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| Alarum, as in Battaile. Enter Martius and Auffidius at | Alarum, as in battle. Enter Martius and Aufidius at | | Cor I.viii.1.1 | |
| seueral doores. | several doors | several (adj.) separate, different, distinct | Cor I.viii.1.2 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Ile fight with none but thee, for I do hate thee | I'll fight with none but thee, for I do hate thee | | Cor I.viii.1 | |
| Worse then a Promise-breaker. | Worse than a promise-breaker. | | Cor I.viii.2.1 | |
| Auffid. | AUFIDIUS | | | |
| We hate alike: | We hate alike. | | Cor I.viii.2.2 | |
| Not Affricke ownes a Serpent I abhorre | Not Afric owns a serpent I abhor | Afric (n.)Africa, often thought of as a desert place | Cor I.viii.3 | |
| More then thy Fame and Enuy: Fix thy foot. | More than thy fame and envy. Fix thy foot. | envy (n.)admiration, desire [to be like], jealousy | Cor I.viii.4 | |
| | fix (v.)make firm, secure | | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Let the first Budger dye the others Slaue, | Let the first budger die the other's slave, | budger (n.)flincher, shrinker, mover away | Cor I.viii.5 | |
| And the Gods doome him after. | And the gods doom him after. | doom (v.)condemn, pronounce judgement against | Cor I.viii.6.1 | |
| Auf. | AUFIDIUS | | | |
| If I flye Martius, | If I fly, Martius, | | Cor I.viii.6.2 | |
| hollow me like a Hare. | Holloa me like a hare. | hallow, holloa, hollow (v.)follow with shouts, call after | Cor I.viii.7.1 | |
| Mar. | MARTIUS | | | |
| Within these three houres Tullus | Within these three hours, Tullus, | | Cor I.viii.7.2 | |
| Alone I fought in your Corioles walles, | Alone I fought in your Corioles walls, | | Cor I.viii.8 | |
| And made what worke I pleas'd: 'Tis not my blood, | And made what work I pleased. 'Tis not my blood | | Cor I.viii.9 | |
| Wherein thou seest me maskt, for thy Reuenge | Wherein thou seest me masked. For thy revenge | | Cor I.viii.10 | |
| Wrench vp thy power to th' highest. | Wrench up thy power to th' highest. | power (n.)force, strength, might | Cor I.viii.11.1 | |
| Auf. | AUFIDIUS | | | |
| Wer't thou the Hector, | Wert thou the Hector | | Cor I.viii.11.2 | |
| That was the whip of your bragg'd Progeny, | That was the whip of your bragged progeny, | progeny (n.)ancestry, descent, parentage | Cor I.viii.12 | |
| | bragged (adj.)bragging, boastful, vaunting | | |
| Thou should'st not scape me heere. | Thou shouldst not scape me here. | scape, 'scape (v.)escape, avoid | Cor I.viii.13 | |
| Heere they fight, and certaine Volces come in the ayde of | Here they fight, and certain Volsces come in the aid of | | Cor I.viii.14.1 | |
| Auffi. Martius fights til they be driuen in | Aufidius. Martius fights till they be driven in | | Cor I.viii.14.2 | |
| breathles. | breathless | | Cor I.viii.14.3 | |
| Officious and not valiant, you haue sham'd me | Officious and not valiant, you have shamed me | officious (adj.)meddlesome, interfering, overzealous | Cor I.viii.14 | |
| In your condemned Seconds. | In your condemned seconds. | second (n.)supporting action, act of assistance | Cor I.viii.15 | |
| | condemned (adj.)damned, confounded, blameworthy | | |
| Exeunt | | Cor I.viii.15 | |