Eno. That I beheld:

Mine eyes did ficken at the fight, and could not
Endure a further view.

Scar. She once being loof'd,

The noble ruin of her magic, Antony,

Claps on his fea-wing, and like a doating mallard,
Leaving the fight in height, flies after her:
never faw an action of such shame;

I

Experience, manhood, honour, ne'er before
Did violate fo itself.

Eno. Alack, alack!

Enter CANIDIUS.

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

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

[Afide. 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 horfe; fix kings already
Shew me the way of yielding.

Eno. I'll yet follow

The wounded chance of Antony, though my reafon

Sits in the wind against me.

[Exeunt.

SCENE IX. The palace in Alexandria.

Enter ANTONY, and Attendants.

Ant. Hark, the land bids me tread no more upon't,

Ant. Set we our fquadrons on yon' side o' the hill, In 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 flage; and TAURUS, the lieutenant of CESAR, the other way. After their going in, is heard the noife of a fea-fight. Alarum. Re-enter ENOBARBUS. Eno. Naught, naught, all naught! I can behold no The Antoniad, the Egyptian admiral, [longer: With all their fixty, fly, and turn the rudder; To fee't, mine eyes are blasted.

Enter SCARUS..

Scar. Gods, and goddeffes,

All the whole fynod of them!
Eno. What's thy paffion?

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 peftilence, Where death is fure. Yon' ribald-rid nag

of Ægypt, 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.

Ene.

Eno. That I beheld:

Mine eyes did ficken at the fight, and could not
Endure a further view.

Scar. She once being loof'd,

The noble ruin of her magic, Antony,

Claps on his fea-wing, and like a doating mallard,
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.

Eno. Alack, alack!

Enter CANIDIUS.

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,
Moft grofsly, by his own.

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

[Afide. 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
Shew me the way of yielding.

Eno. I'll yet follow

The wounded chance of Antony, though my reason

Sits in the wind against me.

[Exeunt.

SCENE IX. The palace in Alexandria.

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 fhip
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 fhew their shoulders.-Friends, be 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

gone;

Reprove the brown for rashness, and they them
For fear and doating.-Friends, be gone; you fhall
Have letters from me to fome friends, that will
Sweep your way for you. Pray you, look not fad,
Nor make replies of lothnefs: take the hint
Which my defpair proclaims; let that be left
Which leaves itfelf: 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 see you by and by.

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.

Ant. No, no, no, no, no.
Eno. See you here, fir?.
Ant. O fye, fye, fye.

O Juno!

Char

Char. Madam,

Iras. Madam; O good emprefs!

Eros. Sir, fir,

Ant. Yes, my lord, yes;-He, at Philippi, kept His fword even like a dancer; while I ftruck The lean and wrinkled Caffius; and 'twas I, That the mad Brutus ended: he alone Dealt on lieutenantry, and no practice had

In the brave fquares of war: Yet now-no matter. Cleo. Ah, ftand by.

Eros. The queen, my lord, the queen.

Iras. Go to him, madam, fpeak to him; He is unquality'd with very fhame.

:-0!

Cleo. Well then,-Suftain me :

Eros. Moft noble fir, arife; the queen approaches; Her head's declin'd, and death will feize her; but Your comfort makes the rescue.

Ant. I have offended reputation;

A moft unnoble fwerving.

Ergs. Sir, the queen.

Aut. O, whither haft thou led me, Egypt? See, How I convey my fhame out of thine eyes, By looking back on what I have left behind 'Stroy'd in difhonour.

Cleo. O my lord,

my lord!

Forgive my fearful fails! I little thought,
You would have follow'd.

Ant. Egypt, thou knew'ft too well,

My heart was to thy rudder ty'd by the ftrings,
And thou fhouldft tow me after: O'er my fpirit
Thy full fupremacy thou knew'st; and that
Thy beck might from the bidding of the gods
Command me,

Cleo. O, my pardon.

G

Ant.