“ My heart laments that virtue cannot live out of the teeth of emulation. ”
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Julius Caesar |
| Topic | virtue emulation |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written in 1599 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1120/pg1120-images.html |
Context
“look about you. Security gives way to conspiracy. The mighty gods
defend thee! Thy lover, Artemidorus."
Here will I stand till Caesar pass along, And as a suitor will I give him this. My heart laments that virtue cannot live Out of the teeth of emulation. If thou read this, O Caesar, thou mayest live; If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive. EXIT.
SCENE IV. Another part of the same street, before the house of Brutus.
Enter Portia and Lucius.” source
defend thee! Thy lover, Artemidorus."
Here will I stand till Caesar pass along, And as a suitor will I give him this. My heart laments that virtue cannot live Out of the teeth of emulation. If thou read this, O Caesar, thou mayest live; If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive. EXIT.
SCENE IV. Another part of the same street, before the house of Brutus.
Enter Portia and Lucius.” source
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