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Corioli. The Senate-house.
[Enter TULLUS AUFIDIUS and certain Senators]
FIRST SENATOR
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So, your | opin|ion is | Aufid|ius,
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That they | of Rome | are ent|ered in our
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And know | how we | proceed.
AUFIDIUS
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Is it / not yours?
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What ev|er have | been thought | on^in |
this^state
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That could | be brought | to bod|ily act,|
ere^Rome
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Had cir|cumvent|ion: 'Tis not // four days gone
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Since^I | heard^thence,| these are | the words,|
I think
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I have | the let|ter here:| yes, here it is;
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They have pressed | a power,| but it | is not
known
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Whether | for east | or west:| the dearth | is
great,
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The peo|ple mut|inous: and | it is | rumored,
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Comin|ius, Mar|tius your / old en|emy
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(Who is | of Rome | worse hat/ed than | of you)
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And Tit|us Lar|tius, a / most val|iant Rom||an,
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These | three lead / on this | prepa|ration
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Whither |'tis bent:| most like|ly, 'tis | for
you:
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consid|er of it.
FIRST SENATOR
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Our ar|my's in | the field:
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We nev|er yet | made^doubt | but Rome | was
rea||dy
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To ans|wer us.
AUFIDIUS
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Nor did | you think it | folly,
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To keep | your great | pretens|es veiled,| till
when
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They needs | must show | themselves,| which in
the | hatching
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It seemed | appeared | to Rome.| By the
di|scovery,
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We shall | be short|ened in | our aim,| which was
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To take | in ma|ny towns,| ere (al|most) Rome
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Should know | we were | afoot.
SECOND SENATOR
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Noble Au|fidius,
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Take your | commis|sion, hie | you to | your
bands,
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Let us | alone | to guard | Cori|oli:
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If they | set down | before us:| for the | remove
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Bring^up | your ar|my: but | (I think)| you'll
find
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They've^not | prepared | for us.
AUFIDIUS
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O* doubt | not that,
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I speak | from cert|ainties.| Nay | more,
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Some^par|cels of | their power | are forth |
already,
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And on|ly hith|erward. I | leave your | honors.
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If we | and Ca|ius Mar|tius chance | to meet,
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'Tis sworn | between | us, we | shall ev|er
strike
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Till one | can do | no more.
ALL
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The gods | assist || you.
AUFIDIUS
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And keep | your hon|ors safe.
FIRST SENATOR
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Farewell.
SECOND SENATOR
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Farewell.
ALL
Farewell.
[Exeunt]