OCT. You have not call'd me fo, nor have you cause. CAS. Why haft thou ftoln upon us thus ? You come not Like Cafar's fifter: The wife of Antony Should have an army for an usher, and The neighs of horse to tell of her approach, To come thus was I not conftrain'd, but did it CAS.-Which foon he granted, CAS.-I have eyes upon him, And his affairs come to me on the wind: Where, fay you, he is now? OCT. My lord, in Athens. CAS. No, my moft wronged fifter; Cleopatra Hath nodded him to her: He hath giv'n his empire Up to a whore; who now are levying The Kings o'the earth for war. OCT. -Ah me moft wretched! That have my heart parted betwixt two friends, CAS.-Welcome hither: Your letters did withhold our breaking forth; Welcome to Rome: Nothing more dear to me. You are abus'd 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: Only the adulterous Antony, moft large And gives his potent regiment to a trull, That noises it against us. OCT. Is it fo, fir? CAS. Moft certain. Sifter, welcome: Pray you now, Be ever known to patience: My dear'ft fifter! ACT III. [Exeunt. SCENE I. Near Actium. Antony's Camp. Enter CLEOPATRA, and ENOBARBUS. CLE. I will be even with thee, doubt it not. ENO. But why, why, why? CLE. Thou haft fore-spoke my being in these wars; And say'st, it is not fit. ENO. Well, is it, is it? CLE. Is't not denounc'd 'gainst us? Why should not we Be there in person? ENO. Well, I could reply: If we should serve with horse and mares together, CLE. -What is't you say? ENO. Your prefence needs muft puzle Antony; Traduc'd for levity; and 'tis said in Rome, Manage this war. CLE. -Sink Rome; and their tongues rot, That speak against us! A charge we bear i'the war, Appear there for a man. Speak not against it; ENO. Nay, I have done. Here comes the Emperor. Enter ANTONY, and CANIDIUS. ANT. -Is't not ftrange, Canidius, He could fo quickly cut the Ionian fea, Than by the negligent. 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? ENO. So hath my lord dar'd him to fingle fight. ENO. Your fhips are not well man'd: ANT. By fea, by fea. ENO. Moft worthy fir, you therein throw away ANT. -I'll fight at sea. CLE. I have fixty fails, Cæfar none better. Our over-plus of fhipping will we burn ; And, with the reft full-man'd, from the head of Actium Beat the approaching Cefar. But if we fail, Enter an Attendant. We then can do't at land. Thy business? Att. Cæfar has taken Toryne. my lord; he is descry'd; ANT. Can he be there in person ? 'tis impoffible; Strange, that his power should be. Canidius, Our nineteen legions thou shalt hold by land, Away, my Thetis. How now, worthy foldier? Have us'd to conquer, standing on the earth, ANT. -Well, well, away. [Exeunt ANT. CLE. ENO. and Attendant. D10. By Hercules, I think I am i'the right. CAN. Soldier, thou art: but this whole action grows Not in the power on't: So our leader's led, And we are women's men. DIO. -You keep by land The legions and the horse whole, do you not? Publicola, and Calius, are for fea: But we keep whole by land. This fpeed of Cafar's Carries beyond belief. DIO. While he was yet in Rome, His power went out in such distractions, as |