Cef. I have eyes upon him, And his affairs come to me on the wind: Oa. My lord, in Athens. Caf. No, my moft wrong'd fifter; Cleopatra The kings o'the earth for war: he hath affembl'd Of Cappadocia ; Philadelphos, king Of Paphlagonia the Thracian king, Adallas: Of Comagene; Polemon and Amintás, Oa. Ah me moft wretched! That have my heart parted betwixt two friends, Caf. Welcome hither: Your letters did withold our breaking forth; Hold unbewail'd their way. Welcome to Rome. Of us, and those that love you. Be of comfort; Agr. Welcome, lady. Mec. Welcome, dear madam. Each heart in Rome does love and pity you : Oa. Is it fo, fir? Caf. Most certain. Sifter, welcome: pray you, now Be ever known to patience: my dear'ft fifter! SCENE VII. Near A&tium. Antony's Camp. Enter Cleopatra, and Enobarbus. Cle. I will be even with thee, doubt it not Cle. Thou haft forespoke my being in these wars; Eno. Well, is it, is it? Cle. Is't not denounc'd 'gainst us? Why should not we Be there in perfon? "Eno. Well, I could reply: "If we should serve with horfe and marestogether, "The horse were merely loft; the mares would bear "A foldier, and his horse. "Cle. What is't you say? "Eno. Your prefence needs muft puzzle Antony; "Take from his heart, take from his brain, from his time, "What should not then be fpar'd. He is already "Traduc'd for levity; and 'tis faid in Rome, "That Photinus an eunuch, and your maids, 66 Manage this war. "Cle. Sink Rome; and their tongues rot, "That fpeak against us! A charge we bear i'the war, "And, as the prefident of my kingdom, will Appear there for a man. "I will not ftay behind. "Eno. Nay, I have done. "Here comes the emperor. Speak not against it; Enter Antony, and Canidius. Ant. Is't not ftrange, Canidius, That from Tarentum, and Brundufium, He could fo quickly cut the Ionian sea, And take in Toryne ?-You have heard on't, sweet? Than by the negligent *. This is a very fenfible obfervation; for indolence is very apt, upon the most probable events, produced by itself, to cry out, 6 Who "would have thought it?" though common fenfe mus easily ha foreseen the confequences in their true shape. Ant. A good rebuke, Which might have well becom❜d the best of men, Cle. By fea! What else? Can. Why will my lord do fo? Ant. For that he dares us to't... Eno. So hath my lord dar'd him to fingle fight. Eno. Your fhips are not well mann'd; Are thofe, that often have 'gainft Pompey fought = Ant. By fea, by fea. Eno. Moft worthy fir, you therein throw away Ant. Pll fight at fea. Cle. I have fixty fails, Cæfar none better. Our over-plus of shipping will we burn ; And, with the rest full-mann'd, from the head of A&i«m Beat the approaching Cafar. But if we fail, Enter a Meffenger. We then can do't at land.-Thy business? Mef The news is true, my lord; he is defcry'd; Cafar has taken Toryne. Ant. Can he be there in perfon? 'tis impoffible; Strange, that his power fhould be.-Canidius, P 3 Our Our nineteen legions thou shalt hold by land, Away, my Thetis.-How now, worthy foldier? Have us'd to conquer, ftanding on the earth, Ant. Well, well, away*. [Exeunt Antóny, Cleopatra, and Enobarbus. "Sol. By Hercules, I think I am i'the right. "Can. Soldier, thou art; but this whole action grows "Not in the power on't: fo our leader's led. "And we are women's men. "Sol. You keep by land "The legions and the horse whole, do you not? "Can. Marcus Octavius, Marcus Jufteius, "Publicola, and Cælius, are for fea: "But we keep whole by land. This speed of Cafar's "Carries beyond belief. "Sol. While he was yet in Rome, "His power went out in fuch diftractions, as 66 Beguil'd all fpies. "Can. Who's his lieutenant, hear you? "Sol. They fay, one Taurus. "Can. Well I know the man. "Enter a Meffenger. "Mef. The emperor calls Canidius. "Can. With news the time's with labour; and throws forth, "Each minute, fome. [Exeunt. The prejudiced obftinacy, confequently the folly, fhowed by Antony, is one out of many thousand inftances, that a man of very eminent abilities, is occafionally capable of most glaring errors. SCENE VIII. The fame. Plain between both Camps Enter Cæfar, Taurus, Officers, and others. Caf. Taurus, Tau. My lord. Caf. Strike not by land; keep whole: provoke nor battle, 'Till we have done at fea. Do not exceed The prefcript of this scrowl: 'our fortune lies Upon this jump. Enter Antony, Enobarbas, and others. [Exeunt Ant. Set we our fquadrons on yon' fide o'the hill, [Exeunt. Enter Canidius, marching with his land Army, one Way y and Taurus, the Lieutenant of Cæfar, with his, the other Way. After their going in, is beard the Noife of a Sea-fight. Alarums. Enter Enobarbus. Eno. Naught, naught, all naught! I can behold no longer : The Antoniad, the Egyptian admiral, With all their fixty, fly, and turn the rudder; To fee't, mine eyes are blasted. "Enter Scarus. "Sca. Gods, and goddeffes, "All the whole fynod of them! "Ene. What's thy paffion? "Sca. The greater cantle of the world is loft "With very ignorance; we have kiss'd away 66 Kingdoms and provinces. "Eno. How appears the fight? "Sca. On our fide like the token'd peftilence, "Where death is fure. Yon' ribbald nag of Egypt, (Whom leprofy o'er-take!) i'the mid'ft o'the fight,"When vantage like a pair of twins appear'd, P 4 "Both |