II.i.43 (329,6) towards the napes of your necks] With allusion to the fable, which says, that every man has a bag hanging before him, in which he puts his neighbour's faults, and another behind him, in which he stows his own. II.i.56 (330,7) one that converses more with the buttock of the night, than with the forehead of the morning] Rather a late lier down than an early riser. II.i.84 (330,1) set up the bloody flag against all patience] That is, declare war against patience. There is not wit enough in this satire to recompense its grossness. II.i.105 (331,2) herdsmen of beastly Plebeians] As kings are called [Greek: poimenes laon]. II.i.115 (331,3) Take my cap, Jupiter, and I thank thee] [W: cup] Shakespeare so often mentions throwing up caps in this play, that Menenius may be well enough supposed to throw up his cap in thanks to Jupiter. II.i.146 (333,4) possest of this?] _Possest_, in our authour's language, is fully informed. II.i.178 (334,6) Which being advanc'd, declines] Volumnia, in her boasting strain, says, that her son to kill his enemy, has nothing to do but to lift his hand up and let it fall. II.i.232 (337,3) Commit the war of white and damask, in/Their nicely gawded cheeks] [W: wars] Has the commentator never heard of roses _contending_ with lilies for the empire of a lady's cheek? The _opposition_ of colours, though not the _commixture_, may be called a war. II.i.235 (338,1) As if that whatsoever God] That is, _as if that God who leads him, whatsoever_ God he be. II.i.241 (338,2) From where he should begin, and end] Perhaps it should be read, _From where he should begin_ t'an _end_.-- II.i.247 (338,3) As he is proud to do't] [I should rather think the author wrote _prone_: because the common reading is scarce sense or English. WARBURTON.] _Proud to do_, is the same as, _proud of doing_, very plain sense, and very common English. II.i.285 (340,4) carry with us ears and eyes] That is, let us observe what passes, but keep our hearts fixed on our design of crushing Coriolanus. II.ii.19 (340,5) he wav'd indifferently] That is, _he would wave indifferently_. II.ii.29 (341,6) supple and courteous to the people; bonnetted] The sense, I think, requires that we should read, _unbonnetted_. Who have risen only by _pulling off their hats_ to the people. _Bonnetted_ may relate to _people_, but not without harshness. II.ii.57 (342,7) Your loving motion toward the common body] Your kind interposition with the common people. II.ii.64 (342,9) That's off, that's off] That is, that is nothing to the purpose. II.ii.82 (343,1) how can he flatter] The reasoning of Menenius is this: How can he be expected to practice flattery to others, who abhors it so much, that he cannot bear it even when offered to himself. II.ii.92 (343,2) When Tarquin made a head for Rome] When Tarquin, who had been expelled, _raised a power_ to recover Rome.