Will or exceed the common or be caught 32
With cautelous baits and practice.
Vol. My first son,
Whither wilt thou go? Take good Cominius
With thee awhile: determine on some course,
More than a wild exposture to each chance 36
That starts i' the way before thee.
Cor. O the gods!
Com. I'll follow thee a month, devise with thee
Where thou shalt rest, that thou mayst hear of us,
And we of thee: so, if the time thrust forth 40
A cause for thy repeal, we shall not send
O'er the vast world to seek a single man,
And lose advantage, which doth ever cool
I' the absence of the needer.
Cor. Fare ye well: 44
Thou hast years upon thee; and thou art too full
Of the wars' surfeits, to go rove with one
That's yet unbruis'd: bring me but out at gate.
Come, my sweet wife, my dearest mother, and 48
My friends of noble touch, when I am forth,
Bid me farewell, and smile. I pray you, come.
While I remain above the ground you shall
Hear from me still; and never of me aught 52
But what is like me formerly.
Men. That's worthily
As any ear can hear. Come, let's not weep.
If I could shake off but one seven years
32 or . . . common: either do some deed of fame
33 With . . . practice: by the snares and treachery of wily adversaries
first: first and only, eminent
36 exposture: exposure
41 repeal: recall
43 advantage: opportunity to profit by circumstances
44 needer: him who should utilize the advantage
46 wars' surfeits: strains from military service
49 noble touch: proved nobility
53 me formerly: my former self
worthily: as worthily spoken
