State was touch'd,

1821They would not thred the Gates: This kinde of Seruice

1822Did not deserue Corne gratis. Being i'th' Warre,

1823There Mutinies and Reuolts, wherein they shew'd

1824Most Valour spoke not for them. Th'Accusation

1825Which they haue often made against the Senate,

1826All cause vnborne, could neuer be the Natiue

1827Of our so franke Donation. Well, what then?

1828How shall this Bosome-multiplied, digest

1829The Senates Courtesie? Let deeds expresse

1830What's like to be their words, We did request it,

1831We are the greater pole, and in true feare

1832They gaue vs our demands. Thus we debase

1833The Nature of our Seats, and make the Rabble

1834Call our Cares, Feares; which will in time

1835Breake ope the Lockes a'th' Senate, and bring in

1836The Crowes to pecke the Eagles.

1837Mene. Come enough.

1838Bru. Enough, with ouer measure.

1839Corio. No, take more.

1840What may be sworne by, both Diuine and Humane,

1841Seale what I end withall. This double worship,

1842Whereon part do's disdaine with cause, the other

1843Insult without all reason: where Gentry, Title, wisedom

1844Cannot conclude, but by the yea and no

1845Of generall Ignorance, it must omit

1846Reall Necessities, and giue way the while

1847To vnstable Slightnesse. Purpose so barr'd, it followes,

1848Nothing is done to purpose. Therefore beseech you,

1849You that will be lesse fearefull, then discreet,

1850That loue the Fundamentall part of State

1851More then you doubt the change on't: That preferre

1852A Noble life, before a Long, and Wish,

1853To iumpe a Body with a dangerous Physicke,

1854That's sure of death without it: at once plucke out

1855The Multitudinous Tongue, let them not licke

1856The sweet which is their poyson. Your dishonor

1857Mangles true iudgement, and bereaues the State

1858Of that Integrity which should becom't:

1859Not hauing the power to do the good it would

1860For th' ill which doth controul't.

1861Bru. Has said enough.

1862Sicin. Ha's spoken like a Traitor, and shall answer

1863As Traitors do.

1864Corio. Thou wretch, despight ore-whelme thee:

1865What should the people do with these bald Tribunes?

1866On whom depending, their obedience failes

1867To'th' greater Bench, in a Rebellion:

1868When what's not meet, but what must be, was Law,

1869Then were they chosen: in a better houre,

1870Let what is meet, be saide it must be meet,

1871And throw their power i'th' dust.

1872Bru. Manifest Treason.

1873Sicin. This a Consull? No.

1875Bru. The Ediles hoe: Let him be apprehended:

1876Sicin. Go call the people, in whose name my Selfe

1877Attach thee as a Traitorous Innouator:

1878A Foe to'th' publike Weale. Obey I charge thee,

1879And follow to thine answer.

1880Corio. Hence old Goat.

1881All. Wee'l Surety him.

1882Com. Ag'd sir, hands off.

1883Corio. Hence rotten thing, or I shall shake thy bones

1884Out of thy Garments.

1885Sicin. Helpe ye Citizens.

1887Mene. On both sides more respect.

1888Sicin. Heere's hee, that would take from you all your

1889power.

1890Bru. Seize him AEdiles.

1891All. Downe with him, downe with him.

18922 Sen. Weapons, weapons, weapons:

1894Tribunes, Patricians, Citizens: what ho:

1895Sicinius, Brutus, Coriolanus, Citizens.

1896All. Peace, peace, peace, stay, hold, peace.

1897Mene. What is about to be? I am out of Breath,

1898Confusions neere, I cannot speake. You, Tribunes

1899To'th' people: Coriolanus, patience: Speak good Sicinius.

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