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| Flourish. Enter Agrippa, Casar, with Enobarbus, | Flourish. Enter Agrippa and Caesar, with Enobarbus, | | AC IV.vi.1.1 | |
| and Dollabella. | and Dolabella | | AC IV.vi.1.2 | |
| Cas. | CAESAR | | | |
| Go forth Agrippa, and begin the fight: | Go forth, Agrippa, and begin the fight. | | AC IV.vi.1 | |
| Our will is Anthony be tooke aliue: | Our will is Antony be took alive; | | AC IV.vi.2 | |
| Make it so knowne. | Make it so known. | | AC IV.vi.3 | |
| Agrip. | AGRIPPA | | | |
| Casar, I shall. | Caesar, I shall. | | AC IV.vi.4 | |
| Exit | | AC IV.vi.4 | |
| Casar. | CAESAR | | | |
| The time of vniuersall peace is neere: | The time of universal peace is near. | | AC IV.vi.5 | |
| Proue this a prosp'rous day, the three nook'd world | Prove this a prosperous day, the three-nooked world | three-nooked (adj.) three-cornered | AC IV.vi.6 | |
| Shall beare the Oliue freely. | Shall bear the olive freely. | bear (v.), past forms bore, bornebring forth, produce, yield | AC IV.vi.7.1 | |
| Enter a Messenger. | Enter a Messenger | | AC IV.vi.7 | |
| Mes. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Anthony | Antony | | AC IV.vi.7.2 | |
| is come into the Field. | Is come into the field. | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | AC IV.vi.8.1 | |
| Cas. | CAESAR | | | |
| Go charge Agrippa, | Go charge Agrippa | charge (v.)order, command, enjoin | AC IV.vi.8.2 | |
| Plant those that haue reuolted in the Vant, | Plant those that have revolted in the vant, | revolt (v.)change sides, alter allegiance, desert | AC IV.vi.9 | |
| | vant (n.)van, front line | | |
| That Anthony may seeme to spend his Fury | That Antony may seem to spend his fury | | AC IV.vi.10 | |
| Vpon himselfe. | Upon himself. | | AC IV.vi.11 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt all but Enobarbus | | AC IV.vi.11 | |
| Enob. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| Alexas did reuolt, and went to Iewrij on | Alexas did revolt and went to Jewry on | | AC IV.vi.12 | |
| Affaires of Anthony, there did disswade | Affairs of Antony; there did dissuade | dissuade (v.)persuade, give advice | AC IV.vi.13 | |
| Great Herod to incline himselfe to Casar, | Great Herod to incline himself to Caesar | Herod (n.)in the Bible, a Judean king, portrayed in medieval mystery plays as a wild and angry figure | AC IV.vi.14 | |
| And leaue his Master Anthony. For this paines, | And leave his master Antony. For this pains | | AC IV.vi.15 | |
| Casar hath hang'd him: Camindius and the rest | Caesar hath hanged him. Canidius and the rest | | AC IV.vi.16 | |
| That fell away, haue entertainment, but | That fell away have entertainment, but | entertainment (n.)payroll, service, employment | AC IV.vi.17 | |
| No honourable trust: I haue done ill, | No honourable trust. I have done ill, | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | AC IV.vi.18 | |
| Of which I do accuse my selfe so forely, | Of which I do accuse myself so sorely | | AC IV.vi.19 | |
| That I will ioy no more. | That I will joy no more. | joy (v.)feel joy, be happy, rejoice | AC IV.vi.20.1 | |
| Enter a Soldier of Casars. | Enter a Soldier of Caesar's | | AC IV.vi.20 | |
| Sol. | SOLDIER | | | |
| Enobarbus, Anthony | Enobarbus, Antony | | AC IV.vi.20.2 | |
| Hath after thee sent all thy Treasure, with | Hath after thee sent all thy treasure, with | | AC IV.vi.21 | |
| His Bounty ouer-plus. The Messenger | His bounty overplus. The messenger | overplus (adj.)additional, extra, further | AC IV.vi.22 | |
| | bounty (n.)special gift, present | | |
| Came on my guard, and at thy Tent is now | Came on my guard, and at thy tent is now | guard (n.)period of watch | AC IV.vi.23 | |
| Vnloading of his Mules. | Unloading of his mules. | | AC IV.vi.24.1 | |
| Eno. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| I giue it you. | I give it you. | | AC IV.vi.24.2 | |
| Sol. | SOLDIER | | | |
| Mocke not Enobarbus, | Mock not, Enobarbus. | | AC IV.vi.25 | |
| I tell you true: Best you saf't the bringer | I tell you true. Best you safed the bringer | safe (v.)conduct safely, give safe-conduct to | AC IV.vi.26 | |
| Out of the hoast, I must attend mine Office, | Out of the host. I must attend mine office | office (n.)task, service, duty, responsibility | AC IV.vi.27 | |
| | host (n.)army, armed multitude | | |
| | attend (v.)see to, look after, apply oneself to | | |
| Or would haue done't my selfe. Your Emperor | Or would have done't myself. Your emperor | | AC IV.vi.28 | |
| Continues still a Ioue. | Continues still a Jove. | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | AC IV.vi.29 | |
| Exit | Exit | | AC IV.vi.29 | |
| Enob. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| I am alone the Villaine of the earth, | I am alone the villain of the earth, | alone (adv.)only, solely, uniquely | AC IV.vi.30 | |
| And feele I am so most. Oh Anthony, | And feel I am so most. O Antony, | | AC IV.vi.31 | |
| Thou Mine of Bounty, how would'st thou haue payed | Thou mine of bounty, how wouldst thou have paid | mine (n.)source of supply, abundant store | AC IV.vi.32 | |
| My better seruice, when my turpitude | My better service, when my turpitude | | AC IV.vi.33 | |
| Thou dost so Crowne with Gold. This blowes my hart, | Thou dost so crown with gold! This blows my heart. | blow (v.)swell to bursting, break, shatter | AC IV.vi.34 | |
| If swift thought breake it not: a swifter meane | If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean | mean (n.)means, way, method | AC IV.vi.35 | |
| | thought (n.)melancholic reflection, anxiety, sorrow, worry | | |
| Shall out-strike thought, but thought will doo't. I feele | Shall outstrike thought; but thought will do't, I feel. | outstrike (v.)surpass in striking, deal a swifter blow than | AC IV.vi.36 | |
| I fight against thee: No I will go seeke | I fight against thee? No, I will go seek | | AC IV.vi.37 | |
| Some Ditch, wherein to dye: the foul'st best fits | Some ditch wherein to die; the foul'st best fits | | AC IV.vi.38 | |
| My latter part of life. | My latter part of life. | | AC IV.vi.39 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | AC IV.vi.39 | |