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The Tragedy of Coriolanus, IV. iii 

Rom. I know you well, sir, and you know me:

your name I think is Adrian.

Vols. It is so, sir: truly, I have forgot you.

Rom. I am a Roman; and my services are, as

you are, against 'em: know you me yet?

Vols. Nicanor? No.

Rom. The same, sir.

Vols. You had more beard, when I last saw

you; but your favour is well appeared by your

tongue. What's the news in Rome? I have a

note from the Volscian state to find you out there:

you have well saved me a day's journey.

Rom. There hath been in Rome strange insur-

rections: the people against the senators, patri-

cians, and nobles.

Vols. Hath been! Is it ended then? Our state

thinks not so; they are in a most warlike prepara-

tion, and hope to come upon them in the heat of

their division.

Rom. The main blaze of it is past, but a small

thing would make it flame again. For the nobles

receive so to heart the banishment of that worthy

Coriolanus, that they are in a ripe aptness to

take all power from the people and to pluck

from them their tribunes for ever. This lies

glowing, I can tell you, and is almost mature for

the violent breaking out.

 9 favour: face

appeared: made to appear, manifested

11 note: instruction

23 ripe aptness: complete readiness

26 glowing: i.e. like a spark

