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- $Title{Coriolanus: Act I, Scene V}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*01500.txt}
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- Portions copyright (c) CMC ReSearch, Inc., 1989
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- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- CORIOLANUS
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- ACT I
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- SCENE V: Corioli. A street.
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- {Enter certain Romans, with spoils.}
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- First Roman: This will I carry to Rome.
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- Second Roman: And I this.
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- Third Roman: A murrain on't! I took this for silver.
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- [Alarum continues still afar off.]
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- {Enter MARCIUS and TITUS LARTIUS with a trumpet.}
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- MARCIUS: See here these movers that do prize their hours
- At a crack'd drachm! Cushions, leaden spoons,
- Irons of a doit, doublets that hangmen would
- Bury with those that wore them, these base slaves,
- Ere yet the fight be done, pack up: down with them!
- And hark, what noise the general makes! To him!
- There is the man of my soul's hate, Aufidius, 10
- Piercing our Romans: then, valiant Titus, take
- Convenient numbers to make good the city;
- Whilst I, with those that have the spirit, will haste
- To help Cominius.
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- LARTIUS: Worthy sir, thou bleed'st;
- Thy exercise hath been too violent for
- A second course of fight.
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- MARCIUS: Sir, praise me not;
- My work hath yet not warm'd me: fare you well:
- The blood I drop is rather physical
- Than dangerous to me: to Aufidius thus
- I will appear, and fight.
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- LARTIUS: Now the fair goddess, Fortune, 20
- Fall deep in love with thee; and her great charms
- Misguide thy opposers' swords! Bold gentleman,
- Prosperity be thy page!
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- MARCIUS: Thy friend no less
- Than those she placeth highest! So, farewell.
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- LARTIUS: Thou worthiest Marcius!
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- [Exit Marcius.]
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- Go, sound thy trumpet in the market-place;
- Call thither all the officers o' the town,
- Where they shall know our mind: away!
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- [Exeunt.]
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