He that unbuckles this, till we do please A workman in 't. Enter an armed Soldier. Good morrow to thee; welcome! Thou look'st like him that knows a warlike charge: And go to't with delight. SOLD. A thousand, Sir, Early though 't be, have on their riveted trim, 20 And at the port expect you. [Shout. Trumpets flourish. Enter Captains and Soldiers. CAPT. The morn is fair. Good morrow, General. ALL. Good morrow, General. ANT. 'Tis well blown, Lads: This morning, like the spirit of a youth 30 [Exeunt ANTONY, EROS, Captains, and Soldiers. CHAR. Please you, retire to your chamber. CLEO. Lead me. He goes forth gallantly. That he and Cæsar might [exeunt. ACT IV SCENE V. The Same. ANTONY'S Camp. Trumpets sound. Enter ANTONY and EROS; a Soldier SOLD. The Gods make this a happy day to Antony ! SOLD. Hadst thou done so, The Kings that have revolted, and the soldier ANT. SOLD. Who's gone this morning? One ever near thee: call for Enobarbus, Say I am none of thine. Who! ANT. Go, Eros, send his treasure after; do it; SCENE VI. The Same. CESAR'S Camp. [exeunt. Flourish. Enter CÆSAR, AGRIPPA, with 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. [exit. CAS. The time of universal peace is near: Prove this a prosperous day, the three-nook'd World Plant those that have revolted in the vaunt, ΙΟ [Exeunt all but ENOBARBUS. Great Herod to incline himself to Cæsar, That I will joy no more. SOLD. Enter a Soldier of CAESAR'S. Hath after thee sent all thy treasure, with Came on my guard; and at thy tent is now I tell you true: best you safed 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, 20 [exit. Thou Mine of Bounty, how would'st thou have paid My better service, when my turpitude 30 Thou dost so crown with gold! This blows1 my heart: Shall outstrike thought; but thought will do 't, I feel. 1 swells. ACT IV ACT IV I fight against thee! No: I will SCENE VII. Field of Battle between the Camps. [exit. Alarum. Drums and Trumpets. Enter AGRIPPA AGR. Retire, we have engag'd ourselves too far: [exeunt. Alarums. Enter ANTONY, and SCARUS wounded. SCAR. O my brave Emperor, this is fought indeed! Had we done so at first, we had droven 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 'tis made an H. ANT. They do retire. SCAR. We'll beat 'em into bench-holes: I have yet Room for six scotches more. ΤΟ 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: ANT. I will reward thee Once for thy spritely comfort, and tenfold I'll halt after. [exeunt. SCENE VIII. Under the Walls of Alexandria. ANT. We have beat him to his camp. Run one before, 1 the force pressing on us. Before the Sun shall see 's, we'll spill the blood Enter CLEOPATRA, attended. To this great Fairy I'll commend thy acts, ΤΟ Make her thanks bless thee. [to CLEOPATRA.] O thou Chain mine arm'd neck; leap thou, attire and all, Through proof of harness to my heart, and there A brain that nourishes our nerves, and can Get goal for goal of youth. Behold this man; CLEO. I'll give thee, Friend, An armour all of gold; it was a King's. Bear our hack'd targets like the men that owe them:1 To camp this host, we all would sup together, And drink carouses to the next day's fate, 1 i.e. hacked like their owners. 20 30 ACT IV |