BRUTUS. Sure CASSIUS little knows the force of Friendships Writing fo freely, fhew'd my Truft and Kindness. He that defires a Favour from a Friend, Does him the greatest in defiring it. CASSIUS. Come, I must tell you, over-great Applause BRUTUS. From a Superiour? you little know me: CASSIUS. Then think not, Sir, of being above me. BRUTUS. I wish I were not, by these weak Sufpicions. CASSIUS. Pity? I fcorn it. BRUTUS. Scorn your Rage that moves it. My My Pity is not, ought not, to be flighted : My Thanks for what? for domineering o'er me? BRUTUS. Yet Reafon has fome right to govern Passion. CASSIUS. BRUTUS, you have an over-ruling way, BRUTUS. See? your Passion blinds you: CASSIUS. You have no Paffion, yet provoke another's. BRUTUS. Is it provoking to inform a Brother Of Faults no other dares prefume to tell him; most neceffary he should know? And yet Your Troops have done most dismal Outrages; Forc'd harmless Wretches from their native Homes, Slighted the Widows and the Orphans Tears, Gather'd their last Remains with greedy Gripe; Is in one Moment plunder'd by your Soldiers. CASSIUS. Am I to answer for it? BRUTUS. With your Fame ; That stands expos'd to every juft Man's Cenfure. CASSIUS. Go on no more, I will no longer bear it. BRUTUS. By Heav'n you fhall hear all; then do your worst. Dare I not say whatever you dare act? Am I not equally concern'd with you In this great War for Freedom of our Country? CAS CASSIUS. Tempt me no farther, Sir, you may repent BRUTUS. it. Tempt not you me with all your furious Looks: CASSIUS. Were it not for the Cause we have in hand, BRUTUS. I injure? where is that unlucky Man And can you think that I could injure CASSIUS, CASSIUS, If hearing Lyes With greedy Ears, and foon believing them ; And reprefenting things in fouleft Colours, Can be call'd wronging, who was e'er fo wrong'd? BRUTUS. If I have faid one Word that founds unkindly, What fays my BRUTUS? fpeak that Word again, BRUTUS. It was my Frailty to prefume fo much. CASSIUS. And mine to be fufpicious of my BRUTUS. All shall be mended. BRUTUS. But can you forgive Too fharp Expreffions, tho' with kind intent? CASSIUS. So kind intent, I own the Obligation. No Man but BRUTUS durft have spoke so boldly; No Man but BRUTUS would have spoke so kindly. BRUTUS. Oh CASSIUS, nothing but the tend'reft Friendship, And when I thought it for the Publick Good, Could have embolden'd me to cenfure you. CAS |