If thou with Cæsar paragon again My man of men. Char. By your most gracious pardon, I sing but after you. My sallad days; Cleo. When I was green in judgment:-Cold in blood, To say, as I said then!-But, come, away: Get me ink and paper: he shall have every day A several greeting, or I'll unpeople Egypt. [Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE I. MESSINA. A ROOM IN POMPEY'S HOUSE. Enter Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas. Pom. If the great gods be just, they shall assist The deeds of justest men. Mene. Know, worthy Pompey, That what they do delay, they not deny. Pom. Whiles we are suitors to their throne, de cay's The thing we sue for. Mene. We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good; so find we profit, By losing of our prayers. Pom. I shall do well: The people love me, and the sea is mine; My power's a crescent, and my auguring hope In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make No wars without doors: Cæsar gets money, where He loses hearts: Lepidus flatters both, Of both is flatter'd; but he neither loves, Nor either cares for him. Men. Cæsar and Lepidus Are in the field; a mighty strength they carry. Pom. Where have you this? 'tis false. Men. From Silvius, sir. Pom. He dreams; I know, they are in Rome to gether, Looking for Antony: But all charms of love, Salt Cleopatra, soften thy wan'd lip! Let witchcraft join with beauty, lust with both! Enter Varrius. Var. This is most certain that I shall deliver: Expected; since he went from Egypt, 'tis Pom. I could have given less matter A better ear.-Menas, I did not think, This amorous surfeiter would have don'd his helm For such a petty war: his soldiership Is twice the other twain: But let us rear Men. Pom. I know not, Menas, How lesser enmities may give way to greater. 'Twere pregnant they should square between them selves; For they have entertained cause enough [Exeunt. SCENE II. ROME. A ROOM IN THE HOUSE OF LEPIDUS. Enter Enobarbus and Lepidus. 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, I would not shav't to-day. Lep. For private stomaching. Eno. 'Tis not a time Every time Serves for the matter that is then born in it. Lep. But small to greater matters must give way. Eno. Not if the small come first. Lep. Your speech is passion: Enter Cæsar, Mecænas, and Agrippa. Ant. If we compose well here, to Parthia: Hark you, Ventidius. Cæs. I do not know, Noble friends, Mecænas; ask Agrippa. Lep. That which combin'd us was most great, and let not A leaner action rend us. What's amiss, May it be gently heard: When we debate Our trivial difference loud, we do commit Murder in healing wounds: Then, noble partners, (The rather, for I earnestly beseech,) Touch you the sourest points with sweetest terms, Nor curstness grow to the matter. Ant. 'Tis spoken well: Were we before our armies, and to fight, Ant. I learn, you take things ill, which are not so; |