Cli. What, I, my lord? no, not for all the world. Cli. I'll rather kill myself. Dar. O Clitus! Cli. What ill request did Brutus make to thee? Dar. To kill him, Clitus: look, he meditates. Cli. Now is that noble veffel full of grief, That it runs over even at his eyes. Bru. Come hither, good Volumnius; lift a word. Bru. Why, this, Volumnius; The ghost of Cafar hath appear'd to me And this last night, here in Philippi' fields. Vol. Not fo, my lord. Bru. Nay, I am fure it is, Volumnius. Thou seeft the world, Volumnius, how it goes; It is more worthy to leap in ourselves, Than tarry till they push us. Good Volumnius, [alarum. Thou know'ft that we two went to school together; [alarum ftill. and you, Volumnius. Hold thou my fword's hilt, while I run on it. By By this vile conquest shall attain unto. So, fare you well at once; for Brutus' tongue Hath almost ended his life's history. Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would reft, Cli. Fly, my lord, fly. [alarum. cry within, Fly, fly, fly. Bru. Hence; I will follow thee. I pr'ythee, Strato, ftay thou by thy lord: Thy life hath had fome fmatch of honour in't: While I do run upon it. Wilt thou, Strato? Stra. Give me your hand first: fare you well, my lord! I kill'd not thee with half fo good a will. SCENE Alarum. [he runs on his fword and dies. IX. Retreat. Enter Antony, Octavius, Messala, Lucilius, and the Army. Oct. What man is that? Mef. My master's man. - Strato, where is thy mafter? The conqu❜rors can but make a fire of him: For Brutus only overcame himself, And no man else hath honour by his death. Luc. So Brutus fhould be found. — I thank thee, Brutus, That thou haft prov'd Lucilius' faying true. Oct. All that ferv'd Brutus I will entertain them.. Fellow, wilt thou bestow thy time with me? Stra. Ay, if Meffala will prefer me to you. Mef. How died my lord, Strato? Stra. I held the fword, and he did run on it. Mef. Mef. Octavius, take him then to follow thee, That did the latest service to my mafter. Ant. This was the nobleft Roman of them all: Did that they did in envy of great Cæfar; Oct. According to his virtue let us use him, [Exeunt omnes. |