...and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder...

...not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason.1 But 'tis a common proof2 That lowliness3 is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face: But when he once attains the upmost round,4 He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees5...

...and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the cumber-upward turns his face; And when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns...

...to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd 20 More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns...

...The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars. But in ourselves, that we are underlings. (I, ii) 44 But soul, I would be a good fountain, a good well-head, Would blur no whisper, climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round He then unto the ladder turns...

...forgotten, or was unwilling to remember, his own career; for oo Lowliness is voung ambition's ladder, JO Whereto the climber — upward turns his face : But, when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees...

...and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 3 climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns...

...God ascending and descending on it' (Genesis 28:12). Shakespeare speaks of the ladder of ambition: Tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns...

...to further his argument. This species of sophistry happens twice in this opening speech: . . . But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns...

...to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections swayed 2o More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns bis face; E prima che faccia giorno lo desteremo E lo faremo nostro. Escono ATTO...