Welcome, good Messala.
 Now sit we close about this taper here,
 And call in question our necessities.
Cas. Portia, art thou gone?
Bru. No more, I pray you.[3466]
 Messala, I have here received letters,[3467] 165
 That young Octavius and Mark Antony
 Come down upon us with a mighty power,
 Bending their expedition toward Philippi.[3468]
Mes. Myself have letters of the selfsame tenour.[3469]
Bru. With what addition?[3470] 170
Mes. That by proscription and bills of outlawry[3471]
 Octavius, Antony and Lepidus,
 Have put to death an hundred senators.[3472]
Bru. Therein our letters do not well agree;
 Mine speak of seventy senators that died 175
 By their proscriptions, Cicero being one.
Cas. Cicero one![3473][3474]
Mes. Cicero is dead,[3474]
 And by that order of proscription.[3475]
 Had you your letters from your wife, my lord?
Bru. No, Messala. 180
Mes. Nor nothing in your letters writ of her?
Bru. Nothing, Messala.
Mes. That, methinks, is strange.
Bru. Why ask you? hear you aught of her in yours?[3476]
Mes. No, my lord.
Bru. Now, as you are a Roman, tell me true. 185
Mes. Then like a Roman bear the truth I tell:
 For certain she is dead, and by strange manner.
Bru. Why, farewell, Portia. We must die, Messala:
 With meditating that she must die once
 I have the patience to endure it now. 190
Mes. Even so great men great losses should endure.
Cas. I have as much of this in art as you,
 But yet my nature could not bear it so.
Bru. Well, to our work alive. What do you think
 Of marching to Philippi presently?[3477] 195
Cas. I do not think it good.
Bru. Your reason?
Cas. This it is:[3478]
 'Tis better that the enemy seek us:
 So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers,
 Doing himself offence; whilst we lying still
 Are full of rest, defence and nimbleness. 200
Bru. Good reasons must of force give place to better.
 The people 'twixt Philippi and this ground
 Do stand but in a forced affection,
 For they have grudged us contribution:
 The enemy, marching along by them, 205
 By them shall make a fuller number up,
 Come on refresh'd, new-added and encouraged;[3479]
 From which advantage shall we cut him off[3480]
 If at Philippi we do face him there,[3481]
 These people at our back.
Cas. Hear me, good brother.[3482] 210
Bru. Under your pardon. You must note beside
 That we have tried the utmost of our friends,
 Our legions are brim-full, our cause is ripe:
 The enemy increaseth every day;
 We, at the height, are ready to decline. 215
 There is a tide in the affairs of men
 Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune;
 Omitted, all the voyage of their life
 Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
 On such a full sea are we now afloat, 220
 And we must take the current when it serves,
 Or lose our ventures.
Cas. Then, with your will, go on;[3483][3484]
 We'll along ourselves and meet them at Philippi.[3483][3485]
Bru. The deep of night is crept upon our talk,
 And nature must obey necessity; 225
 Which we will niggard with a little rest.
 There is no more to say?[3486]
Cas. No more. Good night:
 Early to-morrow will we rise and hence.
Bru. Lucius! [Re-enter Lucius.] My gown. [Exit Lucius.] Farewell, good Messala:[3487]
 Good night, Titinius: noble, noble Cassius, 230
 Good night, and good repose.
Cas. O my dear brother!
 This was an ill beginning of the night:
 Never come such division 'tween our souls![3488]
 Let it not, Brutus.
Bru. Every thing is well.
Cas. Good night, my lord.
Bru. Good night, good brother.[3489] 235
Tit. Mes. Good night, Lord Brutus.
Bru. Farewell, every one.

[Exeunt all but Brutus.[3490]

Re-enter Lucius, with the gown.

Give me the gown. Where is thy instrument?
Luc. Here in the tent.
Bru. What, thou speak'st drowsily?
 Poor knave, I blame thee not; thou art o'er-watch'd.[3491]
 Call Claudius and some other of my men;[3492] 240
 I'll have them sleep on cushions in my tent.
Luc. Varro and Claudius![3492][3493][3494]

Enter Varro and Claudius.

Var. Calls my lord?[3495]
Bru. I pray you, sirs, lie in my tent and sleep;
 It may be I shall raise you by and by 245
 On business to my brother Cassius.
Var. So please you, we will stand and watch your pleasure.[3496]
Bru. I will not have it so: lie down, good sirs;
 It may be I shall otherwise bethink me.
 Look, Lucius, here's the book I sought for so; 250
 I put it in the pocket of my gown. [Var. and Clau. lie down.[3497]
Luc. I was sure your lordship did not give it me.
Bru. Bear with me, good boy, I am much forgetful.
 Canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile,[3498]
 And touch thy instrument a strain or two?[3498][3499] 255
Luc. Ay, my lord, an't please you.[3500]
Bru. It does, my boy:[3501]
 I trouble thee too much, but thou art willing.[3501]
Luc. It is my duty, sir.[3501][3502]
Bru. I should not urge thy duty past thy might;
 I know young bloods look for a time of rest. 260
Luc. I have slept, my lord, already.
Bru. It was well done; and thou shalt sleep again;
 I will not hold thee long: if I do live,
 I will be good to thee. [Music, and a song.[3503]
 This is a sleepy tune. O murderous slumber,[3504] 265
 Lay'st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy,[3505]
 That plays thee music? Gentle knave, good night;
 I will not do thee so much wrong to wake thee:
 If thou dost nod, thou break'st thy instrument;
 I'll take it from thee; and, good boy, good night.[3506] 270
 Let me see, let me see; is not the leaf turn'd down[3507]
 Where I left reading? Here it is, I think. [Sits down.[3508]

Enter the Ghost of Cæsar.[3509]

How ill this taper burns! Ha! who comes here?
 I think it is the weakness of mine eyes
 That shapes this monstrous apparition. 275
 It comes upon me. Art thou any thing?
 Art thou some god, some angel, or some devil,
 That makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare?[3510]
 Speak to me what thou art.
Ghost. Thy evil spirit, Brutus.
Bru. Why comest thou?[3511] 280
Ghost. To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi.
Bru. Well; then I shall see thee again?[3512]
Ghost. Ay, at Philippi.
Bru. Why, I will see thee at Philippi then. [Exit Ghost.[3513]
 Now I have taken heart thou vanishest.[3514] 285
 Ill spirit, I would hold more talk with thee.[3514]
 Boy, Lucius! Varro! Claudius! Sirs, awake![3492][3493]
 Claudius![3492]
Luc. The strings, my lord, are false.
Bru. He thinks he still is at his instrument.[3515] 290
 Lucius, awake!
Luc. My lord?[3516]
Bru. Didst thou dream, Lucius, that thou so criedst out?[3517]
Luc. My lord. I do not know that I did cry.
Bru. Yes, that thou didst: didst thou see any thing? 295
Luc. Nothing, my lord.
Bru. Sleep again, Lucius. Sirrah Claudius![3492][3518]
[To Var.] Fellow thou, awake![3519]
Var. My lord?
Clau. My lord? 300
Bru. Why did you so cry out, sirs, in your sleep?
Var. Clau. Did we, my lord?[3520]
Bru. Ay: saw you any thing?
Var. No, my lord, I saw nothing.
Clau. Nor I, my lord.
Bru. Go and commend me to my brother Cassius;
 Bid him set on his powers betimes before, 305
 And we will follow.
Var. Clau. It shall be done, my lord.[3520] [Exeunt.

FOOTNOTES:

[3368] Act iv. Scene i.] Rowe. Actus Quartus. Ff.

A house in Rome.] See note (VI).

[3369] Antony ... table.] Malone. Enter Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus. Ff.

[3370] These many] These, marry Grey conj.

[3371] consent—] Knight. consent: Capell. consent. Ff.

[3372] Publius] Lucius Upton conj.

[3373] Who is your] You are his Upton conj.

[3374] damn] F4. dam F1 F2 F3.

[3375] shall] will Steevens (1793).

[3376] Either] Ff. Or Pope.

point] F1. print F2 F3 F4.

[3377] in commons] in common Hanmer. on commons Collier MS.

[3378] motion govern'd] Pope. motion, govern'd Ff.

[3379] barren-spirited] Hyphened by Pope.

[3380] abjects, orts] Staunton. abject orts Theobald. Objects, Arts Ff. abject arts Becket conj.

imitations,] Rowe (ed. 2). Imitations. Ff.

[3381] staled] stal'de F1 F2. stal'd F3. stall'd F4.

[3382] made, our] made secure, our best Anon. conj.

our means stretch'd] our meanes stretcht F1. and our best meanes stretcht out F2 F3 F4 (means F4). our best means stretcht Johnson. our means stretch'd to the utmost Malone. our choicest means stretch'd out Staunton conj.

[3383] bay'd] Pope. bayed Ff.

[3384] mischiefs] mischief Steevens (1778).

[3385] Scene II.] Rowe.

Camp ...] Before Brutus's Tent, in the Camp near Sardis. Rowe.

[3386] Enter Brutus, Lucilius ... Titinius ...] Enter Brutus, Lucius, and soldiers; Lucilius, Titinius ... Nicholson conj.

Lucius] Capell. om. Ff.

Soldiers] Rowe. the Army Ff.

[3387] Stand, ho!] Stand here Steevens (1793).

[3388] S. Walker would read Give ... Lucilius, as one line.

[3389] [presenting Pindarus, who gives a Letter. Capell. Jennens supposes that a speech of Pindarus is lost here.

[3390] change] charge Hanmer (Warburton).

officers] offices Johnson conj.

[3391] He ... Lucilius,] As in Ff. As two lines in Craik.

A word] Hear, a word Hanmer. A word with you Anon. conj.

[3392] A word ... Cassius.] Marked as 'Aside' by Capell.

[3393] Lucilius, ... you:] F3 F4. Lucilius ... you: F1F2. Lucilius,— ... you, Rowe.

[3394] crests] F1. crest F2 F3 F4.

[3395] sink] Shrink Craik conj.

[3396] [Low ...] Pope. After line 24 in Ff. March within. Capell.

[3397] [March. Capell.

[3398] Enter ...] Ff (after Cassius, line 30). Enter Cassius and Soldiers. Rowe. Enter Cassius, and Forces. Capell.

[3399] [to his Officers, entering. Capell.

[3400] Stand, ho!] Stand:—[to his.] Capell.

[3401] First Sol.] Edd. (Globe ed.). 1. O. Capell. om. Ff. Within. Rowe. Without. Staunton.

[3402] Sec. Sol.] Edd. (Globe ed.). 2. O. Capell. om. Ff. Within. Rowe. Without. Staunton.

[3403] Third Sol.] Edd. (Globe ed.). 3. O. Capell. om. Ff. Within. Rowe. Without. Staunton.

[One after other, and fainter Collier MS.

[3404] brother?] F3 F4. brother. F1 F2.

[3405] S. Walker would end the lines Lucilius, ... like ... we ... conference.

[3406] Lucilius] Lucius Craik. (See note VII).

you] om. Pope.

let] see you let Mitford conj., ending line 49 at Lucilius.

man] man, Lucilius, Capell, reading Do ... Lucilius as one line.

[3407] Let Lucius] Lucilius Craik. See note (VII).

our] the Rowe.

[3408] Scene III.] Pope. Rowe continues the scene.

Brutus's tent.] Hanmer. The Inside of Brutus's tent. Theobald. Within the Tent. Lucius, and Titinius at the Door. Capell.

[3409] Enter ...] Capell. Manet ... F1. Manent ... F2 F3 F4. Re-enter ... Theobald.

[3410] Wherein] Whereon Seymour conj.

[3411] letters ... man, were] Malone. letters ... man was F1. letter ... man, was F2 F3 F4.

[3412] off] of Rowe (ed. 2).

[3413] case] cause Capell conj.

[3414] his] Ff. its Pope.

[3415] Let] Yet let Pope. And let Capell.

[3416] I] Ay, Rowe.

[3417] speaks] F4. speakes F1 F2 F3. speak Pope.

[3418] doth] does Collier (ed. 1).

his] Ff. its Pope.

[3419] justice'] Capell. justice Ff.

[3420] bay] F1. baite F2. bait F3 F4.

[3421] bait] F3 F4. baite F1 F2. bay Theobald.

[3422] soldier, I] soldier, ay Steevens, 1773 (Jennens conj.).

[3423] to] too F1.

not, Cassius] Hamner. not Cassius Ff.

[3424] I say] Cassius, I say Steevens conj.

[3425] farther] Ff. further Steevens.

[3426] O ye gods] O gods Pope.

[3427] budge] F4. bouge F1. boudge F2 F3.

[3428] Though] Thought F2.

[3429] noble] abler Collier (Collier MS.). able Singer conj.

[3430] You ... Brutus] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

me every way; you] me; every way you Ritson conj.

[3431] elder] older Collier (one volume edition).

[3432] better] a better Knight (National ed.).

[3433] indirection] indirectness Pope.

[3434] thunderbolts, Dash] thunderbolts Dash Collier (one volume ed.).

[3435] That brought my] Ff. that brought My Dyce.

back] om. Steevens conj.

[3436] his] a Rowe.

[3437] not, till] not. Still Warburton.

not, till ... me.] not: will you practise that on me? Hanmer.

[3438] do] did Collier MS.

[3439] my] his Capell conj.

[3440] Plutus'] Pope. Pluto's Ff.

[3441] be'st a Roman] needst a Roman's Warburton.

[3442] humour] honour Craik conj.

[3443] lamb] man Pope. temper Anon. conj.

[3444] Who] Which Hanmer.

[3445] blood ill-temper'd] blood, ill-temper'd, Staunton.

[3446] [Embracing. Rowe.

[3447] not you] you not Pope (ed. 2).

[3448] forgetful] forgetfulls F2. forget Seymour conj.

from] om. Capell.

[3449] Poet. [Within]. A noise within. Poet within. Theobald. Enter a Poet. Poet. Ff. Enter Lucilius and Titinius, and a Poet. Poet. Rowe. (Lucius, Rowe, ed. 2).

[3450] Poet ... gone!] Put in the margin by Pope.

[3451] 'em] them Capell.

[3452] Lucil. [Within]. Dyce. Lucil. F1. Luci. F2 F3 F4. Luc. Rowe. Luc. within. Theobald.

[3453] Poet. [Within]. Theobald. Poet. Ff.

[3454] Enter ... Lucius.] Edd. (Globe ed.). Enter Poet, followed by Lucilius and Titinius. Dyce. Enter Poet. Theobald. om. Ff.

[3455] vilely] F4. vildely F1 F2. vildly F3.

doth] does Capell.

[3456] jigging] jingling Pope.

[3457] Scene IV. Pope.

[3458] [Exeunt ...] Rowe. om. Ff.

[Exit Lucius.] Capell.

[3459] Portia is] Portia's Pope.

[3460] Portia!] Portia? brother, said you? Seymour conj.

[3461] Impatient] Impatience Capell conj.

[3462] O ye] om. Steevens conj.

[3463] Re-enter Lucius ... taper.] Edd. (Globe ed.). Enter Boy ... Tapers. Ff. Re-enter Lucius ... Tapers. Capell.

[3464] Brutus'] Pope. Brutus F1 F2 F3. Brutus's F4.

[Drinks.] Capell. om. Ff.

[3465] Scene V. Pope.

Come in ... Messala] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

[Exit Lucius.] Edd. (Globe ed.). om. Ff.

Re-enter ...] Dyce. Enter Titinius and ... Ff (after line 165). Enter ... Theobald (after line 166). Re-enter ... Capell (after line 165).

[3466] Portia] Oh Portia Pope. Ah! Portia Seymour conj.

[3467] here] om. Pope (ed. 2).

[3468] toward] towards Capell.

[3469] tenour] Theobald. tenure Ff.

[3470] addition?] Rowe. addition. Ff.

[3471] proscription] proscriptions Pope.

and ... outlawry] om. Seymour conj.

outlawry] F4. outlarie F1. outlary F2 F3.

[3472] an] a Capell.

[3473] Cicero] Cibero F2.

Cicero ... dead,] As two hemistichs, or as prose, Craik conj.

Cicero] Ay, Cicero Capell. Yes, Cicero Keightley.

[3474] Cicero ... proscription] Arranged as in Johnson. One line in Ff.

[3475] by that] that by Capell.

proscription.] F3 F4. proscription F1 F2.

[3476] Why ... yours?] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

[3477] presently?] Pope. presently. Ff.

[3478] This it is:] This: Steevens conj.

[3479] new-added] Capell. new added Ff. new aided Singer (ed. 2). new-hearted Craik (Collier MS.).

[3480] shall we] we shall Craik conj.

off] Rowe. off. Ff.

[3481] him there,] Ff. him, there Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

[3482] brother.] brother— Rowe.

[3483] Then ... Philippi] Arranged as in Capell. Two lines, the first ending along, in Ff.

[3484] will] good will Seymour conj., omitting go on.

[3485] We'll along] we will along Rowe. We'll on Capell.

We'll ... ourselves] We will along Seymour conj.

[3486] say?] Capell. say. Ff.

[3487] Lucius! [Re-enter Lucius.] My] Edd. Enter Lucius. Lucius my Ff.

[Exit Lucius.] Hanmer. om. Ff.

Farewell] now farewel Hanmer. Fare you well or Fare ye well S. Walker conj.

[3488] come] came Rowe (ed. 1).

[3489] Cas. Good ... brother] Omitted by Pope.

[3490] [Exeunt ...] Exeunt Cas. Tit. Mes. Capell. Exeunt. Ff.

Re-enter ...] Capell. Enter ... Ff (after Brutus, line 239). Re-enter Hanmer (after Brutus, line 239).

[3491] not] F1. art F2. om. F3 F4.

[3492] Claudius] Rowe. Claudio Ff.

[3493] Varro] Rowe. Varrus Ff. Varus S. Walker conj. (withdrawn).

[3494] Enter ...] Rowe. Enter Varrus and Claudio. Ff.

[3495] Scene VI. Pope.

Calls] Did you call, Seymour conj.

[3496] So ... pleasure] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

[3497] [Var. and Clau ...] Servants retire, and sleep. Capell. Serv. lie down. Malone. om. Ff.

[3498] heavy ... two] F1. instrument a straine or two. And touch thy heavy eyes a-while F2 F3 F4.

[3499] two?] Rowe. two. Ff.

[3500] Ay,] Ay, good Seymour conj.

[3501] S. Walker would arrange thus: It ... much, But ... sir.

[3502] duty, sir] duty to my still kind lord Seymour conj.

[3503] [... song.] Ff.... song: toward the End, Lucius falls asleep. Capell.

[3504] slumber] F3 F4. slumbler F1 F2.

[3505] Lay'st Rowe. Layest Ff.

[3506] [lays the Instrument by, and sits down. Capell.

[3507] Let me see, let me see] But let me see Pope.

see;] F1. see? F2 F3 F4.

[3508] [Sits down.] He sits down to read. Rowe. om. Ff.

[3509] Scene VII. Pope.

[3510] stare] start or stand Anon. conj.

[3511] Brutus.] F3 F4. Brutus? F1. Brutuss F2.

[3512] Well] As in Ff. om. Pope. Put in a separate line by Steevens (1793).

[3513] [Exit Ghost.] Rowe (after line 288). om. Ff. vanishes. Capell (after line 288).

[3514] vanishest. Ill spirit,] vanishest, Ill spirit; Rowe.

[3515] still is] is still F4.

[3516] [waking. Capell.

[3517] Didst ... out?] As in Pope. Prose in Ff.

Lucius] Lucus F1.

[3518] Sleep ... Fellow] As in Capell. One line in Ff.

[3519] [To Var.] Edd. (Globe ed.). om. Ff.

Fellow thou,] fellow! Varro! Theobald (Warburton).

[3520] Var. Clau.] Capell. Both. Ff.