Coriolanus: Act 5, Scene 5

    tragedy

    The same. A street near the gate.

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    Rome officially honours the women — Volumnia, Virgilia, and Valeria — who saved the city.

    Enter two Senators with VOLUMNIA, VIRGILIA, VALERIA, & c. passing over the stage, followed by Patricians and others
    First Senator
    Behold our patroness, the life of Rome!
    Call all your tribes together, praise the gods,
    And make triumphant fires; strew flowers before them:
    Unshout the noise that banish'd Marcius,
    Repeal him with the welcome of his mother;
    Cry 'Welcome, ladies, welcome!'
    All
    Welcome, ladies, Welcome!
    A flourish with drums and trumpets. Exeunt