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205 1 CITIZEN. Peace there! Hear the noble Antony. 2 CITIZEN. We'll hear him, we'll follow him, we'll die with him. ANTONY. Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up To such a sudden flood of mutiny. They that have done this deed are honourable; 210 What private griefs they have, alas, I know not, That made them do it; they are wise and honourable, And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts: I am no orator, as Brutus is; 215 But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him: For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, 220 To stir men's blood: I only speak right on; I tell you that which you yourselves do know; Show you sweet Caesar's wounds, poor poor dumb mouths, And bid them speak for me: but were I Brutus, And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony 225 Would ruffle up your spirits, and put a tongue In every wound of Caesar, that should move The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny. [Note 203-204: ALL Globe Camb (White Delius conj.) | Ff continue to 2 Citizen and print as verse.] [Note 218: /gave/ F1 | give F2 F3 F4.] [Note 219: /wit/ F2 F3 F4 | writ F2.] [Note 207: The Folios give this speech like that in 203-204 to 'Second Citizen,' but it should surely be given to 'All.'] [Note 219: Johnson suggests that the 'writ' of the First Folio may not be a printer's slip but used in the sense of a 'penned or premeditated oration.' Malone adopted and defended the First Folio reading.] [Page 111] ALL. We'll mutiny. 1 CITIZEN. We'll burn the house of Brutus. 230 3 CITIZEN. Away, then! come, seek the conspirators. ANTONY. Yet hear me, countrymen; yet hear me speak. ALL. Peace, ho! hear Antony, most noble Antony! ANTONY. Why, friends, you go to do you know not what. Wherein hath Caesar thus deserv'd your loves? 235 Alas, you know not; I must tell you then: You have forgot the will I told you of. ALL. Most true. The will! Let's stay and hear the will. ANTONY. Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, 240 To every
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