Luc. Oh young and noble Cato, art thou down? Luc. 9'I only yield, to die; There is so much, that thou wilt kill me straight; [Giving him money. Kill Brutus, and be honour'd in his death. 2 Sold. Room, ho! tell Antony, Brutus is ta'en. Ant. Where is he? Luc. Safe, Antony; Brutus is fafe enough. Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus: Ant. This is not Brutus, friend, but I affure you, And bring us word unto Octavius' tent [Exeunt. VIII. Another part of the Field. Enter Brutus, Dardanius, Clitus, Strato, and Volumnius. Bru. Ome, poor remains of friends, reft on this rock. He came not back, he is or ta'en, or flain. VOL. V. 9 Only I S Bru. Bru. Sit thee down, Clitus; flaying is the word, It is a deed in fashion. Hark thee, Clitus-[Whispering. Cli. What I, my Lord? no, not for all the world. Bru. Peace then, no words. Cli. I'll rather kill my felf. Bru. Hark thee, Dardanius! Cli. What ill request did Brutus make to thee? Bru. Come hither, good Volumnius, lift a word. Bru. Why this, Volumnius; The ghost of Cæfar hath appear'd to me I know my hour is come. Vol. Not fo, my Lord. Bru. Nay, I am fure it is, Volumnius. Thou feeft the world, Volumnius, how it goes ; It is more worthy to leap in our felves, [Alarum. Than tarry 'till they pufh us. Good Volumnius, Thou know'ft that we two went to school together; Even for that, our love of old, I pr'ythee Hold thou my fword's hilt, while I run on it. Vol. That's not an office for a friend, my Lord. Cli. Fly, fly, my Lord, there is no tarrying here. [Alarum ftill. Bru. Farewel to you, and you; and Strato, thou haft been all this while afleep; you, Volumnius. Farewel to thee too, Strato; countrymen, My heart doth joy, that yet in all my life, I found no man, but he was true to me. 1 fhall have glory by this lofing day, More More than Octavius and Mark Antony Hath almost ended his life's hiftory Night hangs upon mine eyes, my bones would reft, {Alarum. Gry within, Fly, fly, fly. Cli. Fly, my Lord, fly Bru. Hence; I will follow thee. I pr'ythee, Strato, ftay thou by thy Lord; Thy life hath had fome fmatch of honour in't. Stra. Give me your hand firft-fare you well, my Lord! [He runs on bis fword and dies. Alarum. Retreat. Enter Antony, Octavius, Meffala, Lucilius, and the Army. Oct. What man is that? Mef. My master's man. Strato, where is thy mafter? Stra. Free from the bondage you are in, Meffala; The conqu'rors can but make a fire of him: For Brutus only overcame himself, And no man else hath honour by his death. Luc. So Brutus fhould be found. I thank thee, Brutus, That thou haft prov'd Lucilius' faying true. Oa. All that ferv'd Brutus I will entertain them. Fellow, wilt thou beftow thy time with me? Oa. Do fo, good Meffala. Mef. How died my Lord, Strato? Stra. I held the fword, and he did run on it. S 2 Mef. Mef. Octavius, take him then to follow thee, That did the latest service to my master. Ant. This was the nobleft Roman of them all : Did that they did in envy of great Cæfar: O. According to his virtue let us use him, Το then take him [Exeunt omnes. |