Ant. No, my chuck: Eros, come, mine armour, Eros. Enter Eros. Come, my good fellow, put thine iron on; If fortune be not ours to-day, it is Because we brave her. Come. Cleo. Nay. I'll help too, Antony. What's this for ? ah, let be, let be; thou art Ant. Well, well, we shall thrive now; Seeft thou, my good fellow? Go, put on thy defences. Eno. Briefly, Sir. Cleo. Is not this buckled well? Ant. Rarely, rarely : He that unbuckles this, till we do please To doff't for our repofe, fhall hear a storm. Thou fumbleft, Eros; and my Queen's a fquire More tight at this than thou; dispatch. O love! That thou could'ft fee my wars to-day, and knew'ft The royal occupation; thou fhould'ft fee A workman in't. Enter an armed Soldier. Good-morrow to thee, welcome; Thou look'ft like him, that knows a warlike charge: To bufinefs that we love we rife betime, And go to't with delight. Sold. A thoufand, Sir, Early though't be, have on their rivetted trim, Enter Captains and Soldiers. Cap. The morn is fair; good-morrow, General! Ant. 'Tis well blown, lads. This morning, like the fpirit of a youth So, So, fo; come, give me that, this way-well faid. And worthy fhameful check it were, to ftand He goes forth gallantly: That he and Cæfar might Determine this great war in fingle fight! Then, Antony, -but now, SCENE -well on. [Exeunt. IV. Changes to a Camp. Trumpets found. Enter Antony and Eros; a Soldier Sold. THE meeting them. HE Gods make this a happy day to Aniony. Ant. Would, thou and thofe thy fcars had once prevail'd To make me fight at land ! Eros. Hadft thou done fo, The Kings, that have revolted, and the Soldier, Ant. Who's gone this morning? Eros. Who? One ever near thee. Call for Enobarbus, He shall not hear thee; or from Cæfar's camp Say. "I am none of thine." Ant. What fay'ft thou? Sold. Sir, He is with Cæfar. Eros. Sir, his chefts and treasure He has not with him. Ant. Ant. Is he gone? Sold. Moft certain. Ant. Go, Eros, fend his treasure after, do it Detain no jot, I charge thee: write to him, I will fubfcribe gentle adieus, and greetings: Say, that I wish he never find more cause To change a mafter. Oh, my fortunes have Corrupted honeft men! dilpatch, my Eros. [Exeunt. SCENE V. Changes to Cæfar's Camp. Enter Cæfar, Agrippa, with Enobarbus, and Dolabella. Caf. G Make it fo known. Agr. Cefar, I fhall. Caf. The time of univerfal Peace is near; Prove this a profp'rous day, the three-nook'd world Shall bear the olive freely. Enter a Meffenger. Mef. Mark Antony is come into the field. Plant thofe, that have revolted, in the Van, [Exeunt: Eno. Alexas did revolt, and went to Jewry on Enter Enter a Soldier of Cæfar's. Sold. Enobarbus, Antony Hath after thee fent all thy treafure, with. Eno. I give it you. Sold. Mock me not, Enobarbus, I tell you true; best you fee fafe the bringer Out of the hoft: I muft attend mine office. Or would have done't myself. Continues ftill a Jove. Your Emperor [Exit. Eno. I am alone the villain of the earth, And feel, I am so, most. O Antony. Thou Mine of bounty, how would't thou have paid Thou doft fo crown with gold! This bows my heart; Agr. Alarm. R Before the Walls of Alexandria. Drums and Trumpets. Enter Agrippa. ETIRE, we have engag'd ourselves too far: Cefar himfelf has work, and our oppreffion Exceeds what we expected. Alarm. Enter Antony, and Scarus wounded. [Exit. Scar. O my brave Emperor! this is fought indeed; Had we done fo at firft, we had droven them home With clouts about their heads. Ant. Thou bleed'st apace. Scar. 1 had a wound here that was like a T, But now 'tis made an H. Ant. Ant. They do retire. Scar. We'll beat 'em into bench-holes; I have yet Room for fix fcotches more. Enter Eros. Eros. They're beaten, Sir, and our advantage serves For a fair victory. Scar. Let us fcore their backs, And snatch 'em up, as we take hares, behind; 'Tis fport to maul a runner. Ant. I will reward thee Once for thy fprightly comfort, and ten-fold For thy good valour. Scar. I'll halt after. Come thee on. [Exeunt. Alarm. Enter Antony again in a March, Scarus with others. Ant. We've beat him to his camp; run one before, * And let the Queen know of our Gefts; to-morrow, Before the fun fhall fee's, we'll fpill the blood That has to-day efcap'd. I thank you all; For doughty-handed are you, and have fought Not as you ferv'd the caufe, but as't had been Each man's like mine; you've fhewn yourselves all Hedors. Enter the city, clip your wives, your friends, Enter Cleopatra. To this great Fairy I'll commend thy acts, And let the Queen know of our Guests;-] What Guests was the Queen to know of? We muft read, And let the Queen know of our Gelts. i. c. our Feats, our glorious A&ions. A Term then in common Use. |