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Cleo. Ah, dear, if I be so,
From my cold heart let heaven engender hail,
And poison it in the source; and the first stone
Drop in my neck: as it determines, so
Dissolve my life! The next Caesarion smite!
Till, by degrees, the memory of my womb,
Together with my brave Egyptians all,
By the discandying of this pelleted storm,
Lie graveless; till the flies and gnats of Nile!

Have buried them for prey!.

Ant. I am satisfied.

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Caesar sits down in Alexandria; where
I will oppose his fate. Our force by land
Hath nobly held, our sever'd navy too

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Have knit again, and fleet, threat'ning most sea

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Where hast thou been, my heart?

hear, Lady?

Dost thou

If from the field I shall return once more
To kiss these lips, I will appear in blood;
Land my sword will earn our chronicle;
There is hope in it yet.

Cleo. That's my brave lord!

Ant. I will be treble sinew'd, hearted, breath'd,

And fight maliciously: for when mine hours
Were dice and Incky, men did ransom lives
Of me for jests; but now, Flf set my teeth,
And send to darkness all that stop me. - Come,
Let's have one other gaudy night: call to me
All my sad captains, fill our bowls; once more

Let's mock the midnight bell,

Cleo. It is my birth day!

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I had thought, to have held it poor; but, since

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my lordlan

Is Antony again, I will be Cleopatra.

Ant. We'll yet do well...

Cleo. Call all his noble captains to my lord.
Ant. Do so, we'll speak to them; and to-night

I'll force

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The wine peep through their scars. - Come on,

my Queen;
There's sap in't yet. The next time I do fight,
I'll make death love me; for I will contend.
Even with his pestilent scythe.

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Eno. Now he'll out-stare the lightning. To be

furious,

Is, to be frighted out of fear: and in that mood,
The dove will peck the estridge; and I see still,
A diminution in our captain's brain

Restores his heart: When valour preys on reason,

It eats the sword it fights with. I will seek

Some way to leave him.

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ACT IV. SCENE I.

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Caesar's Camp at Alexandria.

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Enter CAESAR, reading a letter; AGRIPPA,
MECAENAS, and Others.

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Caes. He calls me boy; and chides, as he had

vo power

To beat me out of Egypt my messenger
He hath whipp'd with rods; dares me to personal

combat,

Caesar to Antony: Let the old ruffian know,
I have many other ways to die; mean time,
Laugh at his challenge.

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he's bunted

When one so great begins to rage,
Even to falling. Give him no breath, but now

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ke boot of his distraction: Never anger

Made good guard for itself.

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Cugs. Let our best heads

Know, that to-morrow the last of many huttles
W mean to fight: - Within our files there are
Of these that serv'd Mark Antony but late,
Enough to fetch him in. See it be done;
And feast the army: we have store to do't,
And they have earn'd the waste. Poor Antony!

SCENE II.

[Exeunt

Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.

Enter ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, ENOBARBUS, CHAR
MJAN, IRAS, ALEXAS, and Others

Ant. He will not fight with me, Domitius.
Eno, Lo.

Ant. Why should he not?

Eno. He thinks, being twenty times of better

He is twenty men to one.

fortune,

Ant. To-morrow, soldier,

By sea and land I'll fight: or I will live,
Or bathe my dying honour in the blood
Shall make it live again. Woo't thon fight well?
Eno. I'll strike and cry, Take all.
Ant. Well said; come on.

Call forth my household servants; let's tonight

Enter Sorgani

Be bounteons at our meal ng tây lư

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Thou hast been rightly honest ; - so hast thou;
And thou, - and thou, and thou:

you

have serv'd ine well,

And Kings have been your fellows.

Cleo. What means this?

Eno. 'Tis one of those odd tricks, which sorrow

Out of the mind.

shoots

Ant. And thou art honest too.

I wish, I could be made so many men;
And all of you clapp'd up together in
An Antony; that I might do you service,

So good as you have done.

Serv. The Gods forbid!

[Aside.

Ant. Well, my good fellows, wait on me to

night:

Scant not my eups; and make as much of me,
As when mine empire was your fellow too,

And suffer'd my command.

Cleo. What does he mean?

Eno. To make his followers weep.

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Ant. Tend me to-night;:
May be, it is the period of your duty:
Haply, you shall not see me more; or if,
A mangled shadow: perchance, to-morrow
You'll serve another master.

I look ou you,

As one that takes his leave. Mine honest friends,

• I turn you not away; but, like a master
Married to your good service, stay till death:
Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more,
And the Gods yield you for't!

Eno. What mean you, Sir,

To give them this discomfort? Look, they weep;
And I, an ass, am onion-ey'd; for shame,
Transform us not to women.

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Ant. Ho, ho, ho!

Now the witch take me, if I meant it thus!
Grace grow where those drops fall! My hearty

friends,

Yon take me in too dolorous a sense:

I spake to you for your comfort: did desire you To barn this night with torches: Know, my hearts, I hope well of to-morrow; and will lead you,.. Where rather I'll expect victorious life,

Than death and honour. Let's to supper; come, And drown consideration.

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[Exeunt.

The same. Before the Palace.

Ente two Soldiers, to their guard.

1. Sold. Brother, good night: to-morrow is

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the day..

well.

2. Sold. It will determine one way: fare you

Heard you of nothing strange about the streets?

1. Sold. Nothing: What news?

2. Sold. Belike, 'tis but a rumour:

Good night to you.

1. Sold. Well, Sir, good night.

Enter two other Soldiers.

2. Sold. Soldiers,

Have careful watch.

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3. Sold. And you: Good night, good night. [The first two płace themselves at their posts.

4. Sold. Here we: [They take their posts.] and if to-morrow

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