Cafea. He doth: for he did bid Antonius Send word to you, he would be there to-morrow. Caf. Cafca, by your voice. [Exit Cicero Cafea. Your ear is good. Caffius, what night is this Caf. A very pleafing night to honeft men. Cafca. Who ever knew the heavens menace fo? Caf. Thofe, that have known the earth fo full of faults. For my part, I have walk'd about the streets, Submitting me unto the perillous night; And thus unbraced, Cafea, as you see, Have bar'd my bofom to the thunder stone: And when the crofs blue lightning feem'd to open The breaft of heaven, I did prefent myself Ev'n in the aim and very flash of it. Cafca. But wherefore did you fo much tempt th☛ heav'ns ? It is the part of men to fear and tremble, When the most mighty Gods, by tokens, fend Such dreadful heralds to aftonish us. Caf. You are dull, Cafca; and those sparks of life Unte Unto fome monstrous ftate. Now could I, Casca, name to thee a man That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars A man no mightier than thy felf or me, Cafca. 'Tis Cæfar that you mean; is it not, Caffius ? Have thewes and limbs like to their ancestors; (6) Cafea. Indeed, they fay, the Senators to-morrow And he shall wear his crown by fea and land, 1 Caf. I know, where I will wear this dagger then. Therein, ye Gods, you make the weak most frong: If I know this; know all the world befides, (6) Have thews and limbs.] Mr. Pope has fubjoin'd, to both his editions, an explanation of Thews, as if it fignified, manners or capacities. 'Tis certain, it fometimes has thefe fignifications; but he's mistaken ftrangely to imagine it has any fuch fenfe here: Nor, indeed, do I ever remember its being used by our author in those acceptations. With him, I think, it always fignifies, Muscles, Sinews, bodily Strength. So, in the 2d Part of Henry IV. Care I for the Limb, the Thews, the Stature, Bulk, and big femblanceof a Man? And in Hamlet; For Nature crefcent does not grow alone That That part of tyranny, that I do bear, So Cafca. So can I: every bondman in his own hand bears Caf. And why fhould Cafar be a tyrant then? So vile a thing as Cafar? But. oh grief! Cafea. You fpeak to Cafea, and to fuch a man, And I will fet this foot of mine as far, Caf. There's a bargain made. Now know you, Cafea, I have mov'd already Is fev'rous, like the work we have in hand; Enter Cinna. Cafca. Stand close a while, for here comes one in hafte. (7) Hold, my band.] This comma muft certainly be removed. Cafca bids Caffius take his hand, as it were to bind their league and amity. So afterwards, in this play; Give me thy hand, Mejala. Caf. Caf. 'Tis Cinna, I do know him by his gait ; He is a friend. Cinna, where hafte you fo? Cin. To find out you: who's that, Metellus Cimber? Caf No, it is Cafea, one incorporate To our attempts. Am I not staid for, Cinna? Cin. I am glad on't. What a fearful night is this There's two or three of us have seen strange fights. Caf. Am I not ftaid for? tell me. Cin. Yes, you are. O Caffius! could you win the noble Brutus Caf Be you content. Good Cinna, take this paper; And look you lay it in the Prætor's chair, Cin. All, but Metellus Cimber, and he's gone [Exit Cinna. Come, Cafea, you and I will, yet, ere day, Will change to virtue, and to worthiness. Caf. Him, and his worth, and our great need of him, You have right well conceited; let us go, [Exeunt. ACT W A CT II. SCENE, BRUTUS's Garden. Enter BRUTUS. BRUTUS. HAT, Lucius? ho! I cannot by the progrefs of the stars Give guess how near to day -Lucius, I fay! Luc. Call'd you, my Lord? Bru. Get me a taper in my study, Lucius: When it is lighted, come and call me here. Luc. I will, my Lord. Bru. It must be by his death: and, for my part, I know no perfonal cause to spurn at him ; But for the general. He would be crown'd [Exit. How that might change his nature, there's the queftion. Then, left he may, prevent. And fince the quarrel Fashion |