Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
Act 3 - Scene 7
Rome. A public place.
First Senator : This is the tenor of the emperor's writ:
[p]That since the common men
are now in action
[p]'Gainst the Pannonians and Dalmatians,
[p]And
that the legions now in Gallia are
[p]Full weak to undertake our wars
against
[p]The fall'n-off Britons, that we do incite
[p]The gentry to
this business. He creates
[p]Lucius preconsul: and to you the
tribunes,
[p]For this immediate levy, he commends
[p]His absolute
commission. Long live Caesar!
First Tribune : Is Lucius general of the forces?
Second Senator : Ay.
First Tribune : Remaining now in Gallia?
First Senator : With those legions
[p]Which I have spoke of, whereunto your
levy
[p]Must be supplyant: the words of your commission
[p]Will tie
you to the numbers and the time
[p]Of their dispatch.
First Tribune : We will discharge our duty.
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