Eno. What, man? Eros. Cesar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey. Eno. This is old: What is the success ? + Eros. Cesar, having made use of him in the wars 'gainst Pompey, presently denied him rivality; I would not let him partake in the glory of the action and not resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him: So poor the third is up, til death enlarge his confine. Eno. Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps; Enter CESAR, AGRIPPA, and MECENAS. In Alexandria,-here's the manner of it,- Mec. This in the public eye? Unto her Ces. l'the common show-place, where they exercise. Mcc. Let Rome be thus Inform'd. Agr. Who, queasy with his insolence Already, will their good thoughts call from him. Ces. The people know it; and have now reHis accusations. [ceiv'd Agr. Whom does he accuse ? Ces. Cesar: and that, having in Sicily Sextus Pompeius spoil'd, we had not rated + him. His part o'the isle: then does he say, he lent me Some shipping unrestor'd: lastly, he frets That Lepidus of the triumvirate Should be depos'd; and, being, that we detain All his revenue. Agr. Sir, this should be answer'd. Ces. 'Tis done already, and the messenger gone. I have told him, Lepidus was grown too cruel ; That he his high authority abus'd, Oct. Is it so, Sir ? Ces. Most certain. you, Sister, welcome: Pray And did deserve his change; for what I have Be ever known to patience: My dearest sister! To come thus was I not constrain'd, but did it Ces. Which soon he granted, Being an obstruct 'tween his lust and him. Oct. Do not say so, my lord. And his affairs come to me on the wind. Oct. My lord, in Athens. Ces. No, my most wronged sister: Cleopatra Hath nodded him to her. He bath given his [Exeunt. SCENE VII-ANTONY'S Camp, near the Promontory of Actium. Enter CLEOPATRA and ENOBARBUS. Cleo. I will be even with thee, doubt it not. Eno. But why, why, why? Cleo. Thou hast forespoke my being in these Be there in person? Eno. [Aside.] Well, I could reply : If we should serve with horse and mares to[bear gether, The horse were merely lost; the mares would A soldier and his horse. Cleo. What is't you say? Eno. Your presence needs must puzzle An tony; Take from his heart, take from his brain, from bis time, What should not then be spar'd. He is already Traduc'd for levity; and 'tis said in Rome, That Photinus a eunuch, and your maids, Manage this war. Cleo. Sink Rome; and their tongues rot, That speak against us! A charge we bear i'the Cleo. Celerity is never more admir'd, Than by the negligent. Ant. A good rebuke, Which might have well becom'd the best of men, To taunt at slackness.--Canidius, we Will fight with him by sea. Cleo. By sea! What else? Can. Why will my lord do so? Eno. So hath my lord dar'd him to single fight. Can. Ay, and to wage this battle at Pharsalia, Where Cesar fought with Pompey: But these offers, Which serve not for his vantage, he shakes off; And so should you. Eno. Your ships are not well mann'd : Power and empire. Forbid. Away, my Thetis ! -How now, worthy soldier ? And the Phoenicians, go a ducking; we Ant. Well, well, away. [Exeunt ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, and ENOBARBUS. Sold. By Hercules, I think I am i'the right. Enter ANTONY and ENOBARBUS. Ant. Set we our squadrons on yon' side o'the In eye of Cesar's battle; from which place [Exeunt. Enter CANIDIUS, marching with his Land Army one way, over the Stage; and TAURUS, the Lieutenant of CESAR, the other way. After their departure, is heard the noise of a Seafight. Alarum. Re-enter ENOBARBUS. Eno. Naught, naught, all naught! I can behold The Antoniad, the Egyptian admiral, Enter SCARUS. Scar. The greater cantle of the world is lost Eno. How appears the fight? Scar. On our side like the token'd § pestilence, Whom leprosy o'ertake! i'the midst o'the fight,— Eno. That I beheld: mine eyes [lard Scar. She once being loof'd,** Eno. Alack, alack! Enter CANIDIUS. Can. Our fortune on the sea is out of breath Eno. Ay, are you thereabouts? Why then, good Can. To Cesar will I render My legions and my horse; six kings already Eno. I'll yet follow The wounded chance tt of Antony, though my Nor make replies of loathness: take the hint Eros. Nay, gentle madam, to him :-Comfort Ant. Fall not a tear, I say: one of them rates⚫ All that is won and lost: Give me a kiss; Even this repays me.-We sent our school-master, Is he come back ?-Love, I am full of lead :— Some wine, within there, and our viands :-Fortune knows, We scorn her most, when most she offers blows, [Exeunt. SCENE X.-CESAR'S Camp in Egypt. Enter CESAR, DOLABELLA, THYREUS, and others. Ces. Let him appear that's come from AnKnow you him? [tony. Dol. Cesar, 'tis his schoolmaster : + Enter EUPHRONIUS. Ces. Approach, and speak. Eup. Such as I am, I come from Autony: C'es. Be it so: Declare thine office. Eup. Lord of his fortunes he salutes thee, and A private man in Athens: This for him. Ces. For Antony, I have no ears to his request. The queen Ces. Bring him through the bands. [To THYREUS. And in our name, what she requires: add more, From thine invention, offers: women are not, In their best fortunes, strong; but want will perjure [Thyreus ; The ne'er-touch'd vestal: Try thy cunning, Make thine own edict for thy pains, which we Will answer as a law. + Fought by proxy. 1 Bewildered. Paramour. Unless. Jefeated. Euphronius, schoolmaster to AnDiadem, the crown. Bears his misfortunes. Cozened The sole occasion of the war 68 Than was his loss, to course your flying flags, Cleo. Pr'ythee, peace. Enter ANTONY, with EUPHRONIUS. Ant. Is this his answer? Eup. Ay, my lord. Ant. The queen Shall then have courtesy, so she will yield Us up. Eup. He says so. Ant. Let her know it. To the boy Cesar send this grizled head, Cleo. That head, my lord? rose Ant. To him again: Tell him, he wears the [note Of youth upon him; from which the world should Something particular: his coin, ships, legions, whose minister would May be a coward's; prevail Under the service of a child, as soon As i'the command of Cesar: I dare him, therefore, Ourselves alone: I'll write it; follow me. [Exeunt ANTONY and EUPHRONIUS. Enter an ATTENDANT. Att. A messenger from Cesar. Against the blown rose may they stop their nose, The loyalty, well held to fools, does make Enter THYREUS. Cleo. Cesar's will? Thyr. Hear it apart. Cleo. None but friends: say boldly, Thus then, thou most renown'd! Cesar entreats, Cleo. Go on: Right royal. Thyr. He knows, that you embrace not As you did love, but as you fear'd him. Thyr. Shall I say to Cesar What you require of him? for he partly begs him, That of his fortunes you should make a staff : And put yourself under his shroud, Cleo. What's your name? Say to great Cesar this, In disputation I kiss his conqu'ring hand; tell him, I am To lay my crown at his feet, and there to kneel: Thyr. 'Tis your noblest course. Cleo. Your Cesar's father Oft, when he hath mus'd of taking kingdoms in, Re-enter ANTONY and ENOBARBUS. Thyr. One, that but performs The bidding of the fullest man, and worthiest Eno. You will be whipp'd. Ant. Approach, there:-Ay, you kite!-Now [ho! gods and devils! Authority melts from me: Of late, when I cry'd, Like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth, And cry, Your will? Have you no ears? I am Enter ATTENDANTS. Antony yet. Take hence this Jack, and whip him. Eno. 'Tis better playing with a lion's whelp, [butaries name, Since she was Cleopatra ?)-Whip him, fellows, Ant. Tug him away; being whipp'd, [Exeunt ATTEND. with THYREUS. Cleo. Good my lord, Ant. You have been a boggler ever: make us Adore our errors; laugh at us, while we strut Cleo. Oh! is it come to this? Ant. I found you as a morsel cold upon ment Of Cneius Pompey's; besides what hotter hours, |