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| Alarum afarre off, as at a Sea-fight. | Alarum afar off, as at a sea fight | | AC IV.xii.1.1 |
| Enter Anthony, and Scarrus. | Enter Antony and Scarus | | AC IV.xii.1.2 |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | |
| Yet they are not ioyn'd: / Where yon'd Pine does stand, | Yet they are not joined. Where yond pine does stand | | AC IV.xii.1 |
| I shall discouer all. / Ile bring thee word | I shall discover all. I'll bring thee word | discover (v.)
old form: discouer spy, spot, make out | AC IV.xii.2 |
| straight, how 'ris like to go. | Straight how 'tis like to go. | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | AC IV.xii.3.1 |
| | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | |
| exit. | Exit | | AC IV.xii.3 |
| Scar. | SCARUS | | |
| Swallowes haue built | Swallows have built | | AC IV.xii.3.2 |
| In Cleopatra's Sailes their nests. The Auguries | In Cleopatra's sails their nests. The augurers | | AC IV.xii.4 |
| Say, they know not, they cannot tell, looke grimly, | Say they know not, they cannot tell, look grimly, | | AC IV.xii.5 |
| And dare not speake their knowledge. Anthony, | And dare not speak their knowledge. Antony | | AC IV.xii.6 |
| Is valiant, and deiected, and by starts | Is valiant, and dejected, and by starts | starts, by / inin fits and starts | AC IV.xii.7 |
| His fretted Fortunes giue him hope and feare | His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear | fretted (adj.)chequered, mixed; or: distressed | AC IV.xii.8 |
| Of what he has, and has not. | Of what he has and has not. | | AC IV.xii.9.1 |
| Enter Anthony. | Enter Antony | | AC IV.xii.9 |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | |
| All is lost: | All is lost! | | AC IV.xii.9.2 |
| This fowle Egyptian hath betrayed me: | This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me. | | AC IV.xii.10 |
| My Fleete hath yeelded to the Foe, and yonder | My fleet hath yielded to the foe, and yonder | | AC IV.xii.11 |
| They cast their Caps vp, and Carowse together | They cast their caps up and carouse together | carouse (v.)
old form: Carowse drink at length, imbibe long draughts | AC IV.xii.12 |
| Like Friends long lost. Triple-turn'd Whore, 'tis thou | Like friends long lost. Triple-turned whore! 'Tis thou | | AC IV.xii.13 |
| Hast sold me to this Nouice, and my heart | Hast sold me to this novice, and my heart | | AC IV.xii.14 |
| Makes onely Warres on thee. Bid them all flye: | Makes only wars on thee. Bid them all fly; | | AC IV.xii.15 |
| For when I am reueng'd vpon my Charme, | For when I am revenged upon my charm, | charm (n.)
old form: Charmeenchantress, witch | AC IV.xii.16 |
| I haue done all. Bid them all flye, be gone. | I have done all. Bid them all fly, begone! | | AC IV.xii.17 |
| Exit Scarus | | AC IV.xii.17 |
| Oh Sunne, thy vprise shall I see no more, | O sun, thy uprise shall I see no more. | uprise (n.)
old form: vprise rising, dawn | AC IV.xii.18 |
| Fortune, and Anthony part heere, euen heere | Fortune and Antony part here; even here | | AC IV.xii.19 |
| Do we shake hands? All come to this? The hearts | Do we shake hands. All come to this? The hearts | | AC IV.xii.20 |
| That pannelled me at heeles, to whom I gaue | That spanieled me at heels, to whom I gave | spaniel (v.)fawn upon, follow [like a spaniel] | AC IV.xii.21 |
| Their wishes, do dis-Candie, melt their sweets | Their wishes, do discandy, melt their sweets | discandy (v.)
old form: dis-Candiedissolve, liquefy, melt away | AC IV.xii.22 |
| On blossoming Casar: And this Pine is barkt, | On blossoming Caesar; and this pine is barked | barked (adj.)
old form: barktstripped, peeled bare, destroyed | AC IV.xii.23 |
| That ouer-top'd them all. Betray'd I am. | That overtopped them all. Betrayed I am. | | AC IV.xii.24 |
| Oh this false Soule of Egypt! this graue Charme, | O this false soul of Egypt! This grave charm, | charm (n.)
old form: Charmeenchantress, witch | AC IV.xii.25 |
| | false (adj.)treacherous, traitorous, perfidious | |
| | grave (adj.)
old form: graue deadly, destructive, baneful | |
| Whose eye beck'd forth my Wars, & cal'd them home: | Whose eye becked forth my wars, and called them home, | beck (v.)
old form: beck'd beckon, nod, call | AC IV.xii.26 |
| Whose Bosome was my Crownet, my chiefe end, | Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end, | crownet (n.)coronet, crown | AC IV.xii.27 |
| Like a right Gypsie, hath at fast and loose | Like a right gypsy hath at fast and loose | right (adj.)typical, true, classic | AC IV.xii.28 |
| | fast and loosetype of cheating game [in which people bet on whether the end of a coiled rope is fastened or not]; not playing fairly | |
| Beguil'd me, to the very heart of losse. | Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. | beguile (v.)
old form: Beguil'd cheat, deceive, trick | AC IV.xii.29 |
| What Eros, Eros? | What, Eros, Eros! | | AC IV.xii.30.1 |
| Enter Cleopatra. | Enter Cleopatra | | AC IV.xii.30 |
| Ah, thou Spell! Auaunt. | Ah, thou spell! Avaunt! | avaunt (int.)
old form: Auauntbegone, go away, be off | AC IV.xii.30.2 |
| Cleo. | CLEOPATRA | | |
| Why is my Lord enrag'd against his Loue? | Why is my lord enraged against his love? | | AC IV.xii.31 |
| Ant. | ANTONY | | |
| Vanish, or I shall giue thee thy deseruing, | Vanish, or I shall give thee thy deserving | | AC IV.xii.32 |
| And blemish Casars Triumph. Let him take thee, | And blemish Caesar's triumph. Let him take thee | triumph (n.)triumphal procession into Rome | AC IV.xii.33 |
| And hoist thee vp to the shouting Plebeians, | And hoist thee up to the shouting plebeians; | | AC IV.xii.34 |
| Follow his Chariot, like the greatest spot | Follow his chariot, like the greatest spot | spot (n.)stain, blemish, blot | AC IV.xii.35 |
| Of all thy Sex. Most Monster-like be shewne | Of all thy sex; most monster-like be shown | monster (n.)marvel, monstrosity, prodigy | AC IV.xii.36 |
| For poor'st Diminitiues, for Dolts, and let | For poor'st diminutives, for doits, and let | diminutive (n.)
old form: Diminitiuesundersized person, very small being | AC IV.xii.37 |
| | doit (n.)
old form: Dolts[small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle | |
| Patient Octauia, plough thy visage vp | Patient Octavia plough thy visage up | visage (n.)face, countenance | AC IV.xii.38 |
| With her prepared nailes. | With her prepared nails. | | AC IV.xii.39.1 |
| exit Cleopatra. | Exit Cleopatra | | AC IV.xii.39 |
| 'Tis well th'art gone, | 'Tis well th'art gone, | | AC IV.xii.39.2 |
| If it be well to liue. But better 'twere | If it be well to live; but better 'twere | | AC IV.xii.40 |
| Thou fell'st into my furie, for one death | Thou fell'st into my fury, for one death | | AC IV.xii.41 |
| Might haue preuented many. Eros, hoa? | Might have prevented many. Eros, ho! | | AC IV.xii.42 |
| The shirt of Nessus is vpon me, teach me | The shirt of Nessus is upon me. Teach me, | | AC IV.xii.43 |
| Alcides, thou mine Ancestor, thy rage. | Alcides, thou mine ancestor, thy rage. | Alcides (n.)[pron: al'siydeez] original name of Hercules, after his grandfather Alceus | AC IV.xii.44 |
| Let me lodge Licas on the hornes o'th'Moone, | Let me lodge Lichas on the horns o'th' moon, | Lichas (n.)[pron: 'liykas] companion to Hercules, who brought him a poisoned tunic; after wearing it, Hercules in agony threw Lichas into the sky | AC IV.xii.45 |
| And with those hands that graspt the heauiest Club, | And with those hands that grasped the heaviest club | | AC IV.xii.46 |
| Subdue my worthiest selfe: The Witch shall die, | Subdue my worthiest self. The witch shall die. | | AC IV.xii.47 |
| To the young Roman Boy she hath sold me, and I fall | To the young Roman boy she hath sold me, and I fall | | AC IV.xii.48 |
| Vnder this plot: She dyes for't. Eros hoa? | Under this plot; she dies for't. Eros, ho! | | AC IV.xii.49 |
| exit. | Exit | | AC IV.xii.49 |