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OCTAVIA. All which time |
Before the gods my knee shall bow my prayers |
To them for you. |
ANTONY. Good night, sir. My Octavia, |
Read not my blemishes in the world's report. |
I have not kept my square; but that to come |
Shall all be done by th' rule. Good night, dear lady. |
OCTAVIA. Good night, sir. |
CAESAR. Good night. Exeunt CAESAR and OCTAVIA |
Enter SOOTHSAYER |
ANTONY. Now, sirrah, you do wish yourself in Egypt? |
SOOTHSAYER. Would I had never come from thence, nor you thither! |
ANTONY. If you can- your reason. |
SOOTHSAYER. I see it in my motion, have it not in my tongue; but |
yet hie you to Egypt again. |
ANTONY. Say to me, |
Whose fortunes shall rise higher, Caesar's or mine? |
SOOTHSAYER. Caesar's. |
Therefore, O Antony, stay not by his side. |
Thy daemon, that thy spirit which keeps thee, is |
Noble, courageous, high, unmatchable, |
Where Caesar's is not; but near him thy angel |
Becomes a fear, as being o'erpow'r'd. Therefore |
Make space enough between you. |
ANTONY. Speak this no more. |
SOOTHSAYER. To none but thee; no more but when to thee. |
If thou dost play with him at any game, |
Thou art sure to lose; and of that natural luck |
He beats thee 'gainst the odds. Thy lustre thickens |
When he shines by. I say again, thy spirit |
Is all afraid to govern thee near him; |
But, he away, 'tis noble. |
ANTONY. Get thee gone. |
Say to Ventidius I would speak with him. |
Exit SOOTHSAYER |
He shall to Parthia.- Be it art or hap, |
He hath spoken true. The very dice obey him; |
And in our sports my better cunning faints |
Under his chance. If we draw lots, he speeds; |
His cocks do win the battle still of mine, |
When it is all to nought, and his quails ever |
Beat mine, inhoop'd, at odds. I will to Egypt; |
And though I make this marriage for my peace, |
I' th' East my pleasure lies. |
Enter VENTIDIUS |
O, come, Ventidius, |
You must to Parthia. Your commission's ready; |
Follow me and receive't. Exeunt |
SCENE IV. |
Rome. A street |
Enter LEPIDUS, MAECENAS, and AGRIPPA |
LEPIDUS. Trouble yourselves no further. Pray you hasten |
Your generals after. |
AGRIPPA. Sir, Mark Antony |
Will e'en but kiss Octavia, and we'll follow. |
LEPIDUS. Till I shall see you in your soldier's dress, |
Which will become you both, farewell. |
MAECENAS. We shall, |
As I conceive the journey, be at th' Mount |
Before you, Lepidus. |
LEPIDUS. Your way is shorter; |
My purposes do draw me much about. |
You'll win two days upon me. |
BOTH. Sir, good success! |
LEPIDUS. Farewell. Exeunt |
SCENE V. |
Alexandria. CLEOPATRA'S palace |
Enter CLEOPATRA, CHARMIAN, IRAS, and ALEXAS |
CLEOPATRA. Give me some music- music, moody food |
Of us that trade in love. |
ALL. The music, ho! |
Enter MARDIAN the eunuch |
CLEOPATRA. Let it alone! Let's to billiards. Come, Charmian. |
CHARMIAN. My arm is sore; best play with Mardian. |
CLEOPATRA. As well a woman with an eunuch play'd |
As with a woman. Come, you'll play with me, sir? |
MARDIAN. As well as I can, madam. |
CLEOPATRA. And when good will is show'd, though't come too short, |
The actor may plead pardon. I'll none now. |
Give me mine angle- we'll to th' river. There, |
My music playing far off, I will betray |
Tawny-finn'd fishes; my bended hook shall pierce |
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