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The Tragedy of Coriolanus, IV. vi waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a

very apoplexy, lethargy; mulled, deaf, sleepy,

insensible; a getter of more bastard children than

war's a destroyer of men.

2. Serv. 'Tis so: and as war, in some sort, may

be said to be a ravisher, so it cannot be denied

but peace is a great maker of cuckolds.

1. Serv. Ay, and it makes men hate one

another.

3. Serv. Reason: because they then less need

one another. The wars for my money. I hope

to see Romans as cheap as Volscians. They are

rising, they are rising.

All. In, in, in, in!

Sic. We hear not of him, neither need we fear him;

His remedies are tame i' the present peace

And quietness o' the people, which before

Were in wild hurry. Here do we make his friends

Blush that the world goes well, who rather had,

Though they themselves did suffer by 't, behold

Dissentious numbers pestering streets, than see

Our tradesmen singing in their shops and going

About their functions friendly.

 239 audible: noisy (?), quick of hearing (?)

vent: opportunity for action

240 mulled: insipid, like warmed and sweetened wine

241 insensible: sluggish, insensitive

248 Reason: that is natural

251 rising: getting up from table  2 remedies: means of reinstatement

tame: languid, ineffectual; cf. n.

4 hurry: turbulence

7 pestering: blocking up

9 friendly: like good friends

