2 G. 'Tis a spell, you see, of much power: You know the way home again. 1 G. Do you hear how we are shent for keeping your greatness back? 2 G. What cause, do you think, I have to swoon? Men. I neither care for the world, nor your general: for such things as you, I can scarce think there's any, you are so slight. He that hath a will to die by himself', fears it not from another. Let your general do his worst. For you, be that you are, long; and your misery increase with your age! I say to you, as I was said to, Away! 1 G. A noble fellow, I warrant him. 2 G. The worthy fellow is our general: rock, the oak not to be wind-shaken. [Exit. He is the [Exeunt. SCENE III. The Tent of Coriolanus. Enter CORIOLANUS, AUFIDIUS, and Others. Cor. We will before the walls of Rome to-morrow Auf. Only their ends You have respected; stopp'd your ears against A private whisper, no, not with such friends 6 how we are shent —] i. e. shamed, disgraced, made ashamed of ourselves. Mr. Malone says, rebuked, reprimanded. Cole, in his Latin Dict. 1679, renders to shend, increpo. It is so used by many of our old writers. I have borne this business.] That is, how openly, how remotely from artifice or concealment. Cor. This last old man, Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, Shall I be tempted to infringe my vow [Shout within. Enter, in Mourning Habits, VIRGILIA, VOLUMNIA, leading young MARCIUS, VALERIA, and Attendants. My wife comes foremost; then the honour'd mould. What is that curt'sy worth? or those doves' eyes, In supplication nod: and my young boy Hath an aspéct of intercession, which Great nature cries, Deny not.-Let the Volces And knew no other kin. Vir. My lord and husband! Cor. These eyes are not the same I wore in Rome. Vir. The sorrow, that delivers us thus chang'd, Makes you think so. Cor. Like a dull actor now, Leave unsaluted: Sink, my knee, i'the earth; [Kneels. Than that of common sons. Vol. I kneel before thee; and unproperly [Kneels. What is this? Cor. What cannot be, slight work. Vol. Thou art my warrior; I holp to frame thee. Do you know this lady? 9 The sorrow, that delivers us thus chang'd, Makes you think so.] Virgilia makes a voluntary misinterpretation of her husband's words. He says, These eyes are not the same, meaning that he saw things with other eyes, or other dispositions. She lays hold on the word eyes, to turn his attention on their present appearance. JOHNSON. 1 Now by the jealous queen of heaven,] That is, by Juno. 2 on the hungry beach-] The hungry beach is the sterile unprolifick beach. Cor. The noble sister of Publicola, The moon of Rome; chaste as the icicle, That's curded by the frost from purest snow, Which by the interpretation of full time Cor. The god of soldiers, With the consent of supreme Jove, inform Thy thoughts with nobleness; that thou may'st prove To shame unvulnerable, and stick i'the wars Like a great sea-mark, standing every flaw3, And saving those that eye thee! Vol. Cor. That's my brave boy. Your knee, sirrah. Vol. Even he, your wife, this lady, and myself, Are suitors to you. Cor. I beseech you, peace: Or, if you'd ask, remember this before; The things, I have forsworn to grant, may never Dismiss my soldiers, or capitulate Again with Rome's mechanicks :-Tell me not To allay my rages and revenges, with Your colder reasons. Vol. O, no more, no more! "curdied"-MALONE. 3 Like a great sea-mark, standing every flaw,] That is, every gust, every storm. That, if you fail in our request,] That is, if you fail to grant us our request; if you are found failing or deficient in love to Cor. Aufidius, and you Volces, mark; for we'll Hear nought from Rome in private.-Your request? Vol. Should we be silent and not speak, our raiment, And state of bodies would bewray what life We have led since thy exíle. Think with thyself, How more unfortunate than all living women Are we come hither: since that thy sight, which should Make our eyes flow with joy, hearts dance with com forts, Constrains them weep, and shake with fear and sorrow; Our wish, which side should win for either thou With manacles through our streets, or else These wars determine: if I cannot persuade thee your country, and affection to your friends, when our request shall have been made to you, the blame, &c. 5 These wars determine :] i. e. conclude, end. VOL. VI. Ꭱ Ꮁ |