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Coriolanus (Folio 1, 1623)
The Tragedie of Coriolanus. 21
2554Whom you haue banish'd, does exceed you all.
2555Bru. Well, well, wee'l leaue you.
2557With one that wants her Wits. Exit Tribunes.
2558Volum. Take my Prayers with you.
2559I would the Gods had nothing else to do,
2561But once a day, it would vnclogge my heart
2562Of what lyes heauy too't.
2563Mene. You haue told them home,
2564And by my troth you haue cause: you'l Sup with me.
2567Leaue this faint-puling, and lament as I do,
2568In Anger, Iuno-like: Come, come, come. Exeunt
2570Enter a Roman, and a Volce.
2572name I thinke is Adrian.
2574Rom. I am a Roman, and my Seruices are as you are,
2575against 'em. Know you me yet.
2576Volce. Nicanor: no.
2579your Fauour is well appear'd by your Tongue. What's
2580the Newes in Rome: I haue a Note from the Volcean
2582dayes iourney.
2584ons: The people, against the Senatours, Patricians, and
2585Nobles.
2586Vol. Hath bin; is it ended then? Our State thinks not
2588vpon them, in the heate of their diuision
2591to heart, the Banishment of that worthy Coriolanus, that
2593ple, and to plucke from them their Tribunes for euer.
2594This lyes glowing I can tell you, and is almost mature for
2595the violent breaking out.
2599canor.
2605trey.
2607accidentally to encounter you. You haue ended my Bu-
2610strange things from Rome: all tending to the good of
2614and to be on foot at an houres warning.
2619cause to be glad of yours.
2621Enter Coriolanus in meane Apparrell, Dis-
2622guisd, and muffled.
2623Corio. A goodly City is this Antium. Citty,
2624'Tis I that made thy Widdowes: Many an heyre
2626Haue I heard groane, and drop: Then know me not,
2629Enter a Citizen.
2630Cit. And you.
2632fidius lies: Is he in Antium?
2634house this night.
2636Cit. This heere before you.
2641Are still together: who Twin (as 'twere) in Loue,
2643On a dissention of a Doit, breake out
2646To take the one the other, by some chance,
2647Some tricke not worth an Egge, shall grow deere friends
2648And inter-ioyne their yssues. So with me,
2649My Birth-place haue I, and my loues vpon
2650This Enemie Towne: Ile enter, if he slay me
2651He does faire Iustice: if he giue me way,
2652Ile do his Country Seruice. Exit.
2653Musicke playes. Enter a Seruingman.
2655thinke our Fellowes are asleepe.
2656Enter another Seruingman.
2658Enter Coriolanus.
2661Enter the first Seruingman.
26621 Ser. What would you haue Friend? whence are you?
2663Here's no place for you: Pray go to the doore? Exit
2665ing Coriolanus. Enter second Seruant.
2667his head, that he giues entrance to such Companions?
2668Pray get you out.
2669Corio. Away.
26702 Ser. Away? Get you away.
2673Enter 3 Seruingman, the 1 meets him.
26743 What Fellowes this?
26773 What haue you to do here fellow? Pray you auoid
2678the house.
26803 What are you?
2681Corio. A Gentleman.
26823 A maru'llous poore one.
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