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| Enter Enobarbus, and Eros. | Enter Enobarbus and Eros | | AC III.v.1 | |
| Eno. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| How now Friend Eros? | How now, friend Eros? | | AC III.v.1 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| Ther's strange Newes come Sir. | There's strange news come, sir. | | AC III.v.2 | |
| Eno. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| What man? | What, man? | | AC III.v.3 | |
| Ero. | EROS | | | |
| Casar & Lepidus haue made warres vpon Pompey. | Caesar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey. | | AC III.v.4 | |
| Eno. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| This is old, what is the successe? | This is old. What is the success? | success (n.) result, outcome, issue | AC III.v.5 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| Casar hauing made vse of him in the warres 'gainst | Caesar, having made use of him in the wars 'gainst | | AC III.v.6 | |
| Pompey: presently denied him riuality, would not let | Pompey, presently denied him rivality, would not let | presently (adv.)after a short time, soon, before long | AC III.v.7 | |
| | rivality (n.)equal partnership, equality of stature | | |
| him partake in the glory of the action, and not resting | him partake in the glory of the action; and, not resting | | AC III.v.8 | |
| here, accuses him of Letters he had formerly wrote to | here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to | | AC III.v.9 | |
| Pompey. Vpon his owne appeale seizes him, so the poore | Pompey; upon his own appeal, seizes him; so the poor | appeal (n.)accusation, charge of treason | AC III.v.10 | |
| third is vp, till death enlarge his Confine. | third is up, till death enlarge his confine. | up (adv.)shut up, in prison, in custody | AC III.v.11 | |
| | confine (n.)prison, place of confinement | | |
| Eno. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| Then would thou hadst a paire of chaps no more, | Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps, no more; | chaps, chops (n.)jaws | AC III.v.12 | |
| and throw betweene them all the food thou hast, | And throw between them all the food thou hast, | | AC III.v.13 | |
| they'le grinde the other. Where's Anthony? | They'll grind the one the other. Where's Antony? | | AC III.v.14 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| He's walking in the garden thus, and spurnes | He's walking in the garden – thus, and spurns | spurn (v.)kick, strike, stamp [on], dash | AC III.v.15 | |
| The rush that lies before him. Cries Foole Lepidus, | The rush that lies before him; cries ‘ Fool Lepidus!’ | rush (n.)reed | AC III.v.16 | |
| And threats the throate of that his Officer, | And threats the throat of that his officer | threat (v.)threaten | AC III.v.17 | |
| That murdred Pompey. | That murdered Pompey. | | AC III.v.18.1 | |
| Eno. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| Our great Nauies rig'd. | Our great navy's rigged. | | AC III.v.18.2 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| For Italy and Casar, more Domitius, | For Italy and Caesar. More, Domitius: | | AC III.v.19 | |
| My Lord desires you presently: my Newes | My lord desires you presently. My news | presently (adv.)immediately, instantly, at once | AC III.v.20 | |
| I might haue told heareafter. | I might have told hereafter. | | AC III.v.21.1 | |
| Eno. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| 'Twillbe naught, | 'Twill be naught; | naught, nought (n.)nothing | AC III.v.21.2 | |
| but let it be: bring me to Anthony. | But let it be. Bring me to Antony. | | AC III.v.22.1 | |
| Eros. | EROS | | | |
| Come Sir, | Come, sir. | | AC III.v.22.2 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AC III.v.22 | |