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Modern Translation
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SERVANT:
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I do, Mark Antony.
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SERVANT:
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I do, Mark Antony.
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ANTONY:
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Caesar did write for him to come to Rome.
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ANTONY:
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Caesar wrote for him to come to Rome.
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SERVANT:
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He did receive his letters, and is coming,
And bid me say to you by word of mouth—(300)
O Caesar!
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SERVANT:
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He received his letters, and is coming;
And told me to say to you by word of mouth,—
O Caesar!—
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ANTONY:
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Thy heart is big; get thee apart and weep.
Passion, I see, is catching, for mine eyes,
Seeing those beads of sorrow stand in thine,
Began to water. Is thy master coming?(305)
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ANTONY:
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Your heart is big, go some place private and weep.
Passion, I see, is catching; for my eyes,
Seeing those beads of sorrow stand in yours,
Began to tear. Is your master coming?
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SERVANT:
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He lies tonight within seven leagues of Rome.
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SERVANT:
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He lies tonight within twenty-one miles of Rome.
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ANTONY:
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Post back with speed and tell him what hath chanced.
Here is a mourning Rome, a dangerous Rome,
No Rome of safety for Octavius yet;
Hie hence, and tell him so. Yet stay awhile,(310)
Thou shalt not back till I have borne this corse
Into the market-place. There shall I try,
In my oration, how the people take
The cruel issue of these bloody men,
According to the which thou shalt discourse(315)
To young Octavius of the state of things.
Lend me your hand.
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ANTONY:
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Get back to him quickly speed, and tell him what has happened.
Here is a mourning Rome, a dangerous Rome,
A Rome not safe for Octavius yet;
Get going, and tell him so. Stay here for a bit;
You shall not go back until I have carried this corpse
Into the market place. There I shall test,
In my speech, how the people takeThe cruel actions of these bloody men;
Once I know that, you shall tell
Young Octavius the state of things.
Lend me your hand.
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Exeunt.
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