Art.

‘Cæsar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius; come not near Casca; have an eye to Cinna; trust not Trebonius; mark well Metellus Cimber: Decius Brutus loves thee not: thou hast ^note wronged Caius Ligarius. There is ^note but one mind in all these men, and it is bent against ^note Cæsar. If thou beest not immortal, look about you ^note: security gives way to conspiracy. The mighty gods defend thee! ^note

Thy lover, Artemidorus.’

Here will I stand till Cæsar pass along,
And as a suitor will I give him this.
My heart laments that virtue cannot live
Out of the teeth ^note of emulation.
If thou read this, O Cæsar, thou mayst ^note live;
If not, the Fates with traitors do contrive. [Exit. ^{note note}

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