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| Enter a Centerie, and his Company, Enobarbus | Enter a Sentry and his company, the watch. Enobarbus | | AC IV.ix.1.1 | |
| followes. | follows | | AC IV.ix.1.2 | |
| Cent. | SENTRY | | | |
| If we be not releeu'd within this houre, | If we be not relieved within this hour, | | AC IV.ix.1 | |
| We must returne to'th'Court of Guard: the night | We must return to th' court of guard. The night | court of guard (n.) guard-house, guard-room | AC IV.ix.2 | |
| Is shiny, and they say, we shall embattaile | Is shiny, and they say we shall embattle | embattle (v.)deploy, draw up, marshal | AC IV.ix.3 | |
| | shiny (adj.)moonlit, bright | | |
| By'th'second houre i'th'Morne. | By th' second hour i'th' morn. | morn (n.)morning, dawn | AC IV.ix.4.1 | |
| 1. Watch. | FIRST WATCH | | | |
| This last day was | This last day was | | AC IV.ix.4.2 | |
| a shrew'd one too's. | A shrewd one to's. | shrewd (adj.)harsh, hard, severe | AC IV.ix.5.1 | |
| Enob. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| Oh beare me witnesse night. | O, bear me witness, night – | | AC IV.ix.5.2 | |
| 2 | SECOND WATCH | | | |
| What man is this? | What man is this? | | AC IV.ix.6.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST WATCH | | | |
| Stand close, and list him. | Stand close, and list him. | | AC IV.ix.6.2 | |
| Enob. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| Be witnesse to me (O thou blessed Moone) | Be witness to me, O thou blessed moon, | | AC IV.ix.7 | |
| When men reuolted shall vpon Record | When men revolted shall upon record | revolted (adj.)rebellious, insurgent, insubordinate | AC IV.ix.8 | |
| Beare hatefull memory: poore Enobarbus did | Bear hateful memory, poor Enobarbus did | | AC IV.ix.9 | |
| Before thy face repent. | Before thy face repent! | | AC IV.ix.10.1 | |
| Cent. | SENTRY | | | |
| Enobarbus? | Enobarbus? | | AC IV.ix.10.2 | |
| 2 | SECOND WATCH | | | |
| Peace: | Peace; | | AC IV.ix.10.3 | |
| Hearke further. | Hark further. | | AC IV.ix.11 | |
| Enob. | ENOBARBUS | | | |
| Oh Soueraigne Mistris of true Melancholly, | O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, | | AC IV.ix.12 | |
| The poysonous dampe of night dispunge vpon me, | The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me, | damp (n.)fog, mist, vapour | AC IV.ix.13 | |
| | disponge, dispunge (v.)pour out [as from a sponge], rain down, discharge | | |
| That Life, a very Rebell to my will, | That life, a very rebel to my will, | | AC IV.ix.14 | |
| May hang no longer on me. Throw my heart | May hang no longer on me. Throw my heart | | AC IV.ix.15 | |
| Against the flint and hardnesse of my fault, | Against the flint and hardness of my fault, | flint (n.)type of hard stone, flintstone | AC IV.ix.16 | |
| Which being dried with greefe, will breake to powder, | Which, being dried with grief, will break to powder, | | AC IV.ix.17 | |
| And finish all foule thoughts. Oh Anthony, | And finish all foul thoughts. O Antony, | | AC IV.ix.18 | |
| Nobler then my reuolt is Infamous, | Nobler than my revolt is infamous, | revolt (n.)betrayal, change of heart, faithlessness | AC IV.ix.19 | |
| Forgiue me in thine owne particular, | Forgive me in thine own particular, | particular (n.)individual person, self | AC IV.ix.20 | |
| But let the world ranke me in Register | But let the world rank me in register | register (n.)record, catalogue, inventory | AC IV.ix.21 | |
| | rank (v.)place, class, put down | | |
| A Master leauer, and a fugitiue: | A master-leaver and a fugitive. | | AC IV.ix.22 | |
| He dies | | AC IV.ix.23 | |
| Oh Anthony! Oh Anthony! | O Antony! O Antony! He dies | | AC IV.ix.23.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST WATCH | | | |
| Let's speake to him. | Let's speak to him. | | AC IV.ix.23.2 | |
| Cent. | SENTRY | | | |
| Let's heare him, for the things he speakes | Let's hear him, for the things he speaks | | AC IV.ix.24 | |
| May concerne Casar. | May concern Caesar. | | AC IV.ix.25.1 | |
| 2 | SECOND WATCH | | | |
| Let's do so, but he sleepes. | Let's do so. But he sleeps. | | AC IV.ix.25.2 | |
| Cent. | SENTRY | | | |
| Swoonds rather, for so bad a Prayer as his | Swoons rather, for so bad a prayer as his | swoond (v.)variant spelling of ‘swoon’ or ‘swound’ | AC IV.ix.26 | |
| | swoon (v.)faint | | |
| Was neuer yet for sleepe. | Was never yet for sleep. | | AC IV.ix.27.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST WATCH | | | |
| Go we to him. | Go we to him. | | AC IV.ix.27.2 | |
| 2 | SECOND WATCH | | | |
| Awake sir, awake, speake to vs. | Awake, sir, awake; speak to us. | | AC IV.ix.28.1 | |
| 1 | FIRST WATCH | | | |
| Heare you sir? | Hear you, sir? | | AC IV.ix.28.2 | |
| Cent. | SENTRY | | | |
| The hand of death hath raught him. | The hand of death hath raught him. | reach (v.), past form raughtcarry off, snatch away, take hold of | AC IV.ix.29.1 | |
| Drummes afarre off. | Drums afar off | | AC IV.ix.29 | |
| Hearke the Drummes | Hark! The drums | | AC IV.ix.29.2 | |
| demurely wake the sleepers: / Let vs beare him | Demurely wake the sleepers. Let us bear him | demurely (adv.)gently, in a subdued way; or: solemnly | AC IV.ix.30 | |
| to'th'Court of Guard: he is of note: / Our houre | To th' court of guard; he is of note. Our hour | court of guard (n.)guard-house, guard-room | AC IV.ix.31 | |
| is fully out. | Is fully out. | out (adv.)at an end, finished | AC IV.ix.32 | |
| 2 | SECOND WATCH | | | |
| Come on then, he may recouer yet. | Come on then; he may recover yet. | | AC IV.ix.33 | |
| exeunt | Exeunt with the body | | AC IV.ix.33 | |