Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . t govern us below. a Till another Caesar (that is, himself) had been slaughtered by the same traitorousswords that had slain the first. 2l6 SHAKESPEARE FOR THE YOUNG FOLK. Cassius. Then if we lose this battle,You are contented to be led in triumphThorough x the streets of Rome ? Brutus. No, Cassius, no : think not, thou noble Roman,That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome;He bears too great a mind. But this same dayMust e
Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . t govern us below. a Till another Caesar (that is, himself) had been slaughtered by the same traitorousswords that had slain the first. 2l6 SHAKESPEARE FOR THE YOUNG FOLK. Cassius. Then if we lose this battle,You are contented to be led in triumphThorough x the streets of Rome ? Brutus. No, Cassius, no : think not, thou noble Roman,That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome;He bears too great a mind. But this same dayMust end that work the ides of March began,And whether we shall meet again, I know , our everlasting farewell take: —Forever, and forever, farewell, we do meet again, why, we shall smile ;If not, why, then this parting was well made. Cassius. Forever, and forever, farewell, Brutus !If we do meet again, we 11 smile indeed ;If not, t is true this parting was well made. Brutus. Why, then lead on. — O, that a man might knowThe end of this days business ere it come !But it sufficeth that the day will end,And then the end is known. — Come., ho ! away !. The command of the right wing had been given to Brutus at his request, thoughit properly belonged to Cassius, who was the older and more experienced , in his desire to bring the battle to a speedy close, and thinking, too, thathe saw signs of weakness in Caesars camp, sent bills (or messages) by Messala tothe different commanders, ordering an attack by all at once at a given signal: — Ride, ride, Messala, ride, and give these billsUnto the lesfions on the other 1 is, those commanded by Cassius; the left wing, in fact, of the army. JULIUS C^SAR. 217 Let them [attack] at once ; for I perceiveBut cold demeanor in Octavius wing,And sudden push gives them the , ride, Messala : let them all come down. Then the battalions of Brutus fell precipitately on Caesars camp, a
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