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- $Unique_ID{SSP01482}
- $Title{Antony and Cleopatra: Act IV, Scene VII}
- $Author{Shakespeare, William}
- $Subject{}
- $Log{Dramatis Personae*01450.txt}
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- Portions copyright (c) CMC ReSearch, Inc., 1989
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- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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- ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
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- ACT IV
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- SCENE VII: Field of battle between the camps.
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- {Alarum. Drums and trumpets. Enter AGRIPPA
- and others.}
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- AGRIPPA: Retire, we have engaged ourselves too far:
- Caesar himself has work, and our oppression
- Exceeds what we expected.
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- [Exeunt.]
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- {Alarums. Enter MARK ANTONY and SCARUS wounded.}
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- SCARUS: O my brave emperor, this is fought indeed!
- Had we done so at first, we had droven them home
- With clouts about their heads.
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- MARK ANTONY: Thou bleed'st apace.
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- SCARUS: I had a wound here that was like a T,
- But now 'tis made an H.
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- MARK ANTONY: They do retire.
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- SCARUS: We'll beat 'em into bench-holes: I have yet
- Room for six scotches more. 10
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- {Enter EROS.}
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- EROS: They are beaten, sir, and our advantage serves
- For a fair victory.
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- SCARUS: Let us score their backs,
- And snatch 'em up, as we take hares, behind:
- 'Tis sport to maul a runner.
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- MARK ANTONY: I will reward thee
- Once for thy spritely comfort, and ten-fold
- For thy good valor. Come thee on.
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- SCARUS: I'll halt after.
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- [Exeunt.]
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