And finish all foul thoughts. O Antony, Forgive me in thine own particular; But let the world rank me in register A master-leaver, and a fugitive: O Antony! O Antony! 2 Sold. Let's speak To him. to [Dies. And dare not speak their knowledge. Antony His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear, Alarum afar off, as at a Sea Fight. Ant. All is lost! This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me: My fleet have yielded to the foe; and yonder 'tis thou Hast sold me to this novice; and my heart O sun, thy uprise shall I see no more: hearts That spaniel'd me at heels, to whom I gave 1 Sold. Let's hear him, for the things he speaks Like a right gipsy, hath, at fast and loose, § Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end, May concern Cesar. 3 Sold. Let's do so. But he sleeps. 1 Sold. Swoons rather; for so bad a prayer as his Was never yet for sleeping. 2 Sold. Go we to him. 3 Sold. Awake, awake, Sir; speak to us. 2 Sold. Hear you, Sir. 1 Sold. The hand of death hath raught § him. Demurely wake the sleepers. 3 Sold. Come on then; He may recover yet. [Drums afar off. Let us bear him of note: our hour [Exeunt with the Body. SUENE X.-Between the two Camps. Enter ANTONY and SCARUS, with Forces marching. Ant. Their preparation is to-day by ɛea; We please them not by land. Scar. For both, my lord. Ant. I would, they'd fight i'the fire, or in the air; We'd fight there too. But this it is: Our foot [Exeunt. As becomes the warriors that own them. + The guard-room. 1 Pour out, as a sponge when squeezed. The ancient preterite tense of reach, Ant. Vanish; or I shall give thee thy desery- And blemish Cesar's triumph. Let him take thee, Of all thy sex; most monster-like, be shown If it be well to live: But better 'twere Let me lodge Lichas on the horns o'the moon ; Subdue my worthiest self. The witch shall die; SCENE XL-Alexandria.-A Room in the Heart, once be stronger than thy continent,⚫ Palace. The soul and body rive† not more in parting, Than greatness going off. Cleo. To the monument : Mardian, go tell him I have slain myself; SCENE XII.-The same.-Another Room. Enter ANTONY and EROS. Ant. Eros, thou yet behold'st me? Crack thy frail case!-Apace, Eros, apace.--. I will o'ertake thee, Cleopatra, and done. back Ant. Sometime, we see a cloud that's dra- With ships made cities, condemn myself, to lack gonish ; Ast. That, which is now a horse, even with a thought, The rack dislimbs; and makes It Indistinct, Eras. It does, my lord. [is Ant. My good knave, Eros, now thy captain Even such a body here I am Antony; Yet cannot hold this visible shape, my knave. I made these wars for Egypt; and the queen, buse heart, I thought, I had, for she had (Which, whilst it was mine, had annex'd unto't A me more, now lost)-she, Eros, has Park'd cards with Cesar and false play'd my Isto an enemy's triumph.[glory Nay, weep not, gentle Eros; there is left us Cursives to end ourselves.-Oh! thy vile lady! The courage of a woman; less noble mind Disgrace and horror, that, on my command, Ant. Thrice nobler than myself! Thou teachest me, O valiant Eros, what •Than the body which contains thee. taphor borrowed from civil contracts. Corrected Corrod I should, and thou could'st not. My queen and | All strange and terrible events are welcome, Eros Have, by their brave instruction, got upon me I learn'd of thee. dead? [Falling on his Sword. How! not yet dead? not The guard !--ho !-Oh! despatch me. Enter DERCETAS and GUARD. 1 Guard. What's the noise ? But comforts we despise; our size of sorrow, Enter DIOMEDES. As that which makes it.-How now? is he dead! Enter ANTONY, borne by the GUARD. Burn the great sphere thou mov'st in!-dark- Ant. I have done my work ill, friends; Oh! The varying shore o'the world!-0 Antony! Come, your lord calls. Enter some of the GUARD. Ant. Bear me, good friends, where Cleopatra 'Tis the last service that I shall command you. All your true followers out. All. Most heavy day! Ant. Nay, good my fellows, do not please To grace it with your sorrows: bid that welcome [Exeunt, bearing ANTONY. SCENE XIII.-The same.--A Monument. Enter above, CLEOPATRA, CHARMIAN, and IRAS. The strong-wing'd Mercury should fetch thee up, All. A heavy sight! Ant. I am dying, Egypt, dying: Give me some wine, and let me speak a little. high, That the false housewife Fortune break ber Ant. One word, sweet queen: Of Cesar seek your honour, with your safe ty.-O! Cleo. They do not go together. None about Cesar trust, but Proculeius. Cleo. My resolution, and my hands, I'll trust; Ant. The miserable change now at my end, Cleo. Noblest of men, woo't die? Cleo. O Charmian, I will never go from hence. In this dull world, which in thy absence is Cleo. No, I will not: • Made terms with By such poor passion as the maid that milks, What, what? good cheer? Why, how now, My noble girls !-Ah, women, women! look, Our lamp is spent, it's out:-Good Sirs, take beart: [To the GUARD below. We'll bury bim and then, what's brave, what's Doble, Let's do it after the high Roman fashion, ACT V. Hath, with the courage which the heart did lend it, Splitted the heart.-This is his sword, I robb'd his wound of it: behold it stain'd Ces. Look you sad, friends } The gods rebuke me, but it is a tidings Agr. And strange it is, That nature must compel us to lament Mec. His taints and honours Agr. A rarer spirit never Did steer humanity: but you, Some faults to make us men. gods, will give us Cesar is touch'd. Mec. When such a spacious mirror's set before him, He needs must see himself. Ces. O Antony ! I have foliow'd thee to this :-But we do lance Unreconcileable, should divide Our equalness to this.-Hear me, good friends,But I will tell you at some meeter season; Enter a MESSENGER. The business of this man looks out of him, Confin'd in all she has, her monument, That she preparedly may frame herself Ces. Bid her have good heart; SCENE 1.-CESAR'S Camp before Alexan. She soon shall know of us, by some of ours, dria. How honourable and how kindly we Determine for her: for Cesar cannot live Enter CESAR, AGRIPPA, DOLABELLA, MECE-To be ungentle. [Exit DOLABELLA. [Exit. Mess. So the gods preserve thee! The quality of her passion shall require; [Exit PROCULEIUS. Ces. Gallus, go you along.-Where's Dolabella, To second Proculeius? Agr. Mec. Dolabella! [Exit GALLUS. Ces. Let him alone, for I remember now How he's employed: he shall in time be ready. Go with me to any teut, where you shall see How hardly I was drawn into this war; How calin and gentle I proceeded still In all my writings: Go with me, and see What I can show in this. [Exeunt. And bids thee study on what fair demands Cleo. [Within.] What's thy name? Did tell me of you, bade me trust you; but That have no use for trusting. If your master No less beg than a kingdom: if he please Pro. Be of good cheer: You are fallen into a princely band; fear thing; It shall content me best: be gentle to her.- If you'll employ me to him. [Exeunt PROCULEIUS, and Soldiers. Dol. Most noble empress, you have heard of me? Cleo. I cannot tell. Dol. Assuredly, you know me. Cleo. No matter, Sir, what I have heard, or known. no-You laugh, when boys, or women, tell their dreams; Make your full reference freely to my lord, Cleo. [Within.] Pray you, tell him I am his fortune's vassal, and I send bim Pro. This I'll report, dear lady. Gal. You see how easily she may be surpriz'd ; [Here PROCULEIUS, and two of the Guard, ascend the Monument by a Ladder placed against a Window, and having descended, come behind CLEOPATRA. Some of the Guard unbar and open the Gates. Guard her till Cesar come. [TO PROCULEIUS and the Guard. Exit. Iras. Royal queen! [Drawing a Dagger. Pro. Hold, worthy lady, hold: [Seizes and disarms her. Do not yourself such wrong, who are in this Cleo. What, of death too That rids our dogs of languish ? Pro. Cleopatra, Do not abuse my master's bounty, by The undoing of yourself: let the world see His nobleness well acted, which your death Will never let come forth. Cleo. Where art thou, death? Is't not your trick? Dol. I understand not, madam. Cleo. I dream'd, there was an emperor An To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imaAn Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, Condemning shadows quite. Dol. Hear me, good madam: Come hither, come ! come, come, and take a queen Your loss is as yourself, great; and you bear it Worth many babes and beggars ! Pro. O temperance, lady! Cleo. Sir, I will eat no meat, I'll not drink, If idle talk will once be necessary, [Sir; I'll not sleep neither: This mortal house I'll ruin, Do Cesar what he can. Know, Sir, that I • The crown which he has won. ↑ In bonds. |