And with his cap, thus waving it in fcorn, your voices, I have nothing further with you, Wa'n't this mockery? Sic. Why, either, were you ignorant to fee it? Or, feeing it, of fuch childish friendliness To yield your voices ? Bru. Could you not have told him, As you were leffon'd; when he had no power, Faft foe to the Plebeians, your voices might Sic. Thus to have faid, As you were fore-advis'd, had touch'd his fpirit, Tying him to aught; fo, putting him to rage, Bru. Did you perceive, He did follicit you in free contempt, When he did need your loves? and do you think, When he hath power to crush? why, had your bodies No heart among you? or had you tongues, to cry Sic. Have you, Ere now, deny'd the afker, and, now again 3 Cit. He's not confirm'd, we may deny him yet. 2 Cit. And will deny him; I'll have five hundred voices of that found. 1 Cit. I, twice five hundred, and their friends to piece 'em. Bru. Get you hence inftantly, and tell thofe friends, They've chofe a Conful that will from them take. 'Their liberties; make them of no more voice Than dogs that are as often beat for barking, As therefore kept to do fo. Sic. Let them affemble; And on a fafer judgment all revoke Your ignorant election: enforce his pride, Bru. Nay, lay a fault on us, your Tribunes, that Sic. Say, you chofe him,,more after our commandment, Than guided by your own affections; And that your minds, pre-occupy'd with what Bru. Ay, fpare us not: fay, we read lectures to you, of Of the fame houfe Publius and Quintus were, (And nobly nam'd fo for twice being Cenfor) Sic. One thus descended, That hath befide well in his perfon wrought Bru. Say, you ne'er had don't, (Harp on that ftill) but by our putting on; And prefently, when you have drawn your number, Repair to th' capitol. All. We will fo; almost all repent in their election, Bru. Let them go on: [Exeunt Plebeians. This mutiny were better put in hazard, Than ftay paft doubt for greater: If, as his nature is, he fall in rage 1 Sic. To th' capitol, come; oi We will be there before the ftream o'th' people: [Exeunt, மை vhodius a' med: Яasiq ob v¬d; SCENE, a publick Street în Rome. Cornets. Enter Coriolahus, Menenius, Cominius, Titus Lartius, and other Senators. T Ullus Aufidius then had made new head? Our fusid.. wed 1 Cor. So then the Volfcians ftand but as at first, Ready, when time shall prompt them, to make rand Upon's again, : brań way gladt A Com. They're worn, Lord Conful, for alan moth That we hall hardly in our ages, feel badgend onA Their banners wave again, ansowa went gored wond Cor. Saw you Aufidius? no man 15 tom woy svet! Lart. On fafe-guard he came to me, and did curfe Against the Velcians, for they had fo vilely Yielded the town; hed to Artium,di dijo Cor. Spoke he af med at dravil bis That of all things upon the earth he hated. Your perfon moft: that he would pawn his fortunes To hopeless reftitution, fo he might Be call'd your vanquisher. Cor. At Antium lives he? Lart. At Antium. W Cor. I with, I had a caufe to feek him there; To oppofe his hatred fully.. Welcome home. [To Lartius. Enter Enter Sicinius and Brutus. * Behold! thefe are the Tribunes of the people, The tongues o'th' common mouth : I do defpife them; For they do prank them in authority Against all noble fufferance. Sic. Pafs no further. Cor. Hah!what is that! Bru. It will be dangerous to go on-no further. Men. The matter? Com. Hath he not pass'd the nobles and the commons? Bru. Cominius, no. Cor. Have I had childrens' voices ? Sen. Tribunes, give way; he fhall to th' market-place. Bru. The people are incens'd against him. Sic. Stop, Or all will fall in broil. Cor. Are thefe your herd? Muft these have voices, that can yield them now, And ftraight difclaim their tongues? what are your offices? You being their mouths, why rule you not their teeth? Have you not fet them on? Men. Be calm,' be calm. Cor. It is a purpos'd thing, and grows by plot, Suffer't, and live with fuch as cannot rule, Bru. Call't not a plot; The people cry, you mock'd them; and, of late, When corn was given them gratis, you repin'd: Scandal'd the fuppliants for the people; call'd them Time-pleafers, flatterers, foes to nobleness. Cor. Why, this was known before. Bru. Not to them all. Cor. You are like to do fuch bufinefs. Bru. Not unlike, each way, to better yours. R 5. Con |