Forgive my fearful sails! I little thought, Ant. Cleo. Ant. O, my pardon. Now I must To the young man send humble treaties, dodge Cleo. O pardon, pardon. Ant. Fall not a tear, I say; one of them rates Some wine, within there, and our viands:-Fortune knows, We scorn her most, when most she offers blows. SCENE X. [Exeunt. Cæsar's camp, in Egypt. Enter Cæsar, Dolabella, Thyreus, and others. Cas. Let him appear that's come from Antony.— Know you him? Dol. * Values. Caesar, 'tis his schoolmastert: ↑ Euphronius, schoolmaster to Antony's children. An argument that he is pluck'd, when hither Cæs. Enter Euphronius. Approach, and speak. Eup. 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*. Cæs. Be it so; Declare thine office. Eup. 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, Cæs. For Antony, Cæs. Bring him through the bands. To try thy eloquence, now 'tis time: Despatch; [To Thyreus. As is the dew to the sea. + Diadem, the crown. Paramour. The ne'er-touch'd vestal: Try thy cunning, Thyreus; Thyr. Cæsar, I go. Cæs. Observe how Antony becomes his flaw*; And what thou think'st his very action speaks In every power that moves. Thyr. Cæsar, I shall. [Exeunt. SCENE XI. Alexandria. A room in the palace. Enter Cleopatra, Enobarbus, Charmian, and Iras. Cleo. What shall we do, Enobarbus? Eno. Think, and die. Cleo. Is Antony, or we, in fault for this? Eno. Antony only, that would make his will Lord of his reason. What although 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 oppos'd, he being The mered questiont: 'Twas a shame no less Than was his loss, to course your flying flags, And leave his navy gazing. Cleo. Pr'ythee, peace. Enter Antony, with Euphronius. Ant. Is this his answer? Eup. Ay, my lord. * Conforms himself to this breach of his fortune. The only cause of the dispute. To the boy Cæsar send this grizzled head, With principalities. Cleo. That head, my lord? Ant. To him again; Tell him, he wears the rose Of youth upon him; from which the world should note Something particular: his coin, ships, legions, May be a coward's; whose ministers would prevail Under the service of a child, as soon As i' the command of Cæsar: I dare him therefore And answer me declin'dt, sword against sword, [Exeunt Antony and Euphronius. To suffer all alike. That he should dream, Att. Enter an Attendant. A messenger from Cæsar. Cleo. What, no more ceremony?-See, my wo men! Against the blown rose may they stop their nose, • Circumstances of splendor. + In age and power. Are of a piece with them. Eno. Mine honesty, and I, begin to square*. [Aside. The loyalty well held to fools, does make Does conquer him that did his master conquer, Cleo. Enter Thyreus. Cæsar's will? Thyr. Hear it apart. Cleo. None but friends; say boldly. Thyr. So, haplyt, are they friends to Antony. Eno. He needs as many, sir, as Cæsar has; Or needs not us. If Cæsar please, our master Will leap to be his friend: For us, you know, Whose he is, we are; and that's, Cæsar's. Thyr. So. Thus then, thou most renown'd; Cæsar entreats, Not to cousider in what case thou stand'st, Further than he is Cæsar. Cleo. Go on: Right royal. Thyr. He knows, that you embrace not Antony As you did love, but as you fear'd him. Cleo. O! Thyr. The scars upon your honour, therefore, he Does pity, as constrained blemishes, Not as deserv'd. Cleo. He is a god, and knows What is most right: Mine honour was not yielded, But conquer'd merely. Eno. To be sure of that, I will ask Antony.-Sir, sir, thou'rt so leaky, Thy dearest quit thee. Thyr. [Aside. [Exit Enobarbus. Shall I say to Cæsar What you require of him? for he partly begs |