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Captain

Hail, brave friend! Say to the King the knowledge of the broil

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Malcolm
Hail, brave friend!
Say to the King the knowledge of the broil
As thou didst leave it.

So from that spring whence comfort seemed to come
Discomfort swells

Captain
Doubtful it stood,
As two spent swimmers that do cling together
And choke their art.Simile
The merciless Macdonwald
Worthy to be a rebel,

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Act 1
Scene 2
Line 6

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Good morrow to thee. Welcome.

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Antony
Good morrow to thee. Welcome.
Thou look’st like him that knows a warlike charge.
To business that we love we rise betime
And go to ‘t with delight.

To business that we love we rise betime
And go to ‘t with delight.

Soldier
A thousand, sir,
Early though ‘t be,
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Act 4
Scene 4
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Come hither, captain

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Edmund
Come hither, captain. Hark.
Handing him a paper.
Take thou this note. Go follow them to prison.
One step I have advanced thee. If thou dost
As this instructs thee, thou dost make thy way
To noble fortunes. Know thou this: that men
Are as the time is; to be tender-minded
Does not become a sword.
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Act 5
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