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- ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
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- Act 4 Scene 3
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- (Enter a company of Soldiers)
- l1l First Soldier Brother, good night. Tomorrow is the day.
- l2l Second Soldier It will determine one way. Fare you well.
- l3l Heard you of nothing strange about the streets?
- l4l First Soldier Nothing. What news?
- l5l Second Soldier Belike Ætis but a rumour. Good night to you.
- l6l First Soldier Well, sir, good night.
- (Enter other Soldiers, meeting them)
- Second Soldier Soldiers, have careful watch.
- l7l Third Soldier And you. Good night, good night.
- (They place themselves in every corner of the stage)
- Second Soldier Here we; an if tomorrow
- l8l Our navy thrive, I have an absolute hope
- l9l Our landmen will stand up.
- First Soldier ÆTis a brave army,
- l10l And full of purpose.
- (Music of the hautboys is under the stage)
- Second Soldier Peace, what noise?
- First Soldier List, list!
- l11l Second Soldier Hark!
- First Soldier Music iÆ thÆ air.
- Third Soldier Under the earth.
- l12l Fourth Soldier It signs well, does it not?
- Third Soldier No.
- First Soldier Peace, I say!
- l13l What should this mean?
- l14l Second Soldier ÆTis the god Hercules, whom Antony loved,
- l15l Now leaves him.
- First Soldier Walk. LetÆs see if other watchmen
- l16l Do hear what we do.
- Second Soldier How now, masters?
- All (Speaking together) How now?
- l17l How now? Do you hear this?
- First Soldier Ay. Is Æt not strange?
- l18l Third Soldier Do you hear, masters? Do you hear?
- l19l First Soldier Follow the noise so far as we have quarter.
- l20l LetÆs see how it will give off.
- All Content. ÆTis strange.
- (Exeunt)
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