3 Sold. And you: Good night, good night. [The first two place themselves at their posts. 4 Sold. Here we: [they take their posts.] and if to morrow Our navy thrive, I have an absolute hope Our landmen will stand up. 3 Sold. And full of purpose. [Music of hautboys under the stage. "T is a brave army, 4 Sold. Peace, what noise? 1 Sold. List, list! 1 Sold. Peace, I say. What should this mean? 2 Sold. "T is the god Hercules, whom Antony lov'd, How now? How now? do you hear this? [Several speaking together. 1 Sold. Ay: Is 't not strange? 3 Sold. Do you hear, masters? do you hear? 1 Sold. Follow the noise so far as we have quarter; Let's see how 't will give off. Sold. [Several speaking.] Content: "T is strange. [Exeunt. SCENE IV.-The same. A Room in the Palace. Enter ANTONY and CLEOPATRA; CHARMIAN, and others, attending. Ant. Eros! mine armour, Eros! Cleo. Sleep a little. Ant. No, my chuck.-Eros, come; mine armour, Eros! Enter EROS, with armour. Come, good fellow, put thine iron on :- If fortune be not ours to-day, it is Because we brave her.-Come. Cleo. What's this for? Ant. Nay, I'll help too. Ah, let be, let be! thou art The armourer of my heart;-False, false; this, this. Eros. Briefly, sir. Cleo. Is not this buckled well? Ant. Rarely, rarely; To doff 't for our repose, shall hear a storm.— Enter an Officer, armed. A workman in 't.--Good morrow to thee; welcome: Thou look'st like him that knows a warlike charge: To business that we love we rise betime, And go to 't with delight. 1 Off. A thousand, sir, Early though 't be, have on their riveted trim, And at the port expect you. [Shout. Trumpets. Flourish. Enter other Officers, and Soldiers. 2 Off. The morn is fair.-Good morrow, general. All. Good morrow, general. Ant. This morning, like the spirit of a youth [Kisses her. And worthy shameful check it were, to stand [Exeunt ANTONY, EROS, Officers, and Soldiers. [Exeunt. SCENE V.-Antony's Camp near Alexandria. Trumpets sound. Enter ANTONY and EROS; a Soldier meeting them. Sold. The gods make this a happy day to Antony! Ant. 'Would thou, and those thy scars, had once prevail'd To make me fight at land! Hadst thou done so, Sold. Ant. Sold. Who's gone this morning? One ever near thee: Call for Enobarbus, Ant. What say'st thou ? Who? Ant. Go, Eros, send his treasure after; do it; [Exeunt SCENE VI.-Cæsar's Camp before Alexandria. Flourish. Enter CÆSAR, with AGRIPPA, ENOBarbus, and others. Cæs. Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight, Our will is Antony be took alive; Make it so known. Agr. Cæsar, I shall. [Exit AGRIPPA. Cas. The time of universal peace is near: Prove this a prosperous day, the three-nook'd world Go, charge Agrippa: Is come into the field. Cæs. Plant those that have revolted in the van, Upon himself. [Exeunt CESAR and his Train. a We follow the words of the original, but not the punctuation. That reading is "despatch Enobarbus." It may possibly mean despatch the business of Enobarbus; but it is more probable that Antony, addressing Eros, says despatch;' " and then thinking of his revolted friend, pronounces his name. ་་ Eno. Alexas did revolt; and went to Jewry, Sold. Enter a Soldier of Cæsar's. Enobarbus, Antony Eno. I give it you. Sold. [Exit Soldier. Eno. I am alone the villain of the earth, Thou mine of bounty, how wouldst thou have paid Thou dost so crown with gold! This blowsb my heart: If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean Shall outstrike thought: but thought will do 't, I feel. Some ditch wherein to die; the foul'st best fits a Saf'd-made safe. [Exit. b Blows-swells |