SCENE V.-Antony's Camp near Alexandria.

Trumpets sound.

Enter ANTONY and EROS; an

Officer meeting them.

Off. The gods make this a happy day to Antony!
Ant. Would thou and those thy scars had once pre-

vailed

To make me fight at land!

Hadst thou done so,

Off.
The kings that have revolted,' and the soldier
That has this morning left thee, would have still
Followed thy heels.

Ant.

Off.

Who's gone this morning?

One ever near thee: call for Enobarbus,—
He shall not hear thee; or from Cæsar's camp

Say, I am none of thine.

Who!

Ant. Go, Eros, send his treasure after; do it;
Detain no jot, I charge thee: write to him
(I will subscribe) gentle adieus and greetings;
Say, that I wish he never find more cause
To change a master.-O, my fortunes have
Corrupted honest men !-Despatch.-Enobarbus !

1 The kings, &c.] See Extracts from Plutarch, 34.

[Exeunt.

SCENE VI.-Cæsar's Camp before Alexandria.

Flourish. Enter CESAR, with AGRIPPA, ENOBArbus, and others.

Cas. Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight:

Our will is Antony be took alive;

Make it so known.

Agr.

Cæsar, I shall.

Cæs. The time of universal peace

is near:

Prove this a prosperous day, the three-nooked world
Shall bear the olive freely.1

[Exit.

Plant2 those that have revolted in the van,
That Antony may seem to spend his fury
Upon himself.

[Exeunt all except ENOBARBUS.

Eno. Alexas did revolt; and went to Jewry
On affairs of Antony; there did persuade
Great Herod to incline himself to Cæsar,
And leave his master Antony: for this pains,
Cæsar hath hanged him. Canidius, and the rest
That fell away, have entertainment,3 but
No honourable trust. I have done ill;
Of which I do accuse myself so sorely,
That I will joy no more.

1 Shall bear the olive freely.] Shall freely bring forth the olive of peace.

1 Charge Agrippa plant.] Give order that Agrippa station. • Have entertainment.] Are received into Cæsar's service. All that served Brutus I will entertain them.' your lady strain his entertainment.

Julius Cæsar, v. 5.
Othello, iii. 3.

Note if

Sold.

Enter a Soldier of CESAR's.

Enobarbus, Antony

Hath after thee sent all thy treasure, with
His bounty overplus: the messenger
Came on my guard; and at thy tent is now
Unloading of his mules.

Sold. Mock not, Enobarbus.

I tell you true best you safed1 the bringer
Out of the host; I must attend mine office,
Or would have done 't myself. Your emperor
Continues still a Jove.

Eno. I am alone the villain of the earth,

And feel I am so most. O, Antony,

Thou mine of bounty, how wouldst thou have paid
My better service, when my turpitude

[Exit.

Thou dost so crown with gold! This blows2 my heart: If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean

Shall outstrike thought: but thought will do 't,3 I feel.-
I fight against thee!-No: I will go seek

Some ditch wherein to die; the foul'st best fits
My latter part of life.

[Exit.

SCENE VII.-Field of Battle between the Camps.

Alarum. Drums and trumpets.

and others.

Enter AGRIPPA

Agr. Retire! we have engaged1 ourselves too far:

Cæsar himself has work, and our oppression 5

Exceeds what we expected.

Safed.] Gave safe conduct to. See p. 17, note 6.

2 Blows.] Swells.

4

[Exeunt.

Thought will do 't.] Remorseful thought will break my heart.
Engaged.] Committed; hazarded.

Our oppression.] The oppressing force against ourselves.

Alarum.

Enter ANTONY, and SCARUS wounded.

Scar. O, my brave emperor, this is fought indeed! Had we done so at first, we had driven them home With clouts about their heads.

Ant.

Thou bleed'st apace.

Scar. I had a wound here that was like a T.

But now 't is made an H.1

Ant.

They do retire.

Scar. We'll beat 'em into bench-holes: 2 I have yet Room for six scotches more.

Enter EROS.

Eros. They are beaten, sir; and our advantage serves For a fair victory.

Scar.

Let us score their backs,

And snatch 'em up, as we take hares, behind;

"T is sport to maul a runner.

Ant.

I will reward thee

Once for thy spritely comfort, and ten-fold
For thy good valour. Come thee on.

Scar.

I'll halt after. [Exeunt.

SCENE VIII.-Under the Walls of Alexandria.

Alarum. Enter ANTONY, marching; SCARUS, and

Forces.

Ant. We have beat him to his camp :-run one before, And let the queen know of our gests.3-To-morrow,

1 An H.] The noun ache was formerly pronounced aitch; and possibly Scarus was meant to be a punster here. 'Aches contract and starve your supple joints!' Timon of Athens, i, 1. See the Editor's Tempest, p. 23, note 1.

2 Bench-holes.] Closet-seats.

3

Gests.] Deeds. Latin, Gesta. See Extracts from Plutarch, 43.

Before the sun shall see 's, we 'll spill the blood
That has to-day escaped. I thank you all;
For doughty-handed are you, and have fought
Not as you served the cause, but as 't had been
Each man's1 like mine; you have shown all Hectors.
Enter the city, clip2 your wives, your friends,
Tell them your feats; whilst they with joyful tears
Wash the congealment from your wounds, and kiss
The honoured gashes whole.-Give me thy hand.

Enter CLEOPATRA, attended.

To this great fairy3 I'll commend thy acts,

[TO SCARUS.

Make her thanks bless thee.-O, thou day o' the world,
Chain mine armed neck! leap thou, attire and all,
Through proof of harness to my heart, and there
Ride on the pants triumphing!

Cleo.

Lord of lords!

O, infinite virtue! com'st thou smiling from
The world's great snare uncaught?

Ant.
My nightingale
We have beat them to their beds. What, girl! though grey
Do something mingle with our younger brown,5 yet ha' we
A brain that nourishes our nerves, and can

1 Each man's.] Each man's cause.

2 Clip.] Embrace. So in Coriolanus, i. 6, ' O let me clip you in arms as sound,' &c.; and in Othello, iii. 3, 'You elements, that clip us round about,' &c.

Fairy.] Enchantress.

• Proof of harness.] Resistance of armour. with harness on our back!' Macbeth.

• Though grey, &c.] Compare, in iii. 11,

'At least we'll die

'My very hairs do mutiny; for the white
Reprove the brown for rashness,' &c.