The Tragedy of Coriolanus (role extract)

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

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Valeria. My ladies both, good day to you.	1.3.48
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Valeria. How do you both? you are manifest house-keepers.	1.3.51
What are you sewing here? A fine spot, in good	1.3.52
faith. How does your little son?	1.3.53
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Valeria. O' my word, the father's son: I'll swear,'tis a	1.3.57
very pretty boy. O' my troth, I looked upon him o'	1.3.58
Wednesday half an hour together: has such a	1.3.59
confirmed countenance. I saw him run after a gilded	1.3.60
butterfly: and when he caught it, he let it go	1.3.61
again; and after it again; and over and over he	1.3.62
comes, and again; catched it again; or whether his	1.3.63
fall enraged him, or how 'twas, he did so set his	1.3.64
teeth and tear it; O, I warrant it, how he mammocked	1.3.65
it!	1.3.66
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Valeria. Indeed, la, 'tis a noble child.	1.3.68
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Valeria. Come, lay aside your stitchery; I must have you play	1.3.70
the idle husewife with me this afternoon.	1.3.71
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Valeria. Not out of doors!	1.3.73
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Valeria. Fie, you confine yourself most unreasonably: come,	1.3.77
you must go visit the good lady that lies in.	1.3.78
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Valeria. You would be another Penelope: yet, they say, all	1.3.83
the yarn she spun in Ulysses' absence did but fill	1.3.84
Ithaca full of moths. Come; I would your cambric	1.3.85
were sensible as your finger, that you might leave	1.3.86
pricking it for pity. Come, you shall go with us.	1.3.87
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Valeria. In truth, la, go with me; and I'll tell you	1.3.89
excellent news of your husband.	1.3.90
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Valeria. Verily, I do not jest with you; there came news from	1.3.92
him last night.	1.3.93
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Valeria. In earnest, it's true; I heard a senator speak it.	1.3.95
Thus it is: the Volsces have an army forth; against	1.3.96
whom Cominius the general is gone, with one part of	1.3.97
our Roman power: your lord and Titus Lartius are set	1.3.98
down before their city Corioli; they nothing doubt	1.3.99
prevailing and to make it brief wars. This is true,	1.3.100
on mine honour; and so, I pray, go with us.	1.3.101
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Valeria. In troth, I think she would. Fare you well, then.	1.3.106
Come, good sweet lady. Prithee, Virgilia, turn thy	1.3.107
solemness out o' door. and go along with us.	1.3.108
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Valeria. Well, then, farewell.	1.3.111
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Valeria. In troth, there's wondrous things spoke of him.	2.1.135
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