Than could his war refifted. CAS.-Antony, Leave thy lafcivious waffails: When thou once Did famine follow; whom thou fought'ft againft, Yea, like the ftag, when fnow the pasture fheets, LEP. 'Tis pity of him. CAS. Let his fhames quickly Drive him to Rome: Time is it, that we twain LEP. -To-morrow, Cafar, I fhall be furnish'd to inform you rightly CAS.Till which encounter, It is my business too. Farewel. LEP. Farewel, my lord: What you shall know mean time Of ftirs abroad, I fhall befeech you, fir, To let me be partaker.. I knew it for my bond. [Exeunt. SCENE V. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace. Enter CLEOPATRA, fupporting herself on Iras; CHARMIAN, and MARDIAN, following. CLE. Charmian, CHA. Madam. CLE. Ha, ha, Give me to drink mandragora. CLE. That I might sleep out this great gap of time, My Antony is away. CHA. -You think of him Too much. CLE. O! Treafon! CHA. -Madam, I truft, not fo. CLE. Thou, eunuch, Mardian,— CLE. Not now to hear thee fing; I take no pleasure In ought an eunuch has: "Tis well for thee, That, being unfeminar'd, thy freer thoughts May not fly forth of Egypt. Haft thou affections? CLE. Indeed!_O Charmian, Where think'ft thou he is now? Stands he, or fits he? Or does he walk? Or is he on his horfe? O happy horse, to bear the weight of Antony! Do bravely, horfe; For wot'ft thou whom thou mov'st ? And burgonet of man. He's fpeaking now, For fo he calls me ;-Now I feed myself Enter ALEXAS. ALE. Sovereign of Egypt, hail! brow; CLE. How much art thou unlike Mark Antony ! How goes it with my brave Mark Antony? Say, The firm Roman to great Egypt fends Who neigh'd fo high, that what I would have spoke Was beastly dumb'd by him. CLE. -What, was he fad, or merry? ALE. Like to the time o'the year between the extreams Of hot and cold; he was nor fad, nor merry. CLE. O well-divided difpofition! Note him, Note him, good Charmian, 'tis the man, but note him : O heavenly mingle! Be'ft thou fad, or merry, CLE. Who's born that day Shall die a beggar. Ink and paper, Charmian.— CHA. O that brave Cæfar! CLE. Be choak'd with such another emphasis ! Say, the brave Antony. CHA. The valiant Cæfar! CLE. By Ifis, I will give thee bloody teeth, If thou with Cafar paragon again My man of men. CHA.-By your most gracious pardon, I fing but after you. CLE. My fallad days; When I was green in judgment, cold in blood; ACT II. [Exeunt. SCENE I. Rome. A Room in Lepidus' Houfe. LEP. Good Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed, ENO. I fhall entreat him To answer like himself: if Cæfar move him, And speak as loud as Mars. By Jupiter, Were I the wearer of Antonio's beard, I would not fhave't to-day. Serves for the matter that is then born in't. LEP. But small to greater matters must give way. ENO. Not if the fmall come first. LEP. Your fpeech is paffion : But, pray you, ftir no embers up. Here comes Enter ANTONY, and Canidius. ENO. And yonder Cæfar. Enter CESAR, AGRIPPA, and MECENAS. ANT. If we compose well here, to Parthia :— That which combin'd us was moft great, and let not A leaner action rend us. May it be gently heard: What's amifs, |