loving: Say I love Brutus, and I honour him; Say I fear'd Caesar, honour'd him and loved him. If Brutus
will vouchsafe that Antony May safely come to him, and be resolved How Caesar hath deserved to lie in
death, Mark Antony shall not love Caesar dead So well as Brutus living; but will follow The fortunes and
affairs of noble Brutus Thorough the hazards of this untrod state With all true faith. So says my master
Antony. BRUTUS
Thy master is a wise and valiant Roman; I never thought him worse. Tell him, so please him come unto
this place, He shall be satisfied; and, by my honour, Depart untouch'd. Servant
I'll fetch him presently.
Exit BRUTUS
I know that we shall have him well to friend. CASSIUS
I wish we may: but yet have I a mind That fears him much; and my misgiving still Falls shrewdly to the
purpose. BRUTUS
But here comes Antony.
Re-enter ANTONY
Welcome, Mark Antony. ANTONY
O mighty Caesar! dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little
measure? Fare thee well. I know not, gentlemen, what you intend, Who else must be let blood, who else
is rank: If I myself, there is no hour so fit As Caesar's death hour, nor no instrument Of half that worth as
those your swords, made rich With the most noble blood of all this world. I do beseech ye, if you bear me
hard, Now, whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke, Fulfil your pleasure. Live a thousand years, I
shall not find myself so apt to die: No place will please me so, no mean of death, As here by Caesar, and
by you cut off, The choice and master spirits of this age. BRUTUS
O Antony, beg not your death of us. Though now we must appear bloody and cruel, As, by our hands and
this our present act, You see we do, yet see you but our hands And this the bleeding business they have
done: Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; And pity to the general wrong of Rome As fire drives out fire,
so pity pity Hath done this deed on Caesar. For your part, To you our swords have leaden points, Mark
Antony: Our arms, in strength of malice, and our hearts Of brothers' temper, do receive you in With all kind
love, good thoughts, and reverence. CASSIUS
Your voice shall be as strong as any man's In the disposing of new dignities.
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