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Coriolanus

Act IV, Scene 4

Antium. Before Aufidius's house.
 
[Enter CORIOLANUS in mean apparel, disguised and muffled]
 
CORIOLANUS
          ,      ,   2     ,     ,  2     ,
      A good|ly ci|ty is this | Antium.| City,
           ,          ,         ,        ,   2     ,
      'Tis I | that made | thy wid|ows: ma|ny an heir
                  ,   ,   ,        ,         ,
      Of these^/fair ed|ifi|ces 'fore | my wars
                 ,     ,           ,           ,        ,
      Have I / heard groan,| and drop:| then know | me not,
        ,               ,            ,           ,            ,
      Lest that | thy wives | with spits,| and boys | with stones
          ,     ,        ,          ,         ,
      In pu|ny bat|tle slay | me. Save | you sir.
 
CITIZEN
And you.
 
CORIOLANUS
Direct me, if it be your will, where great Aufidius lies: is he in Antium?
 
CITIZEN
He is, and feasts the nobles of the state, at his house this night.
 
CORIOLANUS
Which is his house, beseech you?
 
CITIZEN
This here before you.
 
CORIOLANUS
Thank you sir, farewell.
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      Oh world, thy slippery turns: Friends now fast sworn,  ????
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      Whose doub|le bos|oms seem | to wear one heart,
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      Whose^house,| whose^bed,| whose^meal | and ex|ercise
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      Are still | togeth|er: who*/ twin (as 'twere)| in love,  ??
         ,       ,     ,         ,           ,
      Unse|para/ble, shall | within | this hour,
       ,         ,        ,       ,           ,
      On a | dissen|sion of | a doit,| break^out
          ,    2     ,    ,       ,         ,
      To bit|terest en|mity:| so fel|lest foes,
             ,          ,            ,            ,             ,
      Whose^pas|sions, and | whose plots | have broke | their sleep,
           ,         ,        ,              ,     ,
      To take | the one | the oth|er, by / some chance,
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      Some trick | not worth^an | egg, shall | grow dear friends
           ,      ,           ,        ,         ,
      And in|terjoin | there is|sues. So | with me,
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      My birth|place hate I,| and my love's | upon
            ,  2     ,          ,       ,        ,       2->
      This en|emy* town:| I'll ent|er, if | he slay || me
           ,      ,   ,                  ,        ,
      He does | fair just/ice: if | he give | me way,
            ,         ,       ,
      I'll do | his count|ry serv|ice.  \\
 
[Exit]

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