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Lartius. My horse to yours, no. 1.4.2
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Lartius. Agreed. 1.4.4
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Lartius. So, the good horse is mine. 1.4.7
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Lartius. No, I'll nor sell nor give him: lend you him I will1.4.9
        For half a hundred years. Summon the town. 1.4.10
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Lartius. Their noise be our instruction. Ladders, ho!1.4.29

Enter the army of the Volsces

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Lartius. What is become of Marcius? 1.4.58
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Lartius. O noble fellow!1.4.64
        Who sensibly outdares his senseless sword,1.4.65
        And, when it bows, stands up. Thou art left, Marcius:1.4.66
        A carbuncle entire, as big as thou art,1.4.67
        Were not so rich a jewel. Thou wast a soldier1.4.68
        Even to Cato's wish, not fierce and terrible1.4.69
        Only in strokes; but, with thy grim looks and1.4.70
        The thunder-like percussion of thy sounds,1.4.71
        Thou madst thine enemies shake, as if the world1.4.72
        Were feverous and did tremble.1.4.73

Re-enter MARCIUS, bleeding, assaulted by the enemy

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Lartius. O,'tis Marcius!1.4.75
        Let's fetch him off, or make remain alike.1.4.76

They fight, and all enter the city

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Lartius. Worthy sir, thou bleed'st;1.5.15
        Thy exercise hath been too violent for1.5.16
        A second course of fight. 1.5.17
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Lartius. Now the fair goddess, Fortune,1.5.23
        Fall deep in love with thee; and her great charms1.5.24
        Misguide thy opposers' swords! Bold gentleman,1.5.25
        Prosperity be thy page! 1.5.26
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Lartius. Thou worthiest Marcius!1.5.29

Exit MARCIUS

        Go, sound thy trumpet in the market-place;1.5.30
        Call thither all the officers o' the town,1.5.31
        Where they shall know our mind: away!1.5.32

Exeunt

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Lartius. So, let the ports be guarded: keep your duties,1.7.1
        As I have set them down. If I do send, dispatch1.7.2
        Those centuries to our aid: the rest will serve1.7.3
        For a short holding: if we lose the field,1.7.4
        We cannot keep the town. 1.7.5
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Lartius. Hence, and shut your gates upon's.1.7.7
        Our guider, come; to the Roman camp conduct us.1.7.8

Exeunt

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Lartius. O general,1.9.13
        Here is the steed, we the caparison:1.9.14
        Hadst thou beheld-- 1.9.15
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Lartius. I shall, my lord. 1.9.87
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Lartius. Marcius, his name? 1.9.101
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Lartius. He had, my lord; and that it was which caused3.1.2
        Our swifter composition. 3.1.3
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Lartius. On safe-guard he came to me; and did curse3.1.11
        Against the Volsces, for they had so vilely3.1.12
        Yielded the town: he is retired to Antium. 3.1.13
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Lartius. He did, my lord. 3.1.15
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Lartius. How often he had met you, sword to sword;3.1.17
        That of all things upon the earth he hated3.1.18
        Your person most, that he would pawn his fortunes3.1.19
        To hopeless restitution, so he might3.1.20
        Be call'd your vanquisher. 3.1.21
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Lartius. At Antium. 3.1.23
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