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deep    in  love   with  thee;   and   her   great  charms   Misguide   thy   opposers' 

swords! Bold gentleman; Prosperity be thy page! MARCIUS。 Thy friend 

no   less   Than   those   she   placeth   highest!   So   farewell。   LARTIUS。   Thou 

worthiest Marcius! Exit MARCIUS Go sound thy trumpet in the market… 

place; Call thither all the officers o' th' town; Where they shall know our 

mind。 Away! Exeunt 



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            SCENE VI。 Near the camp of COMINIUS 



     Enter COMINIUS; as it were in retire; with soldiers 

       COMINIUS。 Breathe you; my friends。 Well fought; we are come off 

Like Romans; neither foolish in our stands Nor cowardly in retire。 Believe 

me; sirs; We shall be charg'd   again。 Whiles we have struck; By  interims 

and    conveying     gusts  we   have   heard   The   charges    of  our  friends。  The 

Roman   gods;   Lead   their   successes   as   we   wish   our   own;   That   both   our 

powers; with smiling fronts encount'ring; May give you thankful sacrifice! 

       Enter A MESSENGER 

       Thy news?   MESSENGER。 The   citizens of   Corioli have issued And 

given   to   Lartius   and to Marcius battle;   I saw  our  party  to   their   trenches 

driven; And then   I came   away。 COMINIUS。 Though thou speak'st truth; 

Methinks   thou   speak'st   not   well。   How   long   is't   since?  MESSENGER。 

Above   an   hour;   my   lord。   COMINIUS。   'Tis   not   a   mile;   briefly   we   heard 

their drums。 How couldst thou in a mile confound an hour; And bring thy 

news so late? MESSENGER。 Spies of the Volsces Held me in chase; that I 

was forc'd to wheel Three or four miles about; else had I; sir; Half an hour 

since brought my report。 

       Enter MARCIUS 

       COMINIUS。   Who's   yonder   That   does   appear   as   he   were   flay'd?   O 

gods! He has the stamp of Marcius; and I have Before…time seen him thus。 

MARCIUS。         Come    I  too  late?   COMINIUS。        The   shepherd    knows    not 

thunder from a tabor More than I know the sound of Marcius' tongue From 

every meaner man。 MARCIUS。 Come I too late? COMINIUS。 Ay; if you 

come not in the blood of others; But mantled in your own。 MARCIUS。 O! 

let   me   clip   ye   In   arms   as   sound   as   when   I   woo'd;   in   heart As   merry   as 

when      our   nuptial   day   was    done;    And    tapers   burn'd    to  bedward。 

COMINIUS。 Flower of warriors; How is't with Titus Lartius? MARCIUS。 

As with a man busied about decrees: Condemning some to death and some 

to exile; Ransoming him or pitying; threat'ning th' other; Holding Corioli 

in the name of Rome Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash; To let 

him slip at will。 COMINIUS。 Where is that slave Which told me they had 

beat you to your trenches? Where is he? Call him hither。 MARCIUS。 Let 



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him alone; He did inform the truth。 But for our gentlemen; The common 

file… a plague! tribunes for them! The mouse ne'er shunn'd the cat as they 

did budge From rascals worse than they。 COMINIUS。 But how prevail'd 

you? MARCIUS。 Will the time serve to tell? I do not think。 Where is the 

enemy? Are you lords o' th' field? If not; why cease you till you are so? 

COMINIUS。 Marcius; We have at disadvantage fought; and did Retire to 

win our purpose。 MARCIUS。 How lies their battle? Know you on which 

side They have plac'd their men of trust? COMINIUS。 As I guess; Marcius; 

Their   bands   i'   th'   vaward   are   the Antiates;   Of   their   best   trust;   o'er   them 

Aufidius; Their very heart of hope。 MARCIUS。 I do beseech you; By all 

the battles wherein we have fought; By th' blood we have shed together; by 

th' vows We have made to endure friends; that you directly Set me against 

Aufidius and his Antiates; And that you not delay the present; but; Filling 

the    air  with   swords     advanc'd    and    darts;  We    prove    this  very   hour。 

COMINIUS。 Though   I   could   wish You   were   conducted to   a  gentle   bath 

And balms applied to you; yet dare I never Deny your asking: take your 

choice of those That best can aid your action。 MARCIUS。 Those are they 

That most are willing。 If any such be here… As it were sin to doubt… that 

love   this   painting   Wherein   you   see   me   smear'd;   if   any   fear   Lesser   his 

person than an ill report; If any think brave death outweighs bad life And 

that   his  country's    dearer   than  himself;    Let   him   alone;  or  so   many   so 

minded; Wave thus to express his disposition; And follow Marcius。 'They 

all shout and wave their 

       swords; take him up in their arms and cast up their caps' O; me alone! 

Make you a sword of me? If these shows be not outward; which of you 

But   is   four   Volsces?   None   of   you   but   is Able   to   bear   against   the   great 

Aufidius A shield as hard as his。 A certain number; Though thanks to all; 

must I select from all; the rest Shall bear the business in some other fight; 

As cause will be obey'd。 Please you to march; And four shall quickly draw 

out my  command; Which   men   are   best inclin'd。  COMINIUS。  March   on; 

my fellows; Make good this ostentation; and you shall Divide in all with 

us。 Exeunt 



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                    SCENE VII。 The gates of Corioli 



    TITUS LARTIUS; having set a guard upon Corioli; going with drum 

and   trumpet   toward   COMINIUS   and   CAIUS   MARCIUS;   enters   with   a 

LIEUTENANT; other soldiers; and a scout 

       LARTIUS。 So; let the ports be guarded; keep your duties As I have 

set them down。 If I do send; dispatch Those centuries to our aid; the rest 

will   serve   For   a   short   holding。   If   we   lose   the   field   We   cannot   keep   the 

town。 LIEUTENANT。 Fear not our care; sir。 LARTIUS。 Hence; and shut 

your   gates   upon's。   Our   guider;   come;   to   th'   Roman   camp   conduct   us。 

Exeunt 



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      SCENE VIII。 A field of battle between the Roman 



                         and the Volscian camps 



    Alarum; as in battle。 Enter MARCIUS and AUFIDIUS at several doors 

       MARCIUS。   I'll   fight   with   none   but   thee;   for   I   do   hate   thee   Worse 

than   a   promise…breaker。   AUFIDIUS。   We   hate   alike:   Not   Afric   owns   a 

serpent I abhor   More than thy  fame and envy。  Fix thy foot。  MARCIUS。 

Let the  first   budger die  the  other's slave; And  the gods   doom  him  after! 

AUFIDIUS。 If I fly; Marcius; Halloa me like a hare。 MARCIUS。 Within 

these three hours; Tullus; Alone I fought in your Corioli walls; And made 

what work I pleas'd。 'Tis not my blood Wherein thou seest me mask'd。 For 

thy revenge Wrench up thy power to th' highest。 AUFIDIUS。 Wert thou the 

Hector   That   was   the   whip   of   your   bragg'd   progeny;   Thou   shouldst   not 

scape me here。 

       Here they fight; and certain Volsces come in the aid of AUFIDIUS。 

MARCIUS fights till they be driven in breathless 

       Officious; and not valiant; you have sham'd me In your condemned 

seconds。 Exeunt 



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                       SCENE IX。 The Roman camp 



     Flourish。 Alarum。 A retreat is sounded。 Enter; at one door; COMINIUS 

with the Romans; at another door; MARCIUS; with his arm in a scarf 

       COMINIUS。 If I should tell thee o'er this thy day's work; Thou't not 

believe thy deeds; but I'll report it Where senators shall mingle tears with 

smiles; Where great   patricians sh

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