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Antony and Cleopatra a tragedy, as it is acted at the Dukes Theatre / written by the Honourable Sir Charles Sedley, Baronet.; Antony and Cleopatra
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Sedley, Charles, Sir, 1639?-1701.
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Canidius his Old Souldiers run Caes. Then be your Tent your Prison for a while To Octavia Now let us seize the Lyon in our Toil. Ex. Onmes Scene the Second A Wood. Enter Antonius Canidius Photinus at one door Agrippa Thyreus at the other Fighting Antony Turn back Thyreus 't is Antonius calls The Queen now sees thee flying from our Walls Think on that shame and it must warm thy heart And do not from a single Rival start Thyr. A Thought like that were all Mankind my Foes Wou'd send me headlong amongst all their Blows Ant. He dies of Mine that dares to interpose Thyr. Of Mine he is my basest Foe that does They fight Thyr. falls Love thou at last art just and having made My Life a Burthen help'st me to unlade If he o'recome Let Cleopatra know She must to Rome in Caesars triumph go So now my promise to the Queen is paid The first and last Command I ever had Ant. Then all my Fears were false Thyr. False as my hopes Or the short vigor which my Being props The Queen was Cruel and thy Sword was Kind Ant. Thou didst attempt her Villain Thyr. Yes I did And with my dying Breath I boast the Deed. Dies Ant. What words fit to appease her shall I find Jealousie for ever from my Soul remove Thou magnifying Glass to erring Love Thou Viper like dost thy young Teeth employ And wou'dst that Love which gave the Birth destroy Enter Caesar and Mecoenas Caes. Charge you Canidius with your Troops whil'st I Against Antonius self my Fortune try Here is the utmost bound of thy success The Ocean may as soon his limits pass As thou this spot of Earth whereon we stand Ant. You speak as you had Thunder in your hand The Gods Heaven Hell and Fate at your command Which if thou hadst I 'd not one step retire But one by one their Prodigies wou'd tire Caesar is beaten back Enter Messenger Mess. You must not stay your fortune to pursue Agrippa's got between the Town and you VVhich Stratagem when Cleopatra found She Sally'd out and is incompast round Photinus stays behind to awe the Town And keeps those of the pop'lar Faction down Ant. My Queen ingag'd To her relief le ts fly Death has more Charms near her than Victory Me in her Cause the Legions that withstand Must fall like Corn before the Reapers Hand Can. Must we again a Victory forgo This Queen was born to be our Overthrow Ant. What is 't you mutter Follow me or dy Can. My Life you 'd sooner want behalf than I Take it for 't is to me an hourly pain Follies of Friends are nothing to the slain But whil'st I live methinks you shou'd pursue Retiring Foes and Victory in view Ant. I cannot stoop to argue but Obey And till my Queen be safe let Conquest stay Scene the Third A Wood. He discovers Agrippa 's Army and the Queen taken Ant. By Hercules she 's tane So have I seen the Dove Under the Pounce of eager Falcons move O! that I were my self the Dart I throw For now all other Motion seems too slow Ant. rescues the Queen Charges through Agrippa's Army Agrip. Retreats to the Town Augures and Entrails Boys and Quails you ly And I henceforth your Omens will defy Call'd by his Name may such still prosp'rous be While thus the Gods give Victory to Me. Exeunt Enter Photinus as within the Town Phot. They are ingag'd by this now is the Time And all things seem propitious to my Crime Let Fools the Fame of Loyalty divide Wise men and Gods are on the strongest side The Town is wholly left to my Command To make 'em rise I need but slack my hand They 'r prone to Mutiny Their Queen they hate And shew all signs of a distemper'd State They shout But hark already they are up and roar Like an high Sea that scorns its wonted Shoar Enter Iras. But see fair Iras whose bright form in Tears Like Sun-shine mixt with sudden Rain appears Iras. Photinus Oh the Queen The Queen is gone And we that stay behind are all undone The Pallace flames Memnon and Chilax rage And all the Egyptians on their side engage Phot. Fear nothing Madam never was a time When Innocence and Beauty were a Crime Each shout you hear your Greatness does advance Nor is this Mutiny th' effect of Chance But my design Through Craggy ways we for a while must tread But gentle Iras to a Throne they lead Ah! Cou'd I make you Kind as well as Great Photinus happiness were then compleat Iras. All other Forms I 'le study to forget And think how much I 'm to your Love in Debt Antillus is a young gay handsome Man Yet to please you I 'le hate him if I can He still like you lies squeezing of my hand Hangs o're my Neck and from me will not stand Phot. Ye Gods She loves and knows not yet disguise The happy Name flasht at her youthful Eyes Iras. The Manly Gown when he did first put on He was more gaz'd at than Caesarion But for all that I will not love him tho 'T is so long since I have forgot him now .... Phot. Our Serpents though new born are poysonous still And Women ne'r so young have Craft and Guile She has forgot him Oh that I cou'd Her Too plain but yet too strong I see the snare I got my Rival to Armenia sent His Name returns and ruins my content Iras. You seem disturb'd Phot. False and inhumane .... Iras. What are you mad What is it I have done What have I said Phot. Thou hast for ever rob'd me of my rest Iras. By all my hopes to reign I love you best Phot. Ay there 's your love to me But that for him how ill you do contain Iras. For whom I understand you not be plain Phot. Why for Antillus Your young Gay Delight Iras. May I not name but I must love him straight Pbot. The Works soon done with Wind and Tide they move Whom equal Years and Thoughts dispose to love And to say truth I stand condemn'd within That I did ever an Address begin To you whom Beauty and such Youth adorn I prest with Age for Toil not Pleasure born And every way the Object of your Scorn Go to Antillus Fly into his Arms And meet with equal heat and equal Charms Whilst my ambition I henceforth pursue And recompence those Joys I lose in you Iras. He wou'd not have me if I wou'd I fear He 's great and may expect a Kingdoms Heir Phot. She fears he wou'd not have ... Oh just Heaven I to the last extremity am driven She 'l ask me sure anon to joyn their hands Iras. All thoughts of me your self you have resign'd And I may now to whom I please be kind Phot. All thoughts of you I cou'd resign my breath With half the pain .... Iras. Some other Maid you purpose to make Queen And I but flatter'd and abus'd have been Phot. My Love a