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Second Messenger. You are sent for to the senate:4.6.96
        A fearful army, led by Caius Marcius4.6.97
        Associated with Aufidius, rages4.6.98
        Upon our territories; and have already4.6.99
        O'erborne their way, consumed with fire, and took4.6.100
        What lay before them.4.6.101

Enter COMINIUS

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Second Messenger. Good news, good news; the ladies have prevail'd,5.4.42
        The Volscians are dislodged, and Marcius gone:5.4.43
        A merrier day did never yet greet Rome,5.4.44
        No, not the expulsion of the Tarquins. 5.4.45
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Second Messenger. As certain as I know the sun is fire:5.4.48
        Where have you lurk'd, that you make doubt of it?5.4.49
        Ne'er through an arch so hurried the blown tide,5.4.50
        As the recomforted through the gates. Why, hark you!5.4.51

Trumpets; hautboys; drums beat; all together

        The trumpets, sackbuts, psalteries and fifes,5.4.52
        Tabours and cymbals and the shouting Romans,5.4.53
        Make the sun dance. Hark you!5.4.54

A shout within

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Second Messenger. Sir, we have all5.4.64
        Great cause to give great thanks. 5.4.65
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Second Messenger. Almost at point to enter. 5.4.67
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