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| Enter Martius, Titus Lartius, with Drumme and | Enter Martius, Titus Lartius, with Drum and | | Cor I.iv.1.1 | |
| Colours, with Captaines and Souldiers, as before the City | Colours, with Captains, and Soldiers, as before the city | colours (n.) colour-ensigns, standard-bearers | Cor I.iv.1.2 | |
| Corialus: to them a Messenger. | Corioles. To them a Messenger | | Cor I.iv.1.3 | |
| Martius. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Yonder comes Newes: / A Wager they haue met. | Yonder comes news. A wager they have met. | | Cor I.iv.1 | |
| Lar. | LARTIUS | | | |
| My horse to yours, no. | My horse to yours, no. | | Cor I.iv.2.1 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Tis done. | 'Tis done. | | Cor I.iv.2.2 | |
| Lart. | LARTIUS | | | |
| Agreed. | Agreed. | | Cor I.iv.2.3 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Say, ha's our Generall met the Enemy? | Say, has our general met the enemy? | meet (v.)fight with, meet in battle | Cor I.iv.3 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| They lye in view, but haue not spoke as yet. | They lie in view, but have not spoke as yet. | speak (v.)encounter, fight, exchange blows | Cor I.iv.4 | |
| Lart. | LARTIUS | | | |
| So, the good Horse is mine. | So, the good horse is mine. | | Cor I.iv.5.1 | |
| Mart. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Ile buy him of you. | I'll buy him of you. | | Cor I.iv.5.2 | |
| Lart. | LARTIUS | | | |
| No, Ile nor sel, nor giue him: Lend you him I will | No, I'll nor sell nor give him. Lend you him I will | | Cor I.iv.6 | |
| For halfe a hundred yeares: Summon the Towne. | For half a hundred years. (To the trumpeter) Summon the town. | summon (v.)call to a meeting [to discuss terms] | Cor I.iv.7 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| How farre off lie these Armies? | How far off lie these armies? | | Cor I.iv.8.1 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Within this mile and halfe. | Within this mile and half. | | Cor I.iv.8.2 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Then shall we heare their Larum, & they Ours. | Then shall we hear their 'larum, and they ours. | alarm, alarum, 'larm, 'larum (n.)call to arms, call to battle, signal to begin fighting | Cor I.iv.9 | |
| Now Mars, I prythee make vs quicke in worke, | Now Mars, I prithee, make us quick in work, | Mars (n.)Roman god of war | Cor I.iv.10 | |
| That we with smoaking swords may march from hence | That we with smoking swords may march from hence | smoking (adj.)steaming hot, sending up spray | Cor I.iv.11 | |
| To helpe our fielded Friends. Come, blow thy blast. | To help our fielded friends! Come, blow thy blast. | fielded (adj.)in the battlefield, engaged in battle | Cor I.iv.12 | |
| They Sound a Parley: | They sound a parley | parle, parley (n.)negotiation, meeting [between enemies under a truce, to discuss terms] | Cor I.iv.13.1 | |
| Enter two Senators with others on the Walles of | Enter two Senators, with others, on the walls of | | Cor I.iv.13.2 | |
| Corialus. | Corioles | | Cor I.iv.13.3 | |
| Tullus Auffidious, is he within your Walles? | Tullus Aufidius, is he within your walls? | | Cor I.iv.13 | |
| 1. Senat. | FIRST SENATOR | | | |
| No, nor a man that feares you lesse then he, | No, nor a man that fears you less than he: | | Cor I.iv.14 | |
| That's lesser then a little: Drum a farre off. Hearke, our Drummes | That's lesser than a little. (Drum afar off) Hark! our drums | | Cor I.iv.15 | |
| Are bringing forth our youth: Wee'l breake our Walles | Are bringing forth our youth. We'll break our walls | | Cor I.iv.16 | |
| Rather then they shall pound vs vp our Gates, | Rather than they shall pound us up. Our gates, | pound (v.)shut up, confine [as animals in a pound] | Cor I.iv.17 | |
| Which yet seeme shut, we haue but pin'd with Rushes, | Which yet seem shut, we have but pinned with rushes; | | Cor I.iv.18 | |
| They'le open of themselues. Alarum farre off. Harke you, farre off | They'll open of themselves. (Alarum far off) Hark you, far off! | | Cor I.iv.19 | |
| There is Auffidious. List what worke he makes | There is Aufidius. List what work he makes | list (v.)listen to, pay attention to | Cor I.iv.20 | |
| Among'st your clouen Army. | Amongst your cloven army. | cloven (adj.)broken apart, split in pieces | Cor I.iv.21.1 | |
| Mart. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Oh they are at it. | O, they are at it! | | Cor I.iv.21.2 | |
| Lart. | LARTIUS | | | |
| Their noise be our instruction. Ladders hoa. | Their noise be our instruction. Ladders, ho! | instruction (n.)lesson, education, direction | Cor I.iv.22 | |
| Enter the Army of the Volces. | Enter the army of the Volsces | | Cor I.iv.23 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| They feare vs not, but issue forth their Citie. | They fear us not, but issue forth their city. | | Cor I.iv.23 | |
| Now put your Shields before your hearts, and fight | Now put your shields before your hearts, and fight | | Cor I.iv.24 | |
| With hearts more proofe then Shields. / Aduance braue Titus, | With hearts more proof than shields. Advance, brave Titus. | proof (adj.)impenetrable, impervious, sound | Cor I.iv.25 | |
| | brave (adj.)noble, worthy, excellent | | |
| They do disdaine vs much beyond our Thoughts, | They do disdain us much beyond our thoughts, | | Cor I.iv.26 | |
| which makes me sweat with wrath. Come on my fellows | Which makes me sweat with wrath. Come on, my fellows. | | Cor I.iv.27 | |
| He that retires, Ile take him for a Volce, | He that retires, I'll take him for a Volsce, | | Cor I.iv.28 | |
| And he shall feele mine edge. | And he shall feel mine edge. | | Cor I.iv.29 | |
| Alarum, the Romans are beat back to their Trenches | Alarum. The Romans are beat back to their trenches. | | Cor I.iv.30.1 | |
| Enter Martius Cursing. | Enter Martius, cursing | | Cor I.iv.30.2 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| All the contagion of the South, light on you, | All the contagion of the south light on you, | south (n.)south wind [believed to bring storms, and plague-carrying mists] | Cor I.iv.30 | |
| | contagion (n.)contagious quality, infecting influence | | |
| You Shames of Rome: you Heard of Byles and Plagues | You shames of Rome! You herd of – Boils and plagues | | Cor I.iv.31 | |
| Plaister you o're, that you may be abhorr'd | Plaster you o'er, that you may be abhorred | abhor (v.)loathe, abominate, regard with disgust | Cor I.iv.32 | |
| Farther then seene, and one infect another | Further than seen, and one infect another | | Cor I.iv.33 | |
| Against the Winde a mile: you soules of Geese, | Against the wind a mile! You souls of geese | | Cor I.iv.34 | |
| That beare the shapes of men, how haue you run | That bear the shapes of men, how have you run | | Cor I.iv.35 | |
| From Slaues, that Apes would beate; Pluto and Hell, | From slaves that apes would beat! Pluto and hell! | Pluto (n.)one of the titles of the Greek god of the Underworld | Cor I.iv.36 | |
| All hurt behinde, backes red, and faces pale | All hurt behind! Backs red, and faces pale | | Cor I.iv.37 | |
| With flight and agued feare, mend and charge home, | With flight and agued fear! Mend and charge home, | mend (v.)do better, pull oneself together | Cor I.iv.38 | |
| | home (adv.)into the heart of the enemy, to the target | | |
| | agued (adj.)shivering, shaking [as with a fever] | | |
| Or by the fires of heauen, Ile leaue the Foe, | Or, by the fires of heaven, I'll leave the foe | | Cor I.iv.39 | |
| And make my Warres on you: Looke too't: Come on, | And make my wars on you. Look to't. Come on! | | Cor I.iv.40 | |
| If you'l stand fast, wee'l beate them to their Wiues, | If you'll stand fast, we'll beat them to their wives, | | Cor I.iv.41 | |
| As they vs to our Trenches followes. | As they us to our trenches. Follow's! | | Cor I.iv.42 | |
| Another Alarum, and Martius followes | Alarum. The Volsces fly, and Martius follows | | Cor I.iv.43.1 | |
| them to gates, and is shut in. | them to the gates, and is shut in | | Cor I.iv.43.2 | |
| So, now the gates are ope: now proue good Seconds, | So, now the gates are ope. Now prove good seconds. | ope (v.)open | Cor I.iv.43 | |
| | second (n.)supporter, helper, champion | | |
| 'Tis for the followers Fortune, widens them, | 'Tis for the followers fortune widens them, | | Cor I.iv.44 | |
| Not for the flyers: Marke me, and do the like. | Not for the fliers. Mark me, and do the like. | mark (v.)note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | Cor I.iv.45 | |
| | like, thethe same | | |
| Enter the Gati. | He enters the gates | | Cor I.iv.46 | |
| 1. Sol. | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Foole-hardinesse, not I. | Foolhardiness, not I. | | Cor I.iv.46 | |
| 2. Sol. | SECOND SOLDIER | | | |
| Nor I. | Nor I. | | Cor I.iv.47 | |
| 1. Sol. | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| See they haue shut him in. | See, they have shut him in. | | Cor I.iv.48 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| To th' pot I warrant him. | To th' pot, I warrant him. | pot (n.)stew-pot, cooking-pot | Cor I.iv.49 | |
| Alarum continues | Alarum continues | | Cor I.iv.50.1 | |
| Enter Titus Lartius | Enter Titus Lartius | | Cor I.iv.50.2 | |
| Tit. | LARTIUS | | | |
| What is become of Martius? | What is become of Martius? | | Cor I.iv.50.1 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| Slaine (Sir) doubtlesse. | Slain, sir, doubtless. | | Cor I.iv.50.2 | |
| 1. Sol. | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Following the Flyers at the very heeles, | Following the fliers at the very heels, | | Cor I.iv.51 | |
| With them he enters: who vpon the sodaine | With them he enters, who upon the sudden | sudden, of / on / upon a / thesuddenly | Cor I.iv.52 | |
| Clapt to their Gates, he is himselfe alone, | Clapped to their gates. He is himself alone, | clap to (v.)shut tight, slam shut | Cor I.iv.53 | |
| To answer all the City. | To answer all the city. | answer (v.)cope with, face, encounter | Cor I.iv.54.1 | |
| Lar. | LARTIUS | | | |
| Oh Noble Fellow! | O noble fellow! | | Cor I.iv.54.2 | |
| Who sensibly out-dares his sencelesse Sword, | Who sensibly outdares his senseless sword, | outdare (v.)exceed in daring, dare more than | Cor I.iv.55 | |
| | senseless (adj.)lacking human sensation, incapable of feeling | | |
| | sensibly (adv.)as a feeling person, with a sensitive body | | |
| And when it bowes, stand'st vp: Thou art left Martius, | And when it bows stand'st up. Thou art lost, Martius. | | Cor I.iv.56 | |
| A Carbuncle intire: as big as thou art | A carbuncle entire, as big as thou art, | carbuncle (n.)fiery red precious stone | Cor I.iv.57 | |
| Weare not so rich a Iewell. Thou was't a Souldier | Were not so rich a jewel. Thou wast a soldier | | Cor I.iv.58 | |
| Euen to Calues wish, not fierce and terrible | Even to Cato's wish, not fierce and terrible | even, e'en (adv.)quite, fully, simply | Cor I.iv.59 | |
| | Cato the Elder[pron: 'kaytoh] 2nd-c BC Roman politician | | |
| Onely in strokes, but with thy grim lookes, and | Only in strokes, but with thy grim looks and | | Cor I.iv.60 | |
| The Thunder-like percussion of thy sounds | The thunder-like percussion of thy sounds | | Cor I.iv.61 | |
| Thou mad'st thine enemies shake, as if the World | Thou mad'st thine enemies shake, as if the world | | Cor I.iv.62 | |
| Were Feauorous, and did tremble. | Were feverous and did tremble. | | Cor I.iv.63.1 | |
| Enter Martius bleeding, assaulted by the Enemy. | Enter Martius, bleeding, assaulted by the enemy | | Cor I.iv.63 | |
| 1. Sol. | FIRST SOLDIER | | | |
| Looke Sir. | Look, sir. | | Cor I.iv.63.2 | |
| Lar. | LARTIUS | | | |
| O 'tis Martius. | O,'tis Martius! | | Cor I.iv.63.3 | |
| Let's fetch him off, or make remaine alike. | Let's fetch him off, or make remain alike. | remain (n.)remainder, rest | Cor I.iv.64 | |
| | fetch off (v.)rescue, get back, retrieve | | |
| They fight, and all enter the City. | They fight, and all enter the city | | Cor I.iv.64 | |