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| Enter Coriolanus in meane Apparrell, Disguisd, and muffled. | Enter Coriolanus in mean apparel, disguised and muffled | mean (adj.) lowly, humble, poor | Cor IV.iv.1 | |
| | apparel (n.)clothes, clothing, dress | | |
| Corio. | CORIOLANUS | | | |
| A goodly City is this Antium. Citty, | A goodly city is this Antium. City, | | Cor IV.iv.1 | |
| 'Tis I that made thy Widdowes: Many an heyre | 'Tis I that made thy widows. Many an heir | | Cor IV.iv.2 | |
| Of these faire Edifices fore my Warres | Of these fair edifices 'fore my wars | 'fore (prep.)in the face of | Cor IV.iv.3 | |
| Haue I heard groane, and drop: Then know me not, | Have I heard groan and drop. Then know me not, | | Cor IV.iv.4 | |
| Least that thy Wiues with Spits, and Boyes with stones | Lest that thy wives with spits and boys with stones | | Cor IV.iv.5 | |
| In puny Battell slay me. | In puny battle slay me. | | Cor IV.iv.6.1 | |
| Enter a Citizen. | Enter a Citizen | | Cor IV.iv.6 | |
| Saue you sir. | Save you, sir. | | Cor IV.iv.6.2 | |
| Cit. | CITIZEN | | | |
| And you. | And you. | | Cor IV.iv.7.1 | |
| Corio. | CORIOLANUS | | | |
| Direct me, if it be your will, | Direct me, if it be your will, | | Cor IV.iv.7.2 | |
| where great Auffidius lies: Is he in Antium? | Where great Aufidius lies. Is he in Antium? | | Cor IV.iv.8 | |
| Cit. | CITIZEN | | | |
| He is, and Feasts the Nobles of the State, | He is, and feasts the nobles of the state | | Cor IV.iv.9 | |
| at his house this night. | At his house this night. | | Cor IV.iv.10.1 | |
| Corio. | CORIOLANUS | | | |
| Which is his house, beseech you? | Which is his house, beseech you? | | Cor IV.iv.10.2 | |
| Cit. | CITIZEN | | | |
| This heere before you. | This here before you. | | Cor IV.i.11.1 | |
| Corio. | CORIOLANUS | | | |
| Thanke you sir, farewell. | Thank you, sir. Farewell. | | Cor IV.iv.11.2 | |
| Exit Citizen | Exit Citizen | | Cor IV.iv.11 | |
| Oh World, thy slippery turnes! Friends now fast sworn, | O world, thy slippery turns! Friends now fast sworn, | slippery (adj.)fickle, treacherous, uncertain | Cor IV.iv.12 | |
| | turn (n.)change, inconstancy, vicissitude | | |
| Whose double bosomes seemes to weare one heart, | Whose double bosoms seem to wear one heart, | | Cor IV.iv.13 | |
| Whose Houres, whose Bed, whose Meale and Exercise | Whose hours, whose bed, whose meal and exercise | | Cor IV.iv.14 | |
| Are still together: who Twin (as 'twere) in Loue, | Are still together, who twin, as 'twere, in love | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Cor IV.iv.15 | |
| Vnseparable, shall within this houre, | Unseparable, shall within this hour, | | Cor IV.iv.16 | |
| On a dissention of a Doit, breake out | On a dissension of a doit, break out | doit (n.)[small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle | Cor IV.iv.17 | |
| | dissension (n.)dispute, squabble, quarrel [over] | | |
| To bitterest Enmity: So fellest Foes, | To bitterest enmity. So, fellest foes, | fell (adj.)mighty, terrible | Cor IV.iv.18 | |
| Whose Passions, and whose Plots haue broke their sleep | Whose passions and whose plots have broke their sleep | | Cor IV.iv.19 | |
| To take the one the other, by some chance, | To take the one the other, by some chance, | | Cor IV.iv.20 | |
| Some tricke not worth an Egge, shall grow deere friends | Some trick not worth an egg, shall grow dear friends | trick (n.)bauble, trifle, whim | Cor IV.iv.21 | |
| And inter-ioyne their yssues. So with me, | And interjoin their issues. So with me. | issue (n.)child(ren), offspring, family, descendant | Cor IV.iv.22 | |
| | interjoin (v.)unite, join with one another | | |
| My Birth-place haue I, and my loues vpon | My birthplace hate I, and my love's upon | | Cor IV.iv.23 | |
| This Enemie Towne: Ile enter, if he slay me | This enemy town. I'll enter. If he slay me, | | Cor IV.iv.24 | |
| He does faire Iustice: if he giue me way, | He does fair justice. If he give me way, | give (v.)grant, allow, bestow | Cor IV.iv.25 | |
| | way (n.)opportunity, scope | | |
| Ile do his Country Seruice. | I'll do his country service. | | Cor IV.iv.26 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | Cor IV.iv.26 | |