mon body, Since my becomings kill me, when they do not | Comes dear'd, by being lack'd. This com- Ant. Let us go. Come; Our separation so abides, and flies, That thou, residing here, go'st yet with me, House. Enter OCTAVIUS CESAR, LEPIDUS, and Attendants. Like a vagabond flag upon the stream, Mess. Cesar, I bring thee word, wound With keels of every kind: Many hot inroads No vessel can peep forth, but 'tis as soon Ces. Antony, Ces. You may see, Lepidus, and henceforth Leave thy lascivious wassals. When thou once know, It is not Cesar's natural vice to hate This is the news; He fishes, drinks, and wastes The lamps of night in revel: is not more manlike Than Cleopatra; nor the queen Ptolemy [or More womanly than he hardly gave audience, Vouchsaf'd to think he had partners You shall find there (As his composure must be rare indeed, Whom these things cannot blemish,) yet must Antony No way excuse his soils, when we do bear time, ledge, Pawn their experience to their present pleaAnd so rebel to judgement. Wast beaten from Modena, where thou slew'st The roughest berry on the rudest hedge; sheets, [Alps The barks of trees thou browsed'st; on the Which some did die to look on: And all this It is reported, thou did'st eat strange flesh, wounds thine honour, that I speak it now,) Was borne so like a soldier, that thy cheek So much as lank'd not. Lep. It is pity of him. Ces. Let his shames quickly Drive him to Rome: 'Tis time we twain Lep. To-morrow, Cesar, I shall be furnish'd to inform you rightly Ces. Till which encounter, It is my business too. Farewell. Lep. Farewell, my lord: What you shall know mean time of stirs abroad, I shall beseech you, Sir, Ces. Doubt not, Sir; [Exeunt. + Frocured by his own fault. i. e. vassals. Where think'st thou he is now? Stands he, or sits he? Or does he walk? or is he on his horse? O happy horse, to bear the weight of Antony! Do bravely, horse! for wot'st thou whom thou mov'st? The demi-Atlas of this earth, the arm When thou wast here above the ground, I was There would he anchor his aspect, and die Enter ALEXAS. Alex. Sovereign of Egypt, hail! Cleo. How much unlike art thou Mark Antony? Yet, coming from him, that great medicine Cleo. Mine ear must pluck it thence. Cleo. What, was he sad, or merry? the extremes Of hot and cold; he was nor sad, nor merry. Cleo. O well-divided disposition!-Note him, Note him, good Charmian, 'tis the man; but note him: He was not sad; for he would shine on those In Egypt with his joy: but between both; Cleo. Who's born that day [gers: + Furious. The people love me, and the sea is mine; He loses hearts: Lepidus flatters both, Nor either cares for him. Men. Cesar and Lepidus Are in the field; a mighty strength they carry. Pom. He dreams; I know, they are in Rome Var. This is most certain that I shall deliMark Antony is every hour in Rome [ver: Expected; since he went from Egypt, 'tis A space for further travel. Pom. I could have given less matter A better ear.-Menas, I did not think, This amorous surfeiter would have don'd; his For such a petty war: his soldiership [helm Is twice the other twain: But let us rear The higher our opinion, that our stirring Can from the lap of Egypt's widow pluck The ne'er lust-wearied Antony. Men. I cannot hope, Cesar and Antony shall well greet together: His wife, that's dead, did trespasses to Cesar; His brother warr'd upon him; although, I think, Not mov'd by Antony. Pom. I know not, Menas, How lesser enmities may give way to greater. Were't not that we stand up against them all, "Twere pregnant they should square* between themselves; For they have entertained cause enough [Exeunt. SCENE II-Rome.-A Room in the house of LEPIDUS. Enter ENOBARBUS and LEPIDUS. Lep. Good Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed, And shall become you well, to entreat your To soft and gentle speech. [captain Eno. I shall entreat him To answer like himself: if Cesar move him, And speak as loud as Mars. By Jupiter, I would not shave to-day. Lep. 'Tis not a time For private stomaching. Eno. Every time Serves for the matter that is then born in it. Should say myself offended; and with you Chiefly i'the world: more laugh'd at, that I should Once name you derogately, when to sound your name It not concern'd me. Ant. My being in Egypt, Cesar, What was't to you? Ces. No more than my residing here at Rome Might be to you in Egypt: Yet, if you there Did practise on my state, your being in Egypt Might be my question.† Ant. How intend you, practis'd? Ces. You may be pleas'd to catch at mine intent, [brother, By what did here befal me. Your wife, and Made wars upon me; and their contestation Was theme for you, you were the word of war. Ant. You do mistake your business; my brother never Did urge me in his act: I did enquire it; Discredit my authority with yours; And make the wars alike against my stomach, Having alike your cause? Of this, my letters Before did satisfy you. If you'll patch a quarrel, As matter whole you have not to make it with, It must not be with this. Ces. You praise yourself By laying defects of judgement to me; but Ant. Not so, not so; Lep. But small to greater matters must give I know you could not lack, I am certain on't, way. Eno. Not if the swall come first, Lep. Your speech is passion; Very necessity of this thought, that I, But, pray you, stir no embers up. Here comes Could not with grateful eyes attend those wars The noble Antony. Enter ANTONY and VENTIDIUS. Eno. And yonder, Cesar. Enter CESAR, MECENAS, and AGRIPPA. Ant. If we composet well here, to Parthia: Ventidius. Hark you, Ces. I do not know, Mecænas; ask Agrippa. Lep. Noble friends, Which 'fronted mine own peace. As for my wife, Made out of her impatience, (which not wanted That which combin'd us was most great, and Shrewdness of policy too,) I grieving grant, let not A leaner action rend us. What's amiss, Murder in healing wounds: Then, noble part- Were we before our armies, and to fight, Ces. Welcome to Rome. Ant. Thank you. Ces. Sit. Ant. Sit, Sir! Ces. Nay, Then Ant. I learn, you take things ill, which are not so; Or, being, concern you not. Ces. I must be laugh'd at, If, or for nothing, or a little, I • Quarrel. ↑ Agree Let not ill-humour be added, power Work without it: Truth is, that Fulvia, Lep. 'Tis nobly spoken. Mec. If it might please you, to enforce no The griefs between ye: to forget them quite, Lep. Worthily spoke, Mecanas. Eno. Or, if you borrow one another's love for the instant, you may, when you hear no more words of Pompey, return it again: you shall have time to wrangle in, when you have nothing else to do. Ant. Thou art a soldier only; speak no more. Eno. That truth should be silent, I had most forgot. Ant. I did not think to draw my sword 'gainst For he hath laid strange courtesies, and great, Lep. Time calls upon us: Of us must Pompey presently be sought, Ant. And where lies he? Ces. About the mount Misenum. By land? Ces. Great, and increasing: but by sea He is an absolute master. al-'Would, we had spoke together! Haste we for Yet, ere we put ourselves in arms, despatch we The business we have talk'd of. Ant. You wrong this presence, therefore speak no more. Eno. Go to then; your considerate stone. Ces. I do not much dislike the matter, but The manner of his speech: for it cannot be, We shall remain in friendship, our conditions So differing in their acts. Yet, if I knew What hoop should hold us staunch, from edge to edge O'the world I would pursue it. Agr. Give me leave, Cesar, Ces. Speak, Agrippa. Ces. With most gladness; And do invite you to my sister's view, Ant. Let us, Lepidus, Lep. Noble Antony, Not sickness should detain me. [Flourish. Exeunt CESAR, ANTONY, and LEPIDUS. Mec. Welcome from Egypt, Sir. Eno. Half the heart of Cesar, worthy Meca Agr. Thou hast a sister by the mother's side, nas!-my honourable friend, Agrippa! Admir'd Octavia: great Mark Antony Is now a widower." Ces. Say not so, Agrippa; If Cleopatra heard you, your reproof Ant. I am not married, Cesar: let me hear Agr. To hold you in perpetual amity, All little jealousies, which now seem great, Would, each to other, and all loves to both, By duty ruminated. Ant. Will Cesar speak? Agr. Good Enobarbus! Mec. We have cause to be glad, that matters are so well digested. You staid well by it in Egypt. Eno. Ay, Sir; we did sleep day out of countenance, and made the night light with drinking. Mec. Eight wild boars roasted whole at a breakfast, and but twelve persons there; Is this true? Eno. This was but as a fly by an eagle: we had much more monstrous matter of feast, which worthily deserved noting. Mec. She's a most triumphant lady, if report be square* to her. Eno. When she first met Mark Antony, she pursed up his heart upon the river of Cydnus. Agr. There she appear'd indeed; or my reporter devised well for her. Eno. I will tell you: The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that were silver; Ces. Not till he hears how Antony is touch'd Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and With what is spoke already. Ant. What power is in Agrippa, If I would say, Agrippa, be it so, To make this good? Grievances. + Reconcile. + Dispositions. § Firm. Agr. O, rare for Antony! Eno. Her gentlewomen, like the Nereides, That yarely framet the office. From the barge Agr. Rare Egyptian! Eno. Upon her landing, Antony sent to her, Being barber'd ten times o'er, goes to the feast; Agr. Royal wench! She made great Cesar lay his sword to bed; Eno. I saw her once Where most she satisfies. For vilest things Mec. It beauty, wisdom, modesty, can settle Agr. Let us go. Good Enobarbus make yourself my guest, Eno. Humbly, Sir, I thank you. [Exeunt. House. Enter CESAR, ANTONY, OCTAVIA between them; Thither! Ant. Get thee gone: Say to Ventidius, I would speak with him: He shall to Parthia.-Be it art, or hap, Egypt: Enter VESTIDIUS. I'the east my pleasure lies :-O, come, Ven- You must to Parthia; your commission's ready: SCENE IV.-The same.-A Street. Agr. Sir, Mark Antony Will e'en but kiss Octavia, and we'll follow. Lep. Till I shall see you in your soldier's dress. Ant. The world, and my great office, will Which will become you both, farewell. |