Agr. Cæsar, I shall. [Exit AGRIPPA. Cas. The time of universal peace is near : Prove this a prosperous day, the three-nook'd world Shall bear the olive freely. Enter a Messenger. Mess. Is come into the field. Cæs. Antony Go, charge Agrippa Plant those that have revolted in the van, That Antony may seem to spend his fury Upon himself. [Exeunt CESAR and his Train. Eno. Alexas did revolt; and went to Jewry, On affairs of Antony: there did persuade Great Herod to incline himself to Cæsar, And leave his master Antony: for this pains, Cæsar hath hang'd him. Canidius, and the rest That fell away, have entertainment, but No honourable trust. I have done ill; Of which I do accuse myself so sorely, That I will joy no more. SCENE VIII. Alarum. I will reward thee I'll halt after. [Exeunt. Under the Walls of Alexandria. Enter ANTONY, marching; SCARUS, and Ant. We have beat him to his camp; Run one before, And let the queen know of our guests.-To-morrow, O infinite virtue! com'st thou smiling from The world's great snare uncaught? Ant. My nightingale, We have beat them to their beds. What, girl? though grey Do something mingle with our brown; yet have we Cleo. I'll give thee, friend, An armour all of gold; it was a king's. Ant. He has deserv'd it, were it carbuncled Through Alexandria make a jolly march; Like holy Phoebus' car. Give me thy hand; Bear our hack'd targets like the men that owe them. Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we all would sup together; [Exeunt. Eros. They are beaten, sir; and our advantage We must return to the court of guard: The night serves my heart Eno. O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, O Antony! O Antony! 2 Sold. To him. Let's speak Hast sold me to this novice; and my heart O sun, thy uprise shall I see no more: [Dies. That spaniel'd me at heels, to whom I gave 1 Sold. Let's hear him, for the things he speaks May concern Cæsar. 3 Sold. Let's do so. But he sleeps. 1 Sold. Swoons rather; for so bad a prayer as his Was never yet for sleeping. 2 Sold. 3 Sold. Awake, awake, sir; 2 Sold. Go we to him. 1 Sold. The hand of death Hark, the drums Demurely wake the sleepers. To the court of guard; he is of note: our hour 3 Sold. Come on then; He may recover yet. [Exeunt with the Body. Scar. For both, my lord. Ant. I would, they'd fight i' the fire, or in the air; We'd fight there too. But this it is; our foot Upon the hills adjoining to the city, Shall stay with us; order for sea is given; [Exeunt. Whose bosom was my crownet 3, my chief end, Enter CLEOPATRA. Ah! thou spell! Avaunt. If it be well to live: But better 'twere No more a soldier: — bruis'd pieces, go; You have been nobly borne. From me a while. [Exit EROS. I will o'ertake thee, Cleopatra, and And with our sprightly port make the ghosts gaze: Come, Eros, Eros! Re-enter EROS. Eros. What would my lord? Ant. And all the haunt be ours. — Ay, noble lord. A vapour, sometime, like a bear, or lion, A forked mountain, or blue promontory A tower'd citadel, a pendant rock, With trees upon't, that nod unto the world, Since Cleopatra died, I have liv'd in such dishonour, that the gods And mock our eyes with air: Thou hast seen these With ships made cities, condemn myself, to lack Eros. It does, my lord. Ant. My good knave, Eros, now thy captain is Even such a body: here I am Antony; Yet cannot hold this visible shape, my knave. I made these wars for Egypt; and the queen, Whose heart, I thought, I had, for she had mine; Which, whilst it was mine, had annex'd unto't A million more, now lost, she, Eros, has Pack'd cards with Cæsar, and false play'd my glory Unto an enemy's triumph.. Nay, weep not, gentle Eros; there is left us Ourselves to end ourselves. O, thy vile lady! The courage of a woman; less noble mind Disgrace and horror, that, on my command, Wouldst thou be window'd in great Rome, and see To penetrative shame; whilst the wheel'd seat Eros. cur'd. Draw that thy honest sword, which thou hast worn Eros. To do this when I bade thee? Do it at once; But accidents unpurpos'd. Draw, and come. Eros. My sword is drawn. Ant. Thrice nobler than myself! Thou teachest me, O valiant Eros, what I should, and thou couldst not. My queen and Have, by their brave instruction, got upon me [Falling on his sword. I learn'd of thee. How! not yet dead? not dead?. The guard!-ho! O, despatch me. Enter DERCETAS and Guard. 1 Guard. What's the noise? Ant. I have done my work ill, friends: O, make an end Of what I have begun. Not Cæsar's valour hath o'erthrown Antony, Cleo. Lest I be taken: not the imperious show Of the full-fortun'd Cæsar ever shall Be brooch'd with me; if knife, drugs, serpents, have Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes, Ant. O, quick, or I am gone. Cleo. Here's sport indeed! - How heavy weighs my lord! Our strength is all gone into heaviness, All. A heavy sight. Cleo. No, let me speak; and let me rail so high, That the false housewife Fortune break her wheel, Provok'd by my offence. Ant. One word, sweet queen : Of Cæsar seek your honour, with your safety. — O! Cleo. They do not go together. Ant. Gentle, hear me : None about Cæsar trust, but Proculeius. 4 Ornamented. 5 Sedate determination. • Revive. |