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The Tragedy of Coriolanus, IV. i

Will or exceed the common or be caught

With cautelous baits and practice.

Vol. My first son,

Whither wilt thou go? Take good Cominius

With thee awhile: determine on some course,

More than a wild exposture to each chance

That starts i' the way before thee.

Cor. O the gods!

Com. I'll follow thee a month, devise with thee

Where thou shalt rest, that thou mayst hear of us,

And we of thee: so, if the time thrust forth

A cause for thy repeal, we shall not send

O'er the vast world to seek a single man,

And lose advantage, which doth ever cool

I' the absence of the needer.

Cor. Fare ye well:

Thou hast years upon thee; and thou art too full

Of the wars' surfeits, to go rove with one

That's yet unbruis'd: bring me but out at gate.

Come, my sweet wife, my dearest mother, and

My friends of noble touch, when I am forth,

Bid me farewell, and smile. I pray you, come.

While I remain above the ground you shall

Hear from me still; and never of me aught

But what is like me formerly.

Men. That's worthily

As any ear can hear. Come, let's not weep.

If I could shake off but one seven years

 32 or common: either do some deed of fame

33 With practice: by the snares and treachery of wily adversaries

first: first and only, eminent

36 exposture: exposure

41 repeal: recall

43 advantage: opportunity to profit by circumstances

44 needer: him who should utilize the advantage

46 wars' surfeits: strains from military service

49 noble touch: proved nobility

53 me formerly: my former self

worthily: as worthily spoken 