Shakspeare's tragedy of Julius Cæsar, with intr. remarks; copious interpretation of the text, notes, and adapted for scholastic or private study by J. Hunter. (Oxf. exam. scheme). |
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... taken away his lions from him . Cassius had provided them for his sports when he should be Edile , and they were found in the city of Megara when it was won by Calenus , and Cæsar kept them . And this was the cause ( as some do report ) ...
... taken away his lions from him . Cassius had provided them for his sports when he should be Edile , and they were found in the city of Megara when it was won by Calenus , and Cæsar kept them . And this was the cause ( as some do report ) ...
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... taken oaths together , nor taken or given any caution or assurance , nor binding themselves one to another by any religious oaths , they all kept the matter so secret to themselves , and could so cunningly handle it , that ...
... taken oaths together , nor taken or given any caution or assurance , nor binding themselves one to another by any religious oaths , they all kept the matter so secret to themselves , and could so cunningly handle it , that ...
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... taken in hand ; but , withal despatch , I rede you , for your enterprise is bewrayed . ' When he had said , he presently departed from them , and left them both afraid that their conspiracy would out . " " Now , it was reported that ...
... taken in hand ; but , withal despatch , I rede you , for your enterprise is bewrayed . ' When he had said , he presently departed from them , and left them both afraid that their conspiracy would out . " " Now , it was reported that ...
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... his affairs and what would happen , —after he had slumbered a little after supper , he spent all the rest of the night in despatching of his weightiest causes ; and after he 51 52 53 had taken order for them , if ILLUSTRATING 66 xxix 99 "
... his affairs and what would happen , —after he had slumbered a little after supper , he spent all the rest of the night in despatching of his weightiest causes ; and after he 51 52 53 had taken order for them , if ILLUSTRATING 66 xxix 99 "
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William Shakespeare John Hunter (of Uxbridge). 51 52 53 had taken order for them , if he had any leisure left him , he would read some book till the third watch of the night , at what time the captains , petty captains , and colonels ...
William Shakespeare John Hunter (of Uxbridge). 51 52 53 had taken order for them , if he had any leisure left him , he would read some book till the third watch of the night , at what time the captains , petty captains , and colonels ...
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adjective adverbial answer art thou battle bear blood Brutus and Cassius Cæs Caius called Calphurnia Capitol Casca Cato CESAR Cicero Cinna Clitus conspiracy conspirators crown danger dead death Decius Brutus doth enemies Enter Exeunt Exit Extr Extracts from Plutarch favour fear fell fire friends give gods hand hast hath hear heart honour humour ides of March Julius Cæsar kill Lepidus Ligarius live look lord Lucilius Lucius Lucius Junius Brutus Lupercalia Marcus Brutus Mark Antony matter means Messala Metellus Cimber mind night noble Brutus North's noun Octavius Philippi phrase Pindarus poet Pompey Pompey's Portia pray pronoun Publius Romans Rome SCENE senate servant Shakspeare Shakspeare's shout sick slain soldiers soothsayer speak spirit stand Strato sword tell thee things thou art thought Titinius to-day Trebonius unto verb Volumnius word wrong
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Page 106 - For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection...
Page 89 - And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause; What cause withholds you then to mourn for him ? O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason! — Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause, till it come back to me.
Page 90 - Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it; It is not meet you know how Caesar loved you. You are not wood, you are not stones, but men; And, being men, hearing the will of Caesar, It will inflame you, it will make you mad: 'Tis good you know not that you are his heirs; For, if you should, O, what would come of it!
Page 40 - And, since the quarrel Will bear no colour for the thing he is, Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented, Would run to these, and these extremities: And therefore think him as a serpent's egg, Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous; And kill him in the shell.
Page 95 - ... orchards On this side Tiber ; he hath left them you, And to your heirs for ever, — common pleasures, To walk abroad and recreate yourselves. Here was a Caesar! when comes such another? 1 Cit. Never, never.— Come away, away ! We'll burn his body in the holy place, And with the brands fire the traitors
Page 82 - To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue — A curse shall light upon the limbs of men ; Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy...
Page 85 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor him; but as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Page 93 - What private griefs they have, alas, I know not, That made them do it ; — they are wise and honourable, And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend...
Page 88 - Brutus, and the rest, (For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men;) Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man.
Page 86 - Capitol ; his glory not extenuated, wherein he was worthy, nor his offences enforced, for which he suffered death. Enter ANTONY and others, with CAESAR'S body. Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony : who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth; as which of you shall not ? With this I depart, — that, as I...