To reel the streets at noon; say this becomes him Enter a MESsenger. Lep. Here's more news. Mess. Pompey is strong at sea; Enter another MESSENGER, Mess. Cæsar, I bring thee word, No vessel can peep forth, but 'tis as soon Cæs. Antony, Leave thy lascivious wassels: when thou once Did Famine follow; whom thou fought'st against, Lep. It is pity of him. Gees. Let his shame quickly Drive him to Rome. Time is it that we twain Lep. To-morrow, Cæsar, I shall be furnish'd to inform you rightly, Cæs. Till which encounter Lep. Farewell, my lord. What you shall know, meantime, Of stirs abroad, I shall beseech you, sir, To let me be partaker. [Exeunt. SCENE V. Alexandria. A Room in the Palace. Enter CLEOPATRA, supporting herself on IRAS; CHARMION and MARDION following. Cle. Charmion Char. Madam. Cle. That I might sleep out this great gap of time My Antony is away! Char. You think of him Too much. Cle. O, Charmion! Where think'st thou he is now? Or does he walk, or is he on his horse? O, happy horse, to bear the weight of Antony! Do bravely, horse! for wot'st thou whom thou movest? The demy-Atlas of the earth, the arm, And burgonet of man.-He's speaking now, Alex. Sovereign of Egypt, hail! Cle. How much art thou unlike Mark Antony! Yet, coming from him, that great med'cine hath With its tinct gilded thee. What tidings of my brave Mark Antony? Say-the firm Roman to great Egypt sends [Giving a pearl. That neigh'd so high, that what I would have spoken Was dumb'd by him. Cle. What, was he sad or merry? Alex. Like to the time o' the year, between the extremes Of hot and cold; he was nor sad nor merry. Cle. O, well-directed disposition! note him, Note him, good Charmion, 'tis the man; but note him: He was not sad, for he would shine on those The violence of either thee becomes, So does it no man else. Met'st thou my posts? Cle. Who's born that day When I forget to send to Antony, Shall die a beggar. Ink and paper, Charmion [Exeunt. ACT THE SECOND. SCENE I. A Room in LEPIDUS' House, at Rome. Enter LEPIDUS and ENOBArbus. Lep. Good Enobarbus, 'tis a worthy deed, And shall become you well, to entreat your captain To soft and gentle speech. Eno. I shall entreat him To answer like himself; if Cæsar move him, Let Antony look over Cæsar's head, And speak as loud as Mars. By Jupiter, Lep. 'Tis not time For private stomaching. Eno. Every time Serves for the matter that's then born in't. Lep. But small to greater matters must give way. Eno. Not if the small come first. Lep. Your speech is passion : But, pray you, stir no embers up. Here comes Enter ANTONY and CANIDius. Eno. And yonder Cæsar. Enter CæsAR, AGRIPPA, and MæCENAS. Ant. If we compose well here, to Parthia: Hark you, Canidius! [Speaking aside to CANIDIUS. Cæs. I do not know, Mæcenas; ask Agrippa. Welcome to Rome. Ant. Thank you. Cæs. Sit. Ant. Sit, sir! Cæs. Nay, then Lep. Noble friends, That which convened us, was most great; and let not May it be gently heard: when we debate Touch you the sourest points with sweetest terms, Ant. 'Tis spoken well: Were we before our armies, and to fight, [They sit-LEPIDUS in the middle-ANTONY, ENOBARBUS, and CANIDIUS, on one sideCESAR, MECENAS, and AGRIPPA on the other. [TO CESAR.] I learn you take things ill, which are not so; Or, being, concern you not. Cæs. I must be laugh'd at, If, or for nothing, or a little, I Should say myself offended; and with you Chiefly i' the world; more laugh'd at, that I should |