Reading The Tragedie of Coriolanus — William Shakespeare

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Brut.

Could you not haue told him,

As you were lesson'd: When he had no Power,

But was a pettie seruant to the State,

He was your Enemie, euer spake against

Your Liberties, and the Charters that you beare

I'th'Body of the Weale: and now arriuing

A place of Potencie, and sway o'th' State,

If he should still malignantly remaine

Fast Foe toth' Plebeij, your Voyces might

Be Curses to your selues. You should haue said,

That as his worthy deeds did clayme no lesse

Then what he stood for: so his gracious nature

Would thinke vpon you, for your Voyces,

And translate his Mallice towards you, into Loue,

Standing your friendly Lord.

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