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rather
Discredit my authority with yours;
And make the wars alike against my stomach,
Having alike your cause? Of this, my letters
Before did satisfy you. If you'll patch a quarrel,
As matter whole you have not to make it with,
It must not be with this.

Caes. You praise yourself

By laying defects of judgement to me; but
You patch'd up your excuses.
Ant. Not so, not so:

I know you could not lack, I am certain on't,
Very necessity of this thought, that I,

Your partner in the cause 'gainst which he fought,
Could not with graceful eyes attend those wars
Which 'fronted mine own peace. As for my wife,
I would you had her spirit in such another:
The third o' the world is yours; which with a

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You may pace easy, but not such a wife. Eno. 'Would, we had all such wives, that the men might go to wars with the women!

Ant. So much uncurbable, her garboils, Caesar, Made out of her impatience, (which not wanted Shrewdness of policy too,) I grieving grant, Did you too much disquiet: for that, you must But.say, I could not help it.

Caes. I wrote to you,

When rioting in Alexandria; you

Did pocket up my letters, and with taunts

Did gibe my missive out of andience,

Ant. Sir,

He fell upon me, ere admitted; then

Three Kings I had newly feasted, and did want

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Of what I was the morning: but, next day,
I told him of myself; which was as much
As to have ask'd him pardon: Let this fellow
Be nothing of our strife: if we contend,

Out of our question wipe him.

Caes. You have broken

The article of your oath; which you shall never

Have tongue to charge me with.

Lep. Soft, Caesar.

Ant. No.

Lepidus, let him speak;

The honour's sacred which he talk on now,
Supposing that I lack'd it: But on, Caesar;

Caes. To lend me arms,

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The which you both deny'd.

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Ant. Neglected, rather; And then, when poison'd hour hours had bound me From mine own knowledge. As I'll play the penitent to you: but mine honesty Shall not make poor my greatness, oor my power Work without it: Truth is, that Fulvia, To have me out of Egypt, made wars here, For which myself, the ignorant motive, do So far ask pardon, as befits mine honour To stoop in such a case.

Lep. 'Tis nobly spoken.

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Mec. If it might please you, to enforce no fur

ther

The griefs between ye: to forget them quite,,
Were to remember that the present need
Speaks to atone you.

Lep. Worthily spoke, Mecaenas.

Eno, Or, if you borrow one another's love for the instant, you may, when you hear no more words of Pompey, return it again: you shall have time to wrangle in, when you have nothing else to do.

Ant. Thou art a soldier only; speak no more. Eno. That truth should be silent, I had almost forgot.

Ant. You wrong this presence therefore speak

no more.

Eno. Go to then; your considerate stone.
Caes. I do not much dislike the matter, but

The manner of his speech: for it cannot be,
We shall remain in friendship, our conditions
So differing in their acts. Yet, if I knew

What hoop should hold us staunch, from edge to ٢٠٠ edge

O' the world I would pursue it.

Agr. Give me leave, Caesar,

Caes. Speak, Agrippa.

Agr. Thou hast a sister by the mother's side,

Admir'd Octavia: great Mark Antony
Is now a widower.

Caes. Say not so, Agrippa;
If Cleopatra heard you, your reproof
Were well deserv'd of rashness.

Ant. I am not married, Caesar: let me hear
Agrippa further speak.

Agr. To hold you in perpetual amity, To make you brothers, and to knit your hearts With an unslipping knot, take Antony Octavia to his wife: whose beauty claims No worse a husband than the best of men; Whose virtue, and whose general graces, speak That which none else can utter. By this marriage, All little jealousies, which now seem great, And all great fears, which now import their dan

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Would then be nothing: truths would be b Where now half tales be truths: her love Would, each to other, and all loves to Draw after her. Pardon what I have spol For 'tis a studied not a present thought, By duty ruminated.

Ant. Will Caesar speak?

Caes. Not till he hears how Antony is

With what is spoke already.

Ant. What power is in Agrippa,

If I would say, Agrippa,
To make this good?

be e it so,

Caes. The power of Caesar, and

His power unto Octavia.

Ant. May I never

To this good purpose, that so fairly show Dream of impediment! - Let me have th Further this act of grace; and, from this The heart of brothers govern in our loves, And sway our great desigus!.

Caes. There is my hand. A sister I bequeath you, whom nom no brothe Did ever love so dearly: Let her live To join our kingdoms, and our hearts; an Fly off our loves again! Lep. Happily, amen!

Ant. I did not think to draw my sword

Pompey;

For he hath laid strange courtesies, and g
Of late upon me: I must thank him only
Lest my remembrance suffer ill report;
At heel of that, defy him.

Lep. Time calls upon us:
Of us must Pompey presently be sought,
Or else he seeks out us.

Ant. And where lies he?

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By land?

Caes. Great, and increasing: but by sea

He is an absolute master.

Ant. So is the fame.

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'Would, we had spoke together! Haste we for it: Yet, ere we put ourselves in arms, despatch we The business we have talk'd of

Caes. With most gladness; 11 coule And do invite you to my sister's view, Whither straight I will lead you

Ant. Let us, Lepidus,

Not lack your company.

Lep. Noble Antony,

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Mec. Welcome from Egypt, Sir. Eno. Half the heart of Caesar, worthy Mecaemy honourable friend, Agrippa!

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Agr. Good Enobarbus!

Mec. We have cause to be glad, that matters are so well digested. Yo You stay'd well by it in

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Eno. Ay, Sir we did sleep day out of countenance, and made the night light with drinking Mec. Eight wild boars roasted whole at a at a breakfast, and but twelve persons there, Is this true? Eno. This was but as a fly by an eagle : we h much more monstrous matter of feast, which worthily deserved noting.

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