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What villain touched his body, that did stab, |
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And not for justice? What, shall one of us |
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That struck the foremost man of all this world |
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But for supporting robbers, shall we now |
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Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, |
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And sell the mighty space of our large honors |
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For so much trash as may be graspèd thus? |
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I had rather be a dog and bay the moon |
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Than such a Roman. |
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Who among us stabbed him for any cause but justice?
What—did one of us strike down the most powerful man in
the world in order to support robbers? Should we now dirty our
fingers with lowly bribes and sell the mighty offices that we hold
for whatever money we can get our hands on? I'd rather be a
dog and howl at the moon than be that kind of Roman. |
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Brutus, bait
not me. |
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I'll not endure it. You forget yourself |
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To hedge me in. I am a soldier, I, |
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Older in practice, abler than yourself |
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To make conditions. |
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Brutus, do not provoke me. I will not take it. You're
forgetting yourself when you back me into a corner. I'm a
soldier, more experienced than you, and better able to give
orders. |
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Go to. You are not, Cassius. |
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| BRUTUS |
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Get lost! You are not, Cassius. |
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I say you are not. |
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Urge me no more, I shall forget myself. |
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Have mind upon your health, tempt me no further. |
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| CASSIUS |
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Don't provoke me any further or I'll forget to
restrain myself. If you care about your health, you won't
push me any further. |
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Leave, you little man. |
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Is this possible? |
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Hear me, for I will speak. |
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Must I give way and room to your rash choler? |
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Shall I be frighted when a madman stares? |
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Listen to me, for I have something to tell you. Am I required to
indulge your rash anger? Does a madman scare me when he stares at
me? |
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O ye gods, ye gods, must I endure all this? |
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Oh gods, oh gods! Must I endure all this? |
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