Cleo. How much unlike art thou Mark Antony. Yet, coming from him, that great medicine hath With his tinct gilded thee. How goes it with my brave Mark Antony? Alex. Last thing he did, dear queen, He kiss'd, the last of many doubled kisses,This orient pearl;-His speech sticks in my heart. Cleo. Mine ear must pluck it thence. Alex. Her opulent throne with kingdoms; All the east, Cleo. extremes Of hot and cold; he was nor sad, nor merry. He was not sad; for he would shine on those Cleo. Who's born that day When I forget to send to Antony, Shall die a beggar.-Ink and paper, Charmian.Welcome, my good Alexas.-Did I, Charmian, Ever love Cæsar so? (1) Furious. Char. O that brave Cæsar! Cleo. Be chok'd with such another emphasis ! Say, the brave Antony. Char. The valiant Cæsar! Cleo. By Isis, I will give thee bloody teeth, If thou with Cæsar paragon again My man of men. Char. By your most gracious pardon, My salad days; I sing but after you. ACT II. SCENE I.-Messina. A room in Pompey's house. Enter Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas. Pom. If the great gods be just, they shall assist The deeds of justest men. Mene. Know, worthy Pompey, That what they do delay, they not deny. Pom. Whiles we are suitors to their throne, de cays The thing we sue for. Mene. We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good; so find we profit, By losing of our prayers. Pom. I shall do well: The people love me, and the sea is mine; My power's a crescent, and my auguring hope No wars without doors: Cæsar gets money, where Of both is flatter'd ; but he neither loves, Nor either cares for him. Men. Cæsar and Lepidus Are in the field; a mighty strength they carry. Pom. Where have you this? 'tis false. Men. From Silvius, sir Pom. He dreams; I know, they are in Rome to gether, Looking for Antony: But all charms of love, Let witchcraft join with beauty, lust with both! That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honour, Var. This is most certain that I shall deliver: Mark Antony is every hour in Rome 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'd3 his helm Is twice the other twain: But let us rear Men. Pom. I know not, Menas, How lesser enmities may give way to greater. (1) Declined, faded. (3) Done on; i. e. put on. (2) To. (4) Helmet. Were't not that we stand up against them all, 'Twere pregnant they should square1 between them selves; For they have entertain'd cause enough To draw their swords: but how the fear of us [Exeunt. SCENE II-Rome. A room in the house of Lepidus. Enter Enobai bus and Lepidus. Lep. Good Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed, Eno. And speak as loud as Mars. By Jupiter, I would not shave to-day. Lep. For private stomaching. Eno. 'Tis not a time Every time Serves for the matter that is then born in it. Lep. But small to greater matters must give way. Eno. Not if the small come first. Lep. Your speech is passion But, pray you, stir no embers up. Here comes The noble Antony. Eno. Enter Antony and Ventidius. And yonder, Cæsar. Enter Cæsar, Maecenas, and Agrippa. Ant. If we compose2 well here, to Parthia: you, Ventidius. Hark Cos. I do not know, Mæceras; ask Agrippa. Lep. Noble friends, That which combin'd us was most great, and let not May it be gently heard: When we debate Touch you the sourest points with sweetest terms, Ant. 'Tis spoken well : Were we before our armies, and to fight, Ant. I learn, you take things ill, which are not so; Or, being, concern you not. Cæs. If, or for nothing, or a little, I I must be laugh'd at, 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. What was't to you? My being in Egypt, Cæsar, Cas. No more than my residing here at Rome Might be to you in Egypt: Yet, if you there Did practise2 on my state, your being in Egypt Might be my question.3 Ant. How intend you, practis'd? (1) Let not ill humour be added. |