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Upon the voice of occupation and

The breath of garlic-eaters!

Com. He'll shake

Your Rome about your ears.

Men. As Hercules

Did shake down mellow fruit. You have made fair work!

Bru. But is this true, sir?

Com. Ay; and you'll look pale

Before you find it other. All the regions

Do smilingly revolt; and who resist

Are mock'd for valiant ignorance,

And perish constant fools. Who is 't can blame him?

Your enemies, and his, find something in him.

Men. We are all undone unless

The noble man have mercy.

Com. Who shall ask it?

The tribunes cannot do 't for shame; the people

Deserve such pity of him as the wolf

Does of the shepherds: for his best friends, if they

Should say, 'Be good to Rome,' they charg'd him even

As those should do that had deserv'd his hate,

And therein show'd like enemies.

Men. 'Tis true:

If he were putting to my house the brand

That should consume it, I have not the face

To say, 'Beseech you, cease.'—You have made fair hands,

You and your crafts! you have crafted fair!

Com. You have brought

A trembling upon Rome, such as was never

 98 voice of occupation: workmen's opinion

103 other: otherwise

104 smilingly: gladly

who resist: those who resist

113 charg'd: would be urging; cf. n.

115 show'd: would appear

118 made fair hands: done fine work

119 crafted; cf. n.

fair: with beautiful results

