Oa. So you thought him; And took his voice, who fhould be prickt to die Ant. Octavius, I have feen more days than you: OЯ. You may do your will; But he's a try'd and valiant foldier. Ant. So is my horfe, Octavius, and for that, He must be taught, and train'd, and bid go forth; On abject orts, and imitations,. Which, out of use, and ftal'd by other men, But as a property. And now, Odavius, Liften great things. Brutus and Caffius Are levying powers: we muft ftraight make head; Our best friends made,' and our best means stretch'd 'out ¡ And let us presently go fit in council, How covert matters may be beft difclos'd, And open perils furest answered, Oa. Let us do fo; for we are at the stake, And bay'd about with many enemies; And fome that fmile have in their hearts, I fear, Millions of mifchiefs, [Exeunt SCENE II. In the Camp near Sardis; before Brutus's Tent. • Drum. Enter Brutus and Soldiers to them Lucilius, and his Soldiers marching, Titinius and Pindarus, Bru. Stand, ho! Lucil. Give the word, ho! and ftand. Bru. What now, Lucilius is Caffius near à Lugil The firft f. J. and C. omit and & C. omits drum. The fo's direct Dram. Enter Brutus, Lucilius, and the No defcription of the scene in the Army. Titinius and Pindarus meet them, So all after (except G.), bating that they read Lucil. He is at hand, and Pindarus is come To do you falutation from his mafter ". Bru. He greets me well. Your mafter, Pindarus, In his own change, or by ill officers, x Hath given me fome worthy caufe to wish Things done, undone; but if he be at hand, read foldiers for the army, and meeting for Lucilius conveys these orders to his off meet. In C. Lucilius, Titinius and Pindarus do not enter until Brutus has faid Stand, do! and a direction is given that these words should be spoken to bis (Brutus's) officers, entering. Then Lu.ilius (entering with his foldiers, and Pindarus and Titinius) fays to his party, Give the word, bo, and ftand. By thus ordering the fcene, C. feems to understand that Brutus and Lucilius, with their feveral bodies of foldiers, being upon their march meet; and then each of them gives the word of command to ftand, or halt, to their feparate parties. Now this would have been proper enough had not Brutus erected his tent. But the fcene is before Brutus's tent, and he must have arrived, before he could have erected it. Therefore he and his foldiers have done marching, have erected the tent, and are expecting the other companies at the place appointed. Here the scene opens; Lu us, being upon the march, and having arrived where Brutus is, Brutus (as generaliffimo of the forces) bids him Band; cers, and bids them give the word of command to the foldiers. By thus un derstanding the feene, it appears confiftent with itself, the dignity of Brutus is kept up, and the fubordination, of general to generalisimo, officers to their general, and common foldiers to their officers, is painted in a very few, fimple, but expreffive words. w Here C. directs [prefenting Pindarus, zubo gives a letter. But it is very strange that Caffius fhould fend a letter when he was at band, and just at the heels af the messenger. C.'s reafon for giving this direction is, I suppose, because (Lu cilius having presented Pindarus to Bru tus, as bringing a falutation from Caffius) Pindarus makes no falutation by word of mouth to Brutus, and therefore the falutation must be contained in a letter, But I fhould rather think that Sbakefpeare wrote a hort speech for Pindarus, in this place, fuch as, Caffius fends bealth to Brutus, which is loft. ■ H. W. and C. charge for change. Pin. I do not doubt But that my noble mafter will appear Such as he is, full of regard and honour. Bru. He is not doubted. A word, Lucilius; Lucil. With courtesy, and with respect enough; Nor with fuch free and friendly conference, Bru, Thou haft defcrib'd A hot friend cooling: Ever note, Lucilius, There are no tricks in plain and fimple faith; a They fall their crefts, and like deceitful jades, Sink in the trial. Comes his army on? : Lucil. They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd; The greater part, the horfe in general, Are come with Caffius. Bru. Hark, he is arriv'd: March gently on to meet him. [March within, &c. z H. reads, Hear, a word, Lucilius→→→ All but C. direct [Low March within ; and the fo's and R. place this direc a So the xft f, and C; the reft, creft tion in Brutus's last speech after the for crefts. word mettle. Enter C Enter Caffius and Soldiers. Caf. Stand, ho! Bru. Stand, ho! Speak the word along. Within. Stand! Within. Stand! Within. Stand! Caf. Moft noble brother, you have done me wrong. Caf. Brutus, this fober form of yours hides wrongs; Bru. Caffius, be content, Speak your griefs foftly, I do know you well: Y Which should perceive nothing but love from us, Let us not wrangle: Bid them move aways!! Then in my tent, Caffius, enlarge your griefs, I. Caf. Pindarus, Bid our commanders lead their charges off A little from this ground. In all editions but C. this entrancee C. omits bo! and directs this speech is directed immediately after Lucilius's last speech. d Here C. directs [to bis officers, en tering. Which is right enough, but not very neceffary, as the reader cannot well miftake to whom the words are spoken, to be spoken to bis, that is to Brutus's foldiers; but he must be certainly wrong here; for Brutus's foldiers cannot be in this place fuppofed marching, but standing; and therefore the word of command, ftand, is to them unneceffary and abfurd. |