Ambition should be made of sterner stuff :
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;
And Brutus is an honourable man.
You all did see that on the Lupercal
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;
And, sure, he is an honourable man.
I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,
But here I am, to speak what I do know.
You all did love him once, not without cause:
What cause withholds you, then, to mourn for him?
O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason!
My heart is in the coffin there with Cæsar,
And I must pause till it come back to me.
1 Cit. Methinks there is much reason in his sayings. 2 Cit. If thou consider rightly of the matter,
Cæsar has had great wrong.
I fear there will a worse come in his place.
4 Cit. Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown; Therefore 'tis certain he was not ambitious.
I Cit. If it be found so, some will dear abide it.
2 Cit. Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping.
3 Cit. There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony.
4 Cit. Now mark him; he begins again to speak.
Ant. But yesterday the word of Cæsar might
Have stood against the world: now lies he there,
And none so poor to do him reverence.
O masters, if I were dispos'd to stir
Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage,
I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong,
Who, you all know, are honourable men.
I will not do them wrong: I rather choose
To wrong the dead, to wrong myself, and you,
Than I will wrong such honourable men.
But here's a parchment with the seal of Cæsar,I found it in his closet, — 'tis his will:
Let but the commons hear this testament,
(Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read,)
And they would go and kiss dead Cæsar's wounds,
And dip their napkins in his sacred blood;
Yea, beg a hair of him for memory,
And, dying, mention it within their wills,
Bequeathing it as a rich legacy
4 Cit. We'll hear the will: read it, Mark Antony. Citizens. The will, the will! we will hear Cæsar's will. Ant. Have patience, gentle friends; I must not read it:
It is not meet you know how Cæsar lov'd you.
You are not wood, you are not stones, but men ;
And, being men, hearing the will of Cæsar,
It will inflame you, it will make you mad.
'Tis good you know not that you are his heirs ;
For, if you should, O, what would come of it!
4 Cit. Read the will! we'll hear it, Antony; You shall read us the will, — Cæsar's will!
Ant. Will you be patient? will you stay awhile? I have o'ershot myself, to tell you of it.
I fear I wrong the honourable men
Whose daggers have stabb'd Cæsar; I do fear it.
4 Cit. They were traitors: honourable men! Citizens. The will! the testament!
2 Cit. They were villains, murderers. The will! read the will!
Ant. You will compel me, then, to read the will?
Then make a ring about the corpse of Cæsar,
And let me show you him that made the will.
Shall I descend? and will you give me leave?
Citizens. Come down.
2 Cit. Descend.
3 Cit. You shall have leave. 4 Cit. A ring! stand round.
1 Cit. Stand from the hearse; stand from the body. 2 Cit. Room for Antony !—most noble Antony ! Ant. Nay, press not so upon me; stand far off. Citizens. Stand back; room! bear back.
Ant. If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle: I remember
The first time ever Cæsar put it on ;
'Twas on a Summer's evening, in his tent,
That day he overcame the Nervii.
Look, in this place ran Cassius' dagger through :
See what a rent the envious Casca made:
Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd;
And, as he pluck'd his cursed steel away,
Mark how the blood of Cæsar follow'd it, —
As rushing out of doors, to be resolv'd
If Brutus so unkindly knock'd, or no ;
For Brutus, as you know, was Cæsar's angel :
Judge, O you gods, how dearly Cæsar lov'd him!
This was the most unkindest cut of all;
For, when the noble Cæsar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,
Quite vanquish'd him: then burst his mighty heart;
And, in his mantle muffling up his face,
Even at the base of Pompey's statua,
Which all the while ran blood, great Cæsar fell.
O, what a fall was there, my countrymen!
Then I, and you, and all of us fell down,
Whilst bloody treason flourish'd over us.
O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel
The dint of pity: these are gracious drops.
Kind souls, what, weep you, when you but behold
Our Cæsar's vesture wounded? Look you here,
Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
1 Cit. O piteous spectacle!
2 Cit. O noble Cæsar!
3 Cit. O woeful day!
4 Cit. O traitors, villains!
1 Cit. O most bloody sight!
2 Cit. We will be reveng'd.
Citizens. Revenge, - about, seek, - burn, fire, — kill, slay, — let not a traitor live!
Ant. Stay, countrymen.
I Cit. Peace there! hear the noble Antony.
2 Cit. We'll hear him, we'll follow him, we'll die with him. Ant. 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 :
What private griefs they have, alas, I know not,
That made them do't; they're 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;
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,
To stir men's blood: I only speak right on;
I tell you that which you yourselves do know;
Show you sweet Cæsar's wounds, poor, poor dumb mouths,
And bid them speak for me: but were I Brutus,
And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony
Would ruffle up your spirits, and put a tongue
In every wound of Cæsar, that should move
The stones of Rome to rise in mutiny.
A or AN (indefinite article), 18.
Ablative as Object, 21; of Separa-
tion, 32; with Comparatives, 32;
of Time, 39; Ablative Absolute,
use of, 58.
Abstract term, expressed by sub-
stantive clause, 75; use of,
avoided in Latin, 121, 122.
Accusative as Object, 21.
Adjective, position of, 2; agree-
ment, 6; special uses, 8; used
as noun, 8; as abstract, 9; for
the possessive, 9; with Cases, |
23; for genitive, 35.
A FEW, or SEVERAL, 18.
Allusive expressions (in English),
often omitted in Latin, 125.
Antecedent noun in relative clause,
preceding the demonstrative, 15.
ANY ("any one who "), 18.
Apposition, examples of its use, 3.
As (correlative), 16.
Cum or dum, clause with, used in-
stead of participle, 57, 58.
Dates, how expressed, 40.
Dative of indirect object, 21; vari-
ous uses of, 25-27.
Depriving, expressions of, 32.
Dum, clause with, used instead of
participle, 57, 58.
EACH, 19; EITHER, 18; EVERY, 19.
Exclamation, forms of, 86.
"Far from " (with participial noun),
how to be expressed, 83.
“From" (with participial noun), ex-
pressed by quominus or quin, 84.
General Precepts, how expressed
in Latin, 64.
Genitive, its position, 2; as object,
21; of value, 30; special uses of,
34; partitive uses, 35.
Gerundive constructions (English
participial noun), 60.
HAVE, its uses as auxiliary, 84.
Hendiadys, in Latin use, 5, 123.
CASES, Constructions of, 20-44; as
objects of Verbs, 20; as modify- | Historical Infinitive, 46.
ing Adjectives, 23; indirect re-
lations, 25; expressing Cause,
Means, and Quality, 28; Separa-
tion and Comparison; 32; the
Genitive, 34; use of Two Cases,
37; of Time and Place, 39; with
Prepositions, 43.
Cause and Occasion, 29; clauses
of, 69.
Characteristic, clauses of, 70.
Historical Present, 45.
Hour of the day, 40.
Imperative forms of expression, 63.
Indirect Discourse, 80.
Indirect Questions, 81.
Infinitive, its uses, 53-56; historical,
46; as abstract noun, 53; forms
in Indirect Discourse, 54.
"In respect to" (specification), 24.
Intermediate Clauses, 77, 78.
Compound Verbs, regimen of, 43, 44. Jam, to express beginning of an
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