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Ant. Can he be there in perfon? 'tis impoffible;
Strange, that his power should be.—Canidius,
Our nineteen legions thou fhalt hold by land,
And our twelve thoufand horfe :-We'll to our ship;

Enter a Soldier.

Away, my Thetis !-How now, worthy foldier?
Sold. O noble emperor, do not fight by fea;
Trust not to rotten planks: Do you mifdoubt

This sword, and these my wounds? Let the Egyptians,
And the Phoenicians, go a ducking; we

Have us'd to conquer, ftanding on the earth,

And fighting foot to foot.

Ant.

Well, well, away.

[Exeunt ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, and ENOBARBUS. Sold. By Hercules, I think, I am i' the right. Can. Soldier, thou art: but his whole action grows

Not in the power on't: So our leader's led,

And we are women's inen.

Sold.

You keep by land

The legions and the horse whole, do you not?

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Can. Marcus Octavius, Marcus Jufteius,

Publicola, and Cælius, are for fea :

But we keep whole by land. This speed of Cæfar's

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Enter a Meffenger.

Mef. The emperor calls for Canidius.

Can. With news the time's with labour; and throes

forth,

Each minute, fome.

[Exeunt.

SCENE VIII.

A Plain near A&tium.

Enter CESAR, TAURUS, Officers, and Others.

Caf. Taurus,

Taur. Caf.

My lord.

Strike not by land; keep whole :

[Exeunt.

Provoke not battle, till we have done at fea.
Do not exceed the prescript of this scroll:
Our fortune lies upon this jump.

In

Enter ANTONY and ENOBARBUS.

Ant. Set we our fquadrons on yon' fide o' the hill,

eye of Cæfar's battle; from which place

We may the number of the ships behold,

And fo proceed accordingly.

[Exeunt.

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Enter CANIDIUS, marching with his land army one way over the ftage; and TAURUS, the lieutenant of Cæsar, the other way, After their going in, is heard the noise of a fea-fight.

Alarum. Re-enter ENOBARBUS.

Eno. Naught, naught, all naught! I can behold no longer :

The Antoniad, the Egyptian admiral,

With all their fixty, fly, and turn the rudder;
To fee't, mine eyes are blasted.

Scar.

Enter SCARUS.

Gods, and goddeffes,

What's thy paffion?

All the whole fynod of them!

Eno.

Scar. The greater cantle of the world is loft With very ignorance; we have kiss'd away Kingdoms and provinces.

Eno.

How appears the fight?

Scar. On our fide like the token'd pestilence,
Where death is fure. Yon' ribald-rid nag of Egypt,
Whom leprofy o'ertake! i' the midst o' the fight,—
When vantage like a pair of twins appear'd,
Both as the fame, or rather ours the elder,-
The brize upon her, like a cow in June,

Hoifts fails, and flies.

Eno.

That I beheld: mine eyes

Did ficken at the fight on't, and could not

Endure a further view.

Scar.

She once being loof'd,

The noble ruin of her magick, Antony,

Claps on his fea-wing, and like a doting mallard,

Leaving

Leaving the fight in height, flies after her :
I never faw an action of fuch fhame;
Experience, manhood, honour, ne'er before
Did violate fo itself.

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Can. Our fortune on the fea is out of breath, And finks most lamentably. Had our general Been what he knew himself, it had gone well: O, he has given example for our flight,

Most grofsly, by his own.

Eno. Ay, are you thereabouts? Why then, good night Indeed.

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Can. Towards Peloponnefus are they fled. Scar. 'Tis eafy to't; and there I will attend What further comes.

Can.

To Cæfar will I render

My legions, and my horse; fix kings already

Show me the way of yielding.

Eno.

I'll yet follow

[Ajide.

The wounded chance of Antony, though my reafon
Sits in the wind against me.

[Excunt.

SCENE IX.

Alexandria. A Room in the Palace.

Enter ANTONY, and Attendants.

Ant. Hark, the land bids me tread no more upon't, It is afham'd to bear me !—Friends, come hither.

I am fo lated in the world, that I

Have loft my way for ever:-I have a ship

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Laden with gold; take that, divide it; fly,
And make your peace with Cæfar.

Att.

Fly! not we.

Ant. I have fled myself; and have inftructed cowards To run, and show their shoulders.-Friends, be gone; I have myself refolv'd upon a course,

Which has no need of you; be gone:

My treasure's in the harbour, take it.—O,
I follow'd that I blush to look upon :

My very hairs do mutiny; for the white

Reprove the brown for rafhness, and they theni
For fear and doting.-Friends, be gone; you shall
Have letters from me to some friends, that will
Sweep your way for you. Pray you, look not fad,
Nor make replies of loathness: take the hint
Which my despair proclaims : let that be left
Which leaves itself: to the fea fide straightway:
I will poffefs you of that ship and treasure.
Leave me, I pray, a little: 'pray you now :—
Nay, do fo; for, indeed, I have loft command,
Therefore I pray you :-I'll fee you by and by.

[Sits down.

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?

Cleo. Let me fit down. O Juno!

Ant. No, no, no, no, no.

Eros. See you here, fir?

Ant. O fye, fye, fye.

Char. Madam,

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