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Julius Cæsar, II. ii  They could not find a heart within the beast.

Cæs. The gods do this in shame of cowardice: Cæsar should be a beast without a heart If he should stay at home to-day for fear. No, Cæsar shall not; danger knows full well That Cæsar is more dangerous than he: We are two lions litter'd in one day, And I the elder and more terrible: And Cæsar shall go forth.

Cal. Alas, my lord, Your wisdom is consum'd in confidence. Do not go forth to-day: call it my fear That keeps you in the house, and not your own. We'll send Mark Antony to the senate-house, And he shall say you are not well to-day: Let me, upon my knee, prevail in this.

Cæs. Mark Antony shall say I am not well; And, for thy humour, I will stay at home.

Here's Decius Brutus, he shall tell them so.

Dec. Cæsar, all hail! Good morrow, worthy Cæsar: I come to fetch you to the senate-house.

Cæs. And you are come in very happy time To bear my greeting to the senators, And tell them that I will not come to-day: Cannot, is false, and that I dare not, falser; I will not come to-day: tell them so, Decius.

Cal. Say he is sick.

Cæs. Shall Cæsar send a lie? Have I in conquest stretch'd mine arm so far To be afeard to tell greybeards the truth? Decius, go tell them Cæsar will not come.  49 confidence: over-confidence 56 humour: whim, caprice 