Timon. Coriolanus. Jul. CaesarEstes and Lauriat, 1887 |
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Common terms and phrases
Alcib Alcibiades Antium Apem Apemantus Athens Aufidius bear blood Brutus Caius Marcius Capitol Casca Cassius Cinna Citizens Collier's second folio Cominius common consul Coriolanus death dost doth ears enemies Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fear flatterers Flav follow fool fortune friends give gods gold hand hate hath hear heart honour i'the Julius Cæsar ladies Lart live look lord Timon Lucilius Lucius Lucullus Marcius Mark Antony matter means Menenius Messala mind mother ne'er never noble o'the Octavius passage peace play Pleb Plutarch Plutus Poet Poet's pr'ythee pray Romans Rome SCENE Senate Serv Servant Shakespeare soldiers speak speech spirit stand sword tell thee there's thine thing thou art thou hast thought thyself Timon of Athens Titinius Tribunes Tullus unto voices Volsces Volscian VOLUMNIA word worthy
Popular passages
Page 390 - I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend ; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him : For I have neither wit...
Page 409 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Page 400 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touch'd his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large...
Page 327 - Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in, And bade him follow : so, indeed, he did. The torrent roar'd ; and we did buffet it With lusty sinews ; throwing it aside, And stemming it with hearts of controversy. But ere we could arrive the point propos'd, Caesar cried,
Page 427 - This was the noblest Roman of them all; All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He only, in a general honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 387 - But yesterday, the word of Caesar might Have stood against the world : now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence.
Page 326 - Well, honour is the subject of my story.— I cannot tell, what you and other men Think of this life; but, for my single self, I had as lief not be, as live to be In awe of such a thing as I m,yself.
Page 387 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Page 402 - 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 : I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you denied me : was that done like Cassius...
Page 383 - Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any, speak; for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.