Which burst in thunder from thy lips e’en then,
Heard by the people! Caius, in my heart
They have been deeply treasured. He must die,
(Thus did’st thou speak) this tyrant! We have need
That he should perish! I have done the deed;
And call’st thou me his murderer? If the blow
Was guilt, then thou art guilty. From thy lips
The sentence came—the crime is thine alone.
I, thy devoted friend, did but obey
Thy mandate.