SCENE VI.-Cæsar's Camp before Alexandria. Cas. Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight: Make it so known. Agr. Cæsar, I shall. [Exit Agrippa. Cas. The time of universal peace is near: Prove this a prosperous day, the three-nook'd world Shall bear the olive freely. Mess. Antony Enter a MESSENGER. Is come into the field. Cæs. Go, charge Agrippa Plant those that have revolted in the van, Upon himself. [Exeunt Cæsar and his Train. 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 hang'd him. Canidius, and the rest That fell away, have entertainment, but No honourable trust. I have done ill; Of which I do accuse myself to sorely, That I will joy no more. Enter a SOLDIER of Cæsar's. Sold. Enobarbus, Antony Hath after thee sent all thy treasure, with Came on my guard; and at thy tent is now, Eno. I give it you. Sold. Mock me not, Enobarbus. I tell you true: best that you safed the bringer Eno. I am alone the villain of the earth, Thou mine of bounty, how wouldst thou have paid My better service, when my turpitude Thou dost so crown with gold! This blows my heart: • Swells. If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean I fight against thee!-No: I will go seek [Exit. SCENE VII.-Field of Battle between the Camps. Alarum.-Drums and Trumpets.-Enter AGRIPPA, and others. Agr. Retire, we have engaged ourselves too far: Cæsar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected. [Exeunt. 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 'tis made an H. Ant. They do retire. Scar. We'll beat 'em into bench-holes; 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 liares, behind; 'Tis 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 guests.-To-morrow, Before the sun shall see us, we'll spill the blood That has to-day escaped. I thank you all; The honour'd gashes whole.-Give me thy hand; [To Scarus. Enter CLEOPATRA, attended. To this great fairy t I'll commend thy acts, Make her thanks bless thee.-0 thou day o' the world, Chain mine arm'd 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! comest thou smiling from Ant. My nightingale, We have beat them to their beds. What, girl? though grey Do something mingle with our brown; yet have we Cleo. I'll give thee, friend, An armour all of gold; it was a king's. Ant. He has deserved it, were it carbuncled Like holy Phoebus' car. Give me thy hand; Through Alexandria make a jolly march; Bear our hack'd targets like the men that owe them : Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we all would sup together; * Brave. + Embrace. Beauty united with power, was the popular characteristic of fairies. Armour of proof. As becomes the brave warriors that own them. Make mingle with our rattling tabourines ; That heaven and earth may strike their sounds together, Applauding our approach. SCENE IX.-Casar's Camp. [Exeunt. SENTINELS on their Post.-Enter ENOBARBUS. 1 Sold. If we be not relieved within this hour, We must return to the court of guard: the night Is shiny; and, they say, we shall embattle By the second hour i' the morn. 2 Sold. This last day was A shrewd one to us. Eno. O, bear me witness, night.3 Sold. What man is this? 2 Sold. Stand close,-and list to him. Eno. Be witness to me, O thou blessed modn, Bear hateful memory, poor Enobarbus did 1 Sold. Enobarbus ! 3 Sold. Peace; Hark further. Eno. O sovereign mistress of true melancholy; The poisonous damp of night disponget upon me; That life, a very rebel to my will, May hang no longer on me throw my heart 2 Sold. Let's speak To him. [Dies 1 Sold. Let's hear him, for the things he speaks May concern Cæsar. 3 Sold. Let's do so. But he sleeps. 1 Sold. Swoons rather; for so bad a prayer as his Was never yet for sleeping. 2 Sold. Go we to him. 3 Sold. Awake, awake, Sir; speak to us. Small drums. + Discharge, as a sponge when squeezed, dis charges the moisture it had imbibed. 2 Sold. Hear you, Sir? 1 Sold. The hand of death hath raught him. Hark, the drums [Drums afar off. Demurely + wake the sleepers. Let us bear him To the court of guard; he is of note: our hour Is fully out, 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 sea is given; Enter CESAR, and his Forces, marching. Cas. But being charged, we will be still by land, Which, as I take't, we shall; for his best force Re-enter ANTONY and SCARUS. [Exeunt, Ant. Yet they're not join'd: where yonder pine does stand, I shall discover all: I'll bring thee word Straight, how 'tis like to go. Scar. Swallows have built In Cleopatra's sails their nests: the augurers [Exit. Say, they know not,-they cannot tell; look grimly, Alarum afar off, as at a Sea-Fight. Re-enter ANTONY. Ant. All is lost; * Reached. + Solemnly. 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