Commend me to my Wife. I'll return Conful, I'th' way of flattery further, Vol. Do your will. [Exit Volumnia, Com. Away, the Tribunes do attend you. Arm Your self to answer mildly; for they're prepar'd With accufations, as I hear, more strong Than are upon you yet. Cor. The word is, mildly-Pray you, let us go. Let them accufe me by invention; I Will anfwer in mine honour. Men. Ay, but mildly. Cor. Well, mildly be it then, mildly.- [Exeunt. Bru. IT N this point charge him home, that he affects Tyrannic Power: if he evade us there, Inforce him with his envy to the People, And that the Spoil, got on the Antiates, Was ne'er diftributed. What, will he come Enter an Edile. Ed. He's coming. Bru. How accompanied ? Ed. With old Menenius, and thofe Senators That always favour'd him. Sic. Have you a catalogue Of all the voices that we have procur'd, Set down by th' poll? Ed. I have; 'tis ready, here. Sic. Have you collected them by Tribes ? Sic Sic. Affemble prefently the People hither, And, when they hear me fay, It fhall be fo, I'th' right and ftrength o' th' Commons, be it either For Death, for Fine, or Banifhment, then let them, If I fay Fine, cry Fine; if Death, cry Death; Infifting on the old Prerogative And Power 9 i' th' truth o' th' Caufe. Ed. I will inform them. Bru. And when fuch time they have begun to cry, Let them not ceafe, but with a Din confus'd Inforce the prefent execution Of what we chance to fentence. Ed. Very well. Sic. Make them be ftrong and ready for this hint, When we shall hap to give't them. Bru. Go about it. [Exit Edile. Put him to choler straight; he hath been us'd Ever to conquer, and to have his word Of contradiction. Being once chaft, he cannot 9 -i' th' truth o' th' Çaufe.] This is not very easily understood. We might read, —o'er th' truth o' th' Cause. 1 and to have his word OF contradiction.-] The fenfe here falls miferably. He hath been used, fay the fpeaker, ever to conquer-And what then? and to contradia. We fhould read and point it thus, -And to have his word, OFF contradi&tion i. e. to have his opinion carry it without contradiction. Here the fenfe rifes elegantly. He ujed ever to conquer; nay to conquer without oppofition. WARB. To have his word of contra 2. 572 Enter Coriolanus, Menenius and Cominius, with others. Sic. Well, here he comes. Men. Calmly, I do befeech you. Cor. Ay, as an hoftler, that for the poorest piece Will bear the Knave by th' volume:-The honour'd Gods Keep Rome in Safety, and the Chairs of Justice 3 Supply with worthy men, plant love amongst you, Throng our large Temples with the fhews of peace, And not our ftreets with war! 1 Sen. Amen, amen! Men. A noble wish. Enter the Edile with the Plebeians. Sic. Draw near, ye People. Ad. Lift to your Tribunes. Audience; peace, I fay. Cor. First, hear me speak... Both Tri. Well, fay. Peace, ho. Cor. Shall I be charg'd no farther than this prefent? Muft all determine here? If Sic. I do demand, you fubmit you to the People's voices, Allow their Officers, and are content To fuffer lawful Cenfure for fuch Faults, Cor. I am content. Men. Lo, Citizens, he fays, he is content. The warlike fervice he has done, confider; Think on the wounds his body bears, which fhew, Like Graves i' th' holy Church-Yard. -plant love, among ft you We thould read, Throng cur large Temples. The other is rank nonfenfe. WARBURTON. Cor. Cor. Scratches with briars, fcars to move Laughter only. Men. Confider further: That when he speaks not like a Citizen, 4 Com. Well, well, no more. Cor. What is the matter, That being paft for Conful with full voice, Sic. Answer to us. Cor. Say then. 'Tis true, I ought fo. Sic. We charge you, that you have contriv'd to take From Rome all 5 feafon'd Office, and to wind Yourself unto a Power tyrannical'; For which you are a traitor to the People. Men. Nay, temperately. Your promife. Cor. The fires ith loweft hell fold in the people! Call me their traitor! Thou injurious Tribune! Within thine eyes fat twenty thousand deaths In thy hands clutch'd as many millions, in Thy lying tongue both numbers; I would fay, Thou lieft, unto thee, with a voice as free, As I do pray the Gods. Sic. Mark you this, people? All. To th' Rock with him. Sic. Peace. i. We need not lay new matter to his charge: 4 Envy is here taken at large for malignity or ill intention. Season'd Office,] All office eftablished and fettled by time, and made familiar to the people by long ufe. Beat Beating your Officers, curfing yourselves, Bru. But fince he hath. Serv'd well for Rome Cor. What do you prate of fervice? Cor. You?————— Men. Is this the promise that you made your ther?.. Com. Know, I pray you. your Mo Cor. I'll know no farther. Sic. For that he has, ! As much as in him lyes, from time to time 6 That do diftribute it; in the name o' th' People, In peril of precipitation From off the Rock Tarpeian, never more To enter our Rome's Gates. I' th' People's Name, I fay, it fhall be fo. All. It fhall be fo, it fhall be fo; let him away. He's banish'd, and it fhall be fo. |