Which leaves itself: to the sea side straightway. Enter EROS, and CLEOPATRA, led by CHARMIAN and IRAS. Eros. Nay, gentle madam, to him: comfort him. Iras. Do, most dear queen. Char. Do! Why, what else? Cle. Let me sit down. O Juno! Ant. No, no, no, no, no. Eros. See you here, sir? Ant. O fie, fie, fie. Cle. Madam, Iras. Madam; O good empress Eros. Sir, sir, Ant. Yes, my lord, yes: he,1 at Philippi, kept matter. Cle. Ah, stand by. Eros. The queen, my lord, the queen. 1 i. e. Cæsar. 2 Fought by his officers. -No : Iras. Go to him, madam, speak to him; He is unqualitied1 with very shame. Cle. Well then, sustain me.-O! Eros. Most noble sir, arise; the queen approaches. Her head's declined, and death will seise her; but Your comfort makes the rescue. Ant. I have offended reputation; A most unnoble swerving. Eros. Sir, the queen. Ant. O, whither hast thou led me, Egypt? See, How I convey my shame out of thine eyes, By looking back on what I have left behind 'Stroy'd in dishonor. Cle. 0, my lord, my lord! Forgive my fearful sails! I little thought, You would have follow'd. Ant. Egypt, thou knew'st too well, My heart was to thy rudder tied by the strings, Thy beck might from the bidding of the gods Cle. Ant. O, my pardon! Now I must To the young man send humble treaties, dodge And palter in the shifts of lowness; who With half the bulk o' the world play'd as I pleased, 1 Bewildered. Making and marring fortunes. You did know, Cle. O, pardon, pardon! Ant. Fall not a tear, I say; one of them rates All that is won and lost. Give me a kiss ; Even this repays me. We sent our schoolmaster; Is he come back?-Love, I am full of lead. Some wine, within there, and our viands: Fortune knows, We scorn her most, when most she offers blows. [Exeunt. SCENE X. Casar's camp in Egypt. Enter CESAR, DOLABELLA, THYREUS, and others. Ca. Let him appear that 's come from Antony.Know you him? Do! . Cæsar, 'tis his schoolmaster; An argument that he is pluck'd, when hither He sends so poor a pinion of his wing, Which had superfluous kings for messengers, Ca. Enter EUPHRONIUS. Approach, and speak. Eu. Such as I am, I come from Antony: I was of late as petty to his ends, As is the morn-dew on the myrtle leaf To his grand sea. Ca. Be it so declare thine office. Eu. Lord of his fortunes he salutes thee, and Requires to live in Egypt: which not granted, He lessens his requests; and to thee sues To let him breathe between the heavens and earth, Next, Cleopatra does confess thy greatness; Cœ. For Antony, I have no ears to his request: the queen Bring him through the bands. To try thy eloquence now 'tis time: despatch; reus; Make thine own edict for thy pains, which we 1 Diadem. Ca. Observe how Antony becomes his flaw; 1 And what thou think'st his very action speaks In every power that moves. Thy. Cæsar, I shall. [Exeunt. SCENE XI. Alexandria. A room in the palace. Enter CLEOPATRA, ENOBARBUS, CHARMIAN, and IRAS. Cle. What shall we do, Enobarbus ? Eno. Think, and die. Cle. Is Antony or we in fault for this? Eno. Antony only, that would make his will Lord of his reason. What, though you fled From that great face of war, whose several ranges Frighted each other? why should he follow? The itch of his affection should not then Have nick'd his captainship; at such a point, When half to half the world opposed, he being The mered question: 3 'twas a shame no less Than was his loss, to course your flying flags, And leave his navy gazing. Cle. Pr❜ythee, peace. 1 Bears his misfortunes. 3 The sole occasion of the war. 2 Defeated. |