Some ditch, wherein to die; the foul'ft best fits My latter part of life. SCENE VII. [Exit. Field of Battle between the Camps. Alarum. Drums and Trumpets. Enter AGRIPPA, and Others. Agr. Retire, we have engag'd ourselves too far: Cæfar himself has work, and our oppreffion Exceeds what we expected. [Exeunt. Alarum. Enter ANTONY and SCARUS, wounded. Scar. O my brave emperor, this is fought indeed! Had we done fo at first, we had driven them home With clouts about their heads. Ant. Thou bleed'ft apace. Scar. I had a wound here that was like a T, But now 'tis made an H. Ant. They do retire. Scar. We'll beat 'em into bench-holes; I have yet Room for fix fcotches more. Enter EROS. Eros. They are beaten, fir; and our advantage serves For a fair victory. Scar. Let us fcore their backs, And fnatch em up, as we take hares, behind; 'Tis fport to maul a runner. Ant. I will reward thee Once for thy fpritely comfort, and ten-fold Scar. I'll halt after. [Exeunt, SCENE VIII. Under the Walls of Alexandria. Alarum. Enter ANTONY, marching; SCARUS, and Ant. We have beat him to his camp: Run one before, Enter CLEOPTRA, attended. To this great fairy I'll commend thy acts, [To SCARUS. Make her thanks bless thee.-O thou day o' the world, Through proof of harness to my heart, and there Cleo. Lord of lords! O infinite virtue com'ft thou fmiling from Ant. Ant. My nightingale, We have beat them to their beds. What, girl? though grey Do fomething mingle with our brown; yet have we Destroy'd in fuch a shape. Cleo. I'll give thee, friend, An armour all of gold; it was a king's. Ant. He has deferv'd it, were it carbuncled Bear our hack'd targets like the men that owe them: To camp this hoft, we all would fup together; That heaven and earth may strike their founds together, Applauding our approach. SCENE IX. [Exeunt. Cæfar's Camp. Sentinels on their poft. Enter ENOBARBUS, 1 Sold. If we be not reliev'd within this hour, We must return to the court of guard: The night Is fhiny; and, they fay, we shall embattle 2 Sold. A fhrewd one to us. Eno. This last day was O, bear me witness, night, Stand clofe, and lift to him. 3 Sold. What man is this? 2 Sold. Eno. Be witness to me, O thou blessed moon, Bear hateful memory, poor Enobarbus did I Sold. 3 Sold. Hark further. Enobarbus! Peace; Eno. O fovereign mistress of true melancholy, The poisonous damp of night difpunge upon me; That life, a very rebel to my will, May hang no longer on me: Throw my heart Against the flint and hardness of my fault; Which, being dried with grief, will break to powder, Nobler than my revolt is infamous, Forgive me in thine own particular; But let the world rank me in register O Antony! O Antony! 2 Sold. To him. Let's speak 1 Sold. Let's hear him, for the things he speaks May concern Cæfar. 3 Sold. Let's do fo. But he fleeps. 1 Sold. Swoons rather; for fo bad a prayer as his Was never yet for sleeping. 2 Sold. [Dies. Go we to him. 3 Sold. 3 Sold. Awake, awake, fir; speak to us. 2 Sold. Hear you, fir? 1 Sold. The hand of death hath raught him. Hark, the drums [Drums afar off. Demurely wake the fleepers. Let us bear him To the court of guard; he is of note; our hour 3 Sold. Come on then; He may recover yet. [Exeunt with the body. SCENE X. Between the two Camps. Enter ANTONY and SCARUS, with Forces, marching. Ant. Their preparation is to-day by sea; We please them not by land. Scar. For both, my lord. Ant. I would, they'd fight i' the fire, or in the air; Shall stay with us: order for fea is given; Enter CESAR, and his Forces, marching. [Exeunt. Caf. But being charg'd, we will be still by land, [Exeunt. Re-enter |