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Coriolanus

Act I, Scene 5

Corioli. A street.
 
[Enter certain Romans, with spoils]
 
FIRST ROMAN
        ,      2     ,   2      __
      This will I | carry to | Rome.
 
SECOND ROMAN
                                      T  T   T
                                     And I this.
 
THIRD ROMAN
         ,         x         ,      ,         ,
      A mur|rain on it,| I took | this for | silver.
 
[Alarum continues still afar off. Enter MARTIUS and TITUS LARTIUS with a trumpet]
 
MARTIUS
             ,           ,        ,         ,             ,
      See* here | these mo|vers that | do prize | their hours
                ,      ,         ,         ,         ,
      At a / cracked drach|ma: Cush|ions, lea|den spoons,
        ,            ,      ,               ,   ,
      Irons of | a doit,| doublets | that hang|men would
       ,            ,            ,                    ,     ,
      Bury | with those | that wore | them. These / base slaves,
           ,          ,          ,          ,     ,      2
      Ere yet | the fight | be done,| pack^up,| down with them.
            ,           ,          ,   2     ,         ,
      And hark,| what noise | the gen|eral makes:| to him
        ,     2       ,             ,       ,       ,  2
      There is the | man of | my soul's | hate, Au|fidius,
        ,     2       ,             ,   2    ,       ,
      Piercing our | Romans:| then va|liant Ti|tus take
          ,        ,      2     ,      ,         ,
      Conven|ient num|bers to make | good the | city,
             ,          ,            ,           x            ,
      Whilst^I | with those | that have | the spirit,| will haste
           ,       ,   2
      To help | Comi|nius.
 
LARTIUS
                             ,       ,            ,
                            Wor|thy sir,| thou bleedst,
           ,     ,           ,         ,    ,        2->
      Thy ex|ercise | hath been | too vi|olent || for
         ,         ,          ,
      A se|cond course | of fight.
 
MARTIUS
                                          ,         ,
                                  Sir, praise | me not:
           ,          ,           ,           ,          ,
      My work | hath yet | not warmed | me. Fare | you well:
            ,         ,        ,       ,     ,
      The blood | I drop,| is ra|ther phy|sical
            ,      ,        ,     2   ,   2    ,
      Than dan|gerous | to me:| to Aufi|dius thus,
       3    3    ,          ,
      I will appear | and fight.
 
LARTIUS
                                     2      ,     ,         ,
                                 Now* the fair | goddess | Fortune,
        T    T   .   T           ,                ,      ,
      Fall deep in love | with thee,| and her / great charms
           ,        2   ,          ,       ,   ,
      Misguide | thy oppo|sers' swords,| bold gen/tleman:
          ,   2    ,         ,
      Prospe|rity be | thy page.
 
MARTIUS
                                       ,          ,
                                Thy friend | no less,
             ,          ,         ,        ,         ,
      Than those | she pla|ceth high|est: So | farewell.
 
LARTIUS
            ,     2    ,
      Thou wor|thiest Mar|tius,  \\
           ,           ,       ,        ,        ,
      Go sound | thy trum|pet in | the mar|ket-place,
             ,        ,         ,     ,      2      ,
      Call* thi|ther all | the of|ficers | of the town,
               ,            ,          ,      ,    oo
      Where* they | shall know | our mind.| Away.|
 
[Exeunt]

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