Ant. Can he be there in perfon? 'tis impoffible; Enter a Soldier. Away, my Thetis !-How now, worthy foldier? This sword, and these my wounds? Let the Egyptians, 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? Can. Marcus Octavius, Marcus Jufteius, Publicola, and Cælius, are for fea : But we keep whole by land. This speed of Cæfar's 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. 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. 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; 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, 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 : 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. 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 [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 Laden with gold; take that, divide it; fly, 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, My very hairs do mutiny; for the white Reprove the brown for rafhness, and they theni [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, |