Lead me from hence; CLEOPATRA I am paid for 't now. I faint: O Iras, Charmian! 't is no matter. Exit Alexas. Let him for ever go let him not-Charmian, To Mardian. Bring me word how tall she is. Pity me, Charmian, But do not speak to me. Lead me to my chamber. SCENE VI Exeunt. Flourish. NEAR MISENUM Enter POMPEY and MENAS at one side at another, CESAR, ANTONY, LEPIDUS, ENOBARBUS, MECENAS, with SOLDIERS marching. POMPEY Your hostages I have, so have you mine; And we shall talk before we fight. ACT II, SCENE VI CÆSAR Most meet 59 S, That first we come to words; and therefore have we Our written purposes before us sent; Which, if thou hast consider'd, let us know If 't will tie up thy discontented sword, POMPEY Το you all three, The senators alone of this great world, Have one man but a man? And that is it Hath made me rig my navy; at whose burthen CÆSAR Take your time. ANTONY Thou canst not fear us, Pompey, with thy sails; We'll speak with thee at sea: at land, thou know'st How much we do o'er-count thee. POMPEY At land, indeed, Thou dost o'er-count me of my father's house: Which do not be entreated to, but weigh What it is worth embrac'd. To try a larger fortune. CESAR And what may follow, POMPEY You have made me offer Of Sicily, Sardinia; and I must Rid all the sea of pirates; then, to send Measures of wheat to Rome; this 'greed upon, To part with unhack'd edges, and bear back Our targes undinted. CÆSAR, ANTONY, LEPIDUS That's our offer. POMPEY Know, then, ACT II, SCENE VI 61 I came before you here a man prepar'd Your mother came to Sicily and did find ANTONY I have heard it, Pompey; And am well studied for a liberal thanks Which I do owe you. POMPEY Let me have your hand: I did not think, sir, to have met you here. ANTONY The beds i' th' east are soft; and thanks to you, CÆSAR Since I saw you last, There is a change upon you. POMPEY Well, I know not What counts harsh fortune casts upon my face; But in my bosom shall she never come, To make my heart her vassal. LEPIDUS Well met here. POMPEY I hope so, Lepidus. Thus we are agreed: I crave our composition may be written, And seal'd between us. CÆSAR That's the next to do. POMPEY We'll feast each other ere we part; and let's Draw lots who shall begin. ANTONY That will I, Pompey. POMPEY No, Antony, take the lot: but, first Or last, your fine Egyptian cookery Shall have the fame. I have heard that Julius Cæsar Grew fat with feasting there. ANTONY You have heard much POMPEY I have fair meanings, sir. ANTONY And fair words to them. POMPEY Then so much have I heard: And I have heard, Apollodorus carried ENOBARBUS No more of that he did so. POMPEY What, I pray you? ENOBARBUS A certain queen to Cæsar in a mattress. |