Ca. What would you more?-Pompey, good night. Good brother, Let me request you off: our graver business night. Good Antony, your hand. Pom. Good I'll try you on the shore. Ant. And shall, sir: give's your hand. O Antony, You have my father's house,-But what? we are friends : Come, down into the boat. Take heed you fall not. [Exeunt Pom. Ca. Ant. and Attendants. Eno. Menas, I'll not on shore. Menas. No, to my cabin. These drums!-these trumpets, flutes! what!— Let Neptune hear we bid a loud farewell To these great fellows: sound, and be hang'd; sound out. [a florish of trumpets, with drums. Eno. Ho, says 'a! There's my cap. Menas. Ho! noble captain! come. [Exeunt. ACT III. SCENE I. A plain in Syria. Enter VENTIDIUS, as after conquest, with SILIUS, and other Romans, Officers, and Soldiers; the dead body of Pacorus borne before him. Ven. Now, darting Parthia, art thou struck; and now Pleased Fortune does of Marcus Crassus' death Make me revenger. Bear the king's son's body Pays this for Marcus Crassus. Sil. Noble Ventidius, Whilst yet with Parthian blood thy sword is warm, The routed fly so thy grand captain Antony Put garlands on thy head. Ven. O Silius, Silius, I have done enough. A lower place, note well, May make too great an act: for learn this, Silius; Better to leave undone, than by our deed 1 Pacorus was the son of Orodes, king of Parthia. Acquire too high a fame, when him we serve 's away. Cæsar and Antony have ever won More in their officer, than person: Sossius, Which he achieved by the minute, lost his favor. I could do more to do Antonius good, But 'twould offend him; and in his offence Should my performance perish. Sil. Thou hast, Ventidius, that, Without the which a soldier, and his sword, Grants scarce distinction. Thou wilt write to An tony? Ven. I'll humbly signify what in his name, That magical word of war, we have effected: How, with his banners, and his well-paid ranks, The ne'er-yet-beaten horse of Parthia We have jaded out o' the field. Where is he now? Sil. what haste The weight we must convey with us will permit, We shall appear before him.-On, there; pass [Exeunt. along. h SCENE II. Rome. An antechamber in Casar's house. Enter AGRIPPA and ENOBARBUS, meeting. Agr. What, are the brothers parted? Eno. They have despatch'd with Pompey: he is gone; The other three are sealing. Octavia weeps Agr. tony! Eno. Cæsar? Why, he's the Jupiter of men. *Agr. O Antony! O thou Arabian bird! 1 Eno. Would you praise Cæsar, say,-Cæsar; go no farther. Agr. Indeed, he plied them both with excellent praises. Eno. But he loves Cæsar best; yet he loves Antony. 'The phoenix. Ho! hearts, tongues, figures, scribes, bards, poets, cannot Think, speak, cast, write, sing, number, ho, his Eno. They are his shards,1 and he their beetle. So, This is to horse.-Adieu, noble Agrippa. [trumpets. Agr. Good fortune, worthy soldier; and fare well Enter CESAR, ANTONY, LEPIDUS, and OCTAVIA. Ant. No farther, sir. Ca. You take from me a great part of myself; Use me well in 't.-Sister, prove such a wife As my thoughts make thee, and as my farthest band 2 Shall pass on thy approof.-Most noble Antony, The fortress of it: for better might we Have loved without this mean, if on both parts |