BRUTUS. He is not doubted. A word, Lucilius,
How he receiv'd you: let me be resolv'd.

LUCILIUS. With courtesy and with respect enough; 15
But not with such familiar instances,
Nor with such free and friendly conference,
As he hath us'd of old.

BRUTUS. Thou hast describ'd
A hot friend cooling: ever note, Lucilius,
When love begins to sicken and decay, 20
It useth an enforced ceremony.
There are no tricks in plain and simple faith:
But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,
Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;
But when they should endure the bloody spur, 25
They fall their crests, and, like deceitful jades,
Sink in the trial. Comes his army on?

LUCILIUS. They mean this night in Sardis to be quarter'd;
The greater part, the horse in general,
Are come with Cassius. [_Low march within_]

BRUTUS. Hark! he is arriv'd. 30
March gently on to meet him.

[Note 13-14: /word, Lucilius/ ... you: F3 F4 | word Lucillius
... you: F1 F2 | word, Lucilius,-- ... you, Rowe.]

[Note 30: [_Low_ ...] in Ff after l. 24.]

[Note 13-14: Mainly the Folio punctuation. A colon after
'Lucilius,' and a comma after 'you,' would give a
characteristic inversion.]

[Note 14: /How:/ as to how.--/resolv'd./ See note, p. 90, l.
132.]

[Note 16: /familiar instances:/ marks of familiarity. In
Schmidt is a list of the various senses in which Shakespeare
uses 'instances.']

[Note 23: /hot at hand:/ spirited or mettlesome when held
back.]

[Note 26: /fall:/ let fall.--/deceitful jades:/ horses that
promise well in appearance but "sink in the trial." 'Jade' is
'a worthless horse.']

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_Enter_ CASSIUS _and his Powers_

CASSIUS. Stand, ho!

BRUTUS. Stand, ho! Speak the word along.

1 SOLDIER. Stand!

2 SOLDIER. Stand! 35

3 SOLDIER. Stand!

CASSIUS. Most noble brother, you have done me wrong.

BRUTUS. Judge me, you gods! wrong I mine enemies?
And, if not so, how should I wrong a brother?

CASSIUS. Brutus, this sober form of yours hides wrongs;
And when you do them--

BRUTUS. Cassius, be content; 41
Speak your griefs softly: I do know you well.
Before the eyes of both our armies here,
Which should perceive nothing but love from u