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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 |
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Whiles we are sutors to their Throne, decayes | Whiles we are suitors to their throne, decays | AC II.i.4 |
the thing we sue for. | The thing we sue for. | AC II.i.5.1 |
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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 | AC II.i.10 |
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 |
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Where haue you this? 'Tis false. | Where have you this? 'Tis false. | AC II.i.18.1 |
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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, | AC II.i.20 |
Salt Cleopatra soften thy wand lip, | Salt Cleopatra, soften thy waned lip! | AC II.i.21 |
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 | AC II.i.24 |
Sharpen with cloylesse sawce his Appetite, | Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite, | AC II.i.25 |
That sleepe and feeding may prorogue his Honour, | That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honour | AC II.i.26 |
Euen till a Lethied dulnesse--- | Even till a Lethe'd dullness – | AC II.i.27.1 |
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How now Varrius? | How now, Varrius? | AC II.i.27.2 |
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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 | AC II.i.33 |
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 | 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 |
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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, | AC II.i.45 |
For they haue entertained cause enough | For they have entertained cause enough | 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 | AC II.i.48 |
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 | 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 |
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Your Hostages I haue, so haue you mine: | Your hostages I have; so have you mine; | AC II.vi.1 |
And we shall talke before we fight. | And we shall talk before we fight. | AC II.vi.2.1 |
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To you all three, | To you all three, | AC II.vi.8.2 |
The Senators alone of this great world, | The senators alone of this great world, | AC II.vi.9 |
Chiefe Factors for the Gods. I do not know, | Chief factors for the gods: I do not know | AC II.vi.10 |
Wherefore my Father should reuengers want, | Wherefore my father should revengers want, | AC II.vi.11 |
Hauing a Sonne and Friends, since Iulius Casar, | Having a son and friends, since Julius Caesar, | AC II.vi.12 |
Who at Phillippi the good Brutus ghosted, | Who at Philippi the good Brutus ghosted, | AC II.vi.13 |
There saw you labouring for him. What was't | There saw you labouring for him. What was't | AC II.vi.14 |
That mou'd pale Cassius to conspire? And what | That moved pale Cassius to conspire? And what | AC II.vi.15 |
Made all-honor'd, honest, Romaine Brutus, | Made the all-honoured, honest, Roman Brutus, | AC II.vi.16 |
With the arm'd rest, Courtiers of beautious freedome, | With the armed rest, courtiers of beauteous freedom, | AC II.vi.17 |
To drench the Capitoll, but that they would | To drench the Capitol, but that they would | AC II.vi.18 |
Haue one man but a man, and that his it | Have one man but a man? And that is it | AC II.vi.19 |
Hath made me rigge my Nauie. At whose burthen, | Hath made me rig my navy, at whose burden | AC II.vi.20 |
The anger'd Ocean fomes, with which I meant | The angered ocean foams; with which I meant | AC II.vi.21 |
To scourge th'ingratitude, that despightfull Rome | To scourge th' ingratitude that despiteful Rome | AC II.vi.22 |
Cast on my Noble Father. | Cast on my noble father. | AC II.vi.23.1 |
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At Land indeed | At land indeed, | AC II.vi.26.2 |
Thou dost orecount me of my Fatherrs house: | Thou dost o'ercount me of my father's house; | AC II.vi.27 |
But since the Cuckoo buildes not for himselfe, | But since the cuckoo builds not for himself, | AC II.vi.28 |
Remaine in't as thou maist. | Remain in't as thou mayst. | AC II.vi.29.1 |
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You haue made me offer | You have made me offer | AC II.vi.34.2 |
Of Cicelie, Sardinia: and I must | Of Sicily, Sardinia; and I must | AC II.vi.35 |
Rid all the Sea of Pirats. Then, to send | Rid all the sea of pirates; then, to send | AC II.vi.36 |
Measures of Wheate to Rome: this greed vpon, | Measures of wheat to Rome; this 'greed upon, | AC II.vi.37 |
To part with vnhackt edges, and beare backe | To part with unhacked edges and bear back | AC II.vi.38 |
Our Targes vndinted. | Our targes undinted. | AC II.vi.39.1 |
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Know then | Know, then, | AC II.vi.39.3 |
I came before you heere, / A man prepar'd | I came before you here a man prepared | AC II.vi.40 |
To take this offer. But Marke Anthony, | To take this offer. But Mark Antony | AC II.vi.41 |
Put me to some impatience: though I loose | Put me to some impatience. Though I lose | AC II.vi.42 |
The praise of it by telling. You must know | The praise of it by telling, you must know, | AC II.vi.43 |
When Casar and your Brother were at blowes, | When Caesar and your brother were at blows, | AC II.vi.44 |
Your Mother came to Cicelie, and did finde | Your mother came to Sicily and did find | AC II.vi.45 |
Her welcome Friendly. | Her welcome friendly. | AC II.vi.46.1 |
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Let me haue your hand: | Let me have your hand. | AC II.vi.48.2 |
I did not thinke Sir, to haue met you heere, | I did not think, sir, to have met you here. | AC II.vi.49 |
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Well, I know not, | Well, I know not | AC II.vi.53.2 |
What counts harsh Fotune cast's vpon my face, | What counts harsh Fortune casts upon my face, | AC II.vi.54 |
But in my bosome shall she neuer come, | But in my bosom shall she never come | AC II.vi.55 |
To make my heart her vassaile. | To make my heart her vassal. | AC II.vi.56.1 |
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I hope so Lepidus, thus we are agreed: | I hope so, Lepidus. Thus we are agreed. | AC II.vi.57 |
I craue our composion may be written | I crave our composition may be written, | AC II.vi.58 |
And seal'd betweene vs, | And sealed between us. | AC II.vi.59.1 |
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Weele feast each other, ere we part, and lett's | We'll feast each other ere we part, and let's | AC II.vi.60 |
Draw lots who shall begin. | Draw lots who shall begin. | AC II.vi.61.1 |
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No Anthony take the lot: | No, Antony, take the lot. | AC II.vi.62 |
but first or last, your fine Egyptian cookerie | But, first or last, your fine Egyptian cookery | AC II.vi.63 |
shall haue the fame, I haue heard that Iulius Casar, | Shall have the fame. I have heard that Julius Caesar | AC II.vi.64 |
grew fat with feasting there. | Grew fat with feasting there. | AC II.vi.65.1 |
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I haue faire meaning Sir. | I have fair meanings, sir. | AC II.vi.66.1 |
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Then so much haue I heard, | Then so much have I heard. | AC II.vi.67 |
And I haue heard Appolodorus carried--- | And I have heard Apollodorus carried – | AC II.vi.68 |
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What I pray you? | What, I pray you? | AC II.vi.69.2 |
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I know thee now, how far'st thou Souldier? | I know thee now. How far'st thou, soldier? | AC II.vi.71.1 |
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Let me shake thy hand, | Let me shake thy hand; | AC II.vi.73.2 |
I neuer hated thee: I haue seene thee fight, | I never hated thee; I have seen thee fight | AC II.vi.74 |
When I haue enuied thy behauiour. | When I have envied thy behaviour. | AC II.vi.75.1 |
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Inioy thy plainnesse, | Enjoy thy plainness; | AC II.vi.78.2 |
It nothing ill becomes thee: | It nothing ill becomes thee. | AC II.vi.79 |
Aboord my Gally, I inuite you all. | Aboard my galley I invite you all. | AC II.vi.80 |
Will you leade Lords? | Will you lead, lords? | AC II.vi.81.1 |
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Come. | Come. | AC II.vi.81.3 |
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Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus. | Sit – and some wine! A health to Lepidus! | AC I.vii.29 |
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Say in mine eare, what is't. | Say in mine ear; what is't? | AC II.vii.37.2 |
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Forbeare me till anon. Whispers in's Eare. | Forbear me till anon. | AC II.vii.39.2 |
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This Wine for Lepidus. | (aloud) This wine for Lepidus! | AC II.vii.40 |
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Go hang sir, hang: tell me of that? Away: | Go hang, sir, hang! Tell me of that? Away! | AC II.vii.53 |
Do as I bid you. Where's this Cup I call'd for? | Do as I bid you. – Where's this cup I called for? | AC II.vii.54 |
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I thinke th'art mad: the matter? | I think th'art mad. The matter? | AC II.vii.56.2 |
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Thou hast seru'd me with much faith: what's else to say? | Thou hast served me with much faith. What's else to say? – | AC II.vii.58 |
Be iolly Lords. | Be jolly, lords. | AC II.vii.59.1 |
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What saist thou? | What sayst thou? | AC II.vii.61.2 |
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How should that be? | How should that be? | AC II.vii.63.1 |
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Hast thou drunke well. | Hast thou drunk well? | AC II.vii.65.2 |
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Shew me which way? | Show me which way. | AC II.vii.69.2 |
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Ah, this thou shouldst haue done, | Ah, this thou shouldst have done, | AC II.vii.73.2 |
And not haue spoke on't. In me 'tis villanie, | And not have spoke on't. In me 'tis villainy; | AC II.vii.74 |
In thee, 't had bin good seruice: thou must know, | In thee't had been good service. Thou must know | AC II.vii.75 |
'Tis not my profit that does lead mine Honour: | 'Tis not my profit that does lead mine honour; | AC II.vii.76 |
Mine Honour it, Repent that ere thy tongue, | Mine honour, it. Repent that e'er thy tongue | AC II.vii.77 |
Hath so betraide thine acte. Being done vnknowne, | Hath so betrayed thine act. Being done unknown, | AC II.vii.78 |
I should haue found it afterwards well done, | I should have found it afterwards well done, | AC II.vii.79 |
But must condemne it now: desist, and drinke. | But must condemn it now. Desist, and drink. | AC II.vii.80 |
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This health to Lepidus. | This health to Lepidus! | AC II.vii.83.2 |
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Fill till the cup be hid. | Fill till the cup be hid. | AC II.vii.86 |
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This is not yet an Alexandrian Feast. | This is not yet an Alexandrian feast. | AC II.vii.94 |
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Let's ha't good Souldier. | Let's ha't, good soldier. | AC II.vii.103.2 |
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Ile try you on the shore. | I'll try you on the shore. | AC II.vii.124.2 |
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Oh Anthony, | O, Antony, | AC II.vii.125.2 |
you haue my Father house. / But what, we are Friends? | You have my father's house. But what, we are friends! | AC II.vii.126 |
Come downe into the Boate. | Come down into the boat. | AC II.vii.127.1 |