Ready to break your ranks, and fling these—

Cæsar. Hear me,

But tell me true, if thou hadst such a treasure,

(And as thou art a Souldier, do not flatter me)

Such a bright gem, brought to thee, wouldst thou not

Most greedily accept?

Sce. Not as an Emperour,

A man that first should rule himself, then others;

As a poor hungry Souldier, I might bite, Sir,

Yet that's a weakness too: hear me, thou Tempter: