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| Enter Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas, in warlike | Enter Pompey, Menecrates, and Menas, in warlike | | AC II.i.1.1 | |
| manner. | manner | | AC II.i.1.2 | |
| Pom. | POMPEY | | | |
| If the great Gods be iust, they shall assist | If the great gods be just, they shall assist | | AC II.i.1 | |
| The deeds of iustest men. | The deeds of justest men. | | AC II.i.2.1 | |
| Mene. | MENECRATES | | | |
| Know worthy Pompey, | Know, worthy Pompey, | | AC II.i.2.2 | |
| that what they do delay, they not deny. | That what they do delay they not deny. | | AC II.i.3 | |
| Pom. | POMPEY | | | |
| Whiles we are sutors to their Throne, decayes | Whiles we are suitors to their throne, decays | decay (v.) be destroyed, become ruined, fail | AC II.i.4 | |
| the thing we sue for. | The thing we sue for. | | AC II.i.5.1 | |
| Mene. | MENECRATES | | | |
| We ignorant of our selues, | We, ignorant of ourselves, | | AC II.i.5.2 | |
| Begge often our owne harmes, which the wise Powres | Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers | power (n.)(usually plural) god, deity, divinity | AC II.i.6 | |
| Deny vs for our good: so finde we profit | Deny us for our good; so find we profit | | AC II.i.7 | |
| By loosing of our Prayers. | By losing of our prayers. | | AC II.i.8.1 | |
| Pom. | POMPEY | | | |
| I shall do well: | I shall do well. | | AC II.i.8.2 | |
| The people loue me, and the Sea is mine; | The people love me, and the sea is mine; | | AC II.i.9 | |
| My powers are Cressent, and my Auguring hope | My powers are crescent, and my auguring hope | crescent (adj.)growing, increasing, developing | AC II.i.10 | |
| | auguring (adj.)prophetic, presaging, forecasting | | |
| Sayes it will come to'th'full. Marke Anthony | Says it will come to th' full. Mark Antony | | AC II.i.11 | |
| In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make | In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make | | AC II.i.12 | |
| No warres without doores. Casar gets money where | No wars without doors. Caesar gets money where | | AC II.i.13 | |
| He looses hearts: Lepidus flatters both, | He loses hearts. Lepidus flatters both, | | AC II.i.14 | |
| Of both is flatter'd: but he neither loues, | Of both is flattered; but he neither loves, | | AC II.i.15 | |
| Nor either cares for him. | Nor either cares for him. | | AC II.i.16.1 | |
| Mene. | MENAS | | | |
| Casar and Lepidus | Caesar and Lepidus | | AC II.i.16.2 | |
| are in the field, / A mighty strength they carry. | Are in the field. A mighty strength they carry. | strength (n.)troops, forces, resources, followers | AC II.i.17 | |
| | field, in theengaged in military operations, in military array | | |
| Pom. | POMPEY | | | |
| Where haue you this? 'Tis false. | Where have you this? 'Tis false. | false (adj.)wrong, mistaken | AC II.i.18.1 | |
| Mene. | MENAS | | | |
| From Siluius, Sir. | From Silvius, sir. | | AC II.i.18.2 | |
| Pom | POMPEY | | | |
| He dreames: I know they are in Rome together | He dreams. I know they are in Rome together, | | AC II.i.19 | |
| Looking for Anthony: but all the charmes of Loue, | Looking for Antony. But all the charms of love, | look for (v.)wait for, be on the lookout for | AC II.i.20 | |
| Salt Cleopatra soften thy wand lip, | Salt Cleopatra, soften thy waned lip! | waned (adj.)faded, diminished [in beauty] | AC II.i.21 | |
| | salt (adj.)lecherous, lascivious, lustful | | |
| Let Witchcraft ioyne with Beauty, Lust with both, | Let witchcraft join with beauty, lust with both! | | AC II.i.22 | |
| Tye vp the Libertine in a field of Feasts, | Tie up the libertine in a field of feasts; | | AC II.i.23 | |
| Keepe his Braine fuming. Epicurean Cookes, | Keep his brain fuming. Epicurean cooks | Epicurean (adj.)devoted to the pleasures of eating, cultivating gluttony | AC II.i.24 | |
| Sharpen with cloylesse sawce his Appetite, | Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite, | cloyless (adj.)never satiating, not glutting | AC II.i.25 | |
| That sleepe and feeding may prorogue his Honour, | That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honour | prorogue (v.)suspend, put on hold, waive | AC II.i.26 | |
| Euen till a Lethied dulnesse--- | Even till a Lethe'd dullness – | Lethe'd (adj.)[pron: 'leetheed] oblivious, all-forgetting, stuporous | AC II.i.27.1 | |
| Enter Varrius. | Enter Varrius | | AC II.i.27 | |
| How now Varrius? | How now, Varrius? | | AC II.i.27.2 | |
| Var. | VARRIUS | | | |
| This is most certaine, that I shall deliuer: | This is most certain that I shall deliver: | | AC II.i.28 | |
| Marke Anthony is euery houre in Rome | Mark Antony is every hour in Rome | | AC II.i.29 | |
| Expected. Since he went from Egypt, 'tis | Expected. Since he went from Egypt 'tis | | AC II.i.30 | |
| A space for farther Trauaile. | A space for further travel. | space (n.)space of time, while | AC II.i.31.1 | |
| Pom. | POMPEY | | | |
| I could haue giuen lesse matter | I could have given less matter | | AC II.i.31.2 | |
| A better eare. Menas, I did not thinke | A better ear. Menas, I did not think | | AC II.i.32 | |
| This amorous Surfetter would haue donn'd his Helme | This amorous surfeiter would have donned his helm | surfeiter (n.)profligate, libertine, debaucher | AC II.i.33 | |
| | helm (n.)helmet | | |
| For such a petty Warre: His Souldiership | For such a petty war. His soldiership | | AC II.i.34 | |
| Is twice the other twaine: But let vs reare | Is twice the other twain. But let us rear | rear (v.)raise, lift up, boost | AC II.i.35 | |
| The higher our Opinion, that our stirring | The higher our opinion, that our stirring | | AC II.i.36 | |
| Can from the lap of Egypts Widdow, plucke | Can from the lap of Egypt's widow pluck | | AC II.i.37 | |
| The neere Lust-wearied Anthony. | The ne'er lust-wearied Antony. | | AC II.i.38.1 | |
| Mene. | MENAS | | | |
| I cannot hope, | I cannot hope | hope (v.)expect, anticipate, envisage | AC II.i.38.2 | |
| Casar and Anthony shall well greet together; | Caesar and Antony shall well greet together. | | AC II.i.39 | |
| His Wife that's dead, did trespasses to Casar, | His wife that's dead did trespasses to Caesar; | trespass (n.)wrong, offence, injustice, crime | AC II.i.40 | |
| His Brother wan'd vpon him, although I thinke | His brother warred upon him – although, I think, | | AC II.i.41 | |
| Not mou'd by Anthony. | Not moved by Antony. | move (v.)encourage, instigate, prompt | AC II.i.42.1 | |
| Pom. | POMPEY | | | |
| I know not Menas, | I know not, Menas, | | AC II.i.42.2 | |
| How lesser Enmities may giue way to greater, | How lesser enmities may give way to greater. | | AC II.i.43 | |
| Were't not that we stand vp against them all: | Were't not that we stand up against them all, | | AC II.i.44 | |
| 'Twer pregnant they should square between themselues, | 'Twere pregnant they should square between themselves, | pregnant (adj.)very likely, extremely probable | AC II.i.45 | |
| | square (v.)quarrel, fall out, disagree | | |
| For they haue entertained cause enough | For they have entertained cause enough | entertain (v.)receive, sustain, meet with | AC II.i.46 | |
| To draw their swords: but how the feare of vs | To draw their swords. But how the fear of us | | AC II.i.47 | |
| May Ciment their diuisions, and binde vp | May cement their divisions and bind up | division (n.)dissension, discord, disunity | AC II.i.48 | |
| | cement (v.)firmly bring together, unite | | |
| The petty difference, we yet not know: | The petty difference, we yet not know. | | AC II.i.49 | |
| Bee't as our Gods will haue't; it onely stands | Be't as our gods will have't! It only stands | stand upon (v.)make an issue of, insist upon, bother about | AC II.i.50 | |
| Our liues vpon, to vse our strongest hands | Our lives upon to use our strongest hands. | | AC II.i.51 | |
| Come Menas. | Come, Menas. | | AC II.i.52 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AC II.i.52 | |