Auf A Camp at a small diftance from Rome. Enter Aufidius, with his Lieutenant. O they still fly to th' Roman? D° Lieu. I do not know what witchcraft's in Your foldiers ufe him as the grace 'fore meat, Auf. I cannot help it now, Unless, by using means, I lame the foot Of our defign. He bears himself more proudly "Lieu. Yet I wish, Sir, I mean, for your particular, you had not Had left it folely. Auf. I understand thee well; and be thou fure, When he shall come to his account, he knows not, What I can urge against him; though it seems, And fo he thinks, and is no lefs apparent To th' vulgar eye, that he bears all things fairly, And fhews good husbandry for the Volfcian State, Fights dragon-like, and does atchieve as foon As draw his fword; yet he hath left undone That which fhall break his neck, or hazard mine, When e'er we come to our account. Lieu. Sir, I befeech you, think you, he'll carry Rome? Auf Auf. All places yield to him ere he fits down, The Senators and Patricians love him too : To expel him thence. I think, he'll be to Rome 5 As is the Ofprey to the fifh, who takes it By Sovereignty of Nature. First, he was - A noble fervant to them, but he could not Carry his Honours even; whether pride, Which out of daily fortune ever taints The happy man, whether defect of judgment, To fail in the difpofing of those chances, Whereof he was the Lord, or whether nature, Not to be other than one thing; not moving From th' cafk to th' cufhion; but commanding peace Even with the fame aufterity and garb, As he controll'd the war; but one of thefe, As he hath spices of them all, not all, For I dare fo far free him, made him fear'd, So hated, and fo banifh'd. But he has merit To choak it in the utt'rance; fo our virtues Lie in th' interpretation of the time; "And Power, unto itself moft commendable, 1 Hath not a tomb fo evident, as a chair One fire drives out one fire; one nail, one nail; [Exeunt. ACT V. SCENE I. A publick Place in Rome. Enter Menenius, Cominius, Sicinius, Brutus, with others. N MENENIU S. O, I'll not go. You hear, what he hath faid, Which was fometime his General, who lov'd him In a moft dear particular. He call'd me father; miferably ill expreffed. The fenfe is, the virtue which delights to commend itfelf, will find the fureft Tomb in that Chair wherein it holds forth its own commendations. -unto itself most commendable. i. e. which hath a very high opinion of itself. WARB. 9 Right's by right FOULER,] This has no manner of fenfe. We should read, Right's by right FOULED, Or, as it is commonly written in Euglife, foiled, from the French, fouler, to tread or trample under foot. WARBURTON. I believe rights, like ftrengths, is a plural noun. I read, Rights by rights founder, frengths by firengths do fail. That is, by the exertion of one right another right is lamed. Сст. Com. He would not feem to know me. Men. Do you hear? Com. Yet one time he did call me by my name, 'Till he had forg'd himfelf a name i' th' fire Men. Why, fo. You've made good work: To one whom they had punifh'd. Could he fay lefs? Com. I offer'd to awaken his regard Men. For one poor grain or two? I'm one of thofe, his mother, wife, his child, Sic. Nay, pray, be patient; if you refuse your aid In this fo never-needed help, yet do not Upbraid us with our diftrefs. But, fure, if you Men. No: I'll not meddle. Sic. Pray you, go to him. Men. What fhould I do? Bru. Only make trial what your love can do For Rome, tow'rds Marcius. Men. Well, and fay, that Marcius But as a difcontented friend, grief shot Must have that thanks from Rome, after the measure Men. I'll undertake it : I think, he'll hear me. Yet to bite his lip, And then I'll fet upon him. Bru. You know the very road into his kindness, And cannot lose your way. Men. Good faith, I'll prove him, 3 He was not taken well, he had not dined, &c.] This obfervation is not only from nature, and finely expreffed but admirably befits the mouth of one, who in the beginning of the play had told us, that he loved convivial doings. WARBURTON. Speed |