Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T54: antony, caesar, anthony, cleopatra, antonius, love, death, die, heart, breast.
Far are my thoughts from giving entertainment To such fond dreams. I would not venture thee. My life and fortunes both depend on yours. As much in Egypt will my danger be, As in your army, and my torment more, To die each hour for fear: and to remain In sad suspense till messengers can bring The news so far: but if my company Distaste my Lord, I cannot wish his grief. Can Cleopatra think her heavenly presence, Can be distasteful, or not valued more Than all joys else; parted from thee I think, All places sad, all lands disconsolate, Before this life I prize thy company, But must not have it now, do not entreat; I have denied it to myself already. And in the Camp should be ashamed to rise From Cleopatra's arms, when wars rough noise Shakes all the world, when Kings and Senators Are venturing lives and fortunes in my service. Oh stay behind! and let thy presence make Egypt a place, to which I would desire f Caesar's fortune conquer, to retire. f that should happen (which the Gods avert) What land, alas! could comfort me, or lend A safe retreat to vanquished Antony? Thou wouldst disdain to draw a wretched breath, And I as much should scorn captivity. But I had thought the Roman Antony Had loved so great a Queen with nobler love; Not as the pleasure of his wanton bed Or mistress only of some looser hours, But as a partner in his highest cares, And one whose soul he thought were fit to share In all his dangers, all his deeds of honour. Without that love I should disdain the other. Do not mistake me, noble Queen, I know Thy breast is full of high heroic worth. How can you think it so, that could so long n times of peace and pleasure recreate yourself with me in Egypt Court; yet now When honour calls, reject my company? I should desire it rather than my life; But that my Roman friends are all against it. See here they come, if they agree 'tis done. Now noble friends on whose oraculous counsels And matchless valour my whole fate depends, Speak what you think, should Cleopatra go In person to the war, or stay behind? I have delivered my opinion, And so has my Colleague. What thinks Canidius? I think 'tis fit, my Lord, the Queen, whose bounty Has brought so great assistance to the war, Should not be left behind, besides her presence Will much encourage her Egyptian soldiers, Of which a great part of the fleet consists. 'tis true Canidius. Let not my sex Disparage me, for which of all those Kings That now in person serve Antonius Have more experience in affairs of weight Than I, my Lord, which have so long been privy To your high counsels, and in love to you And your designs who should compare with me? What think you friends? you hear Canidius.
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Farre are my thoughts from giving entertainment To ſuch fond dreams. I would not venture thee. My life and fortunes both depend on yours. As much in Aegypt will my danger be, As in your army, and my torment more, To die each houre for feare: and to remain In ſad ſuſpence till meſſengers can bring The news ſo farre: but if my company Diſtaſt my Lord, I cannot wiſh his grief. Can Cleopatra think her heavenly preſence, Can be diſtaſtfull, or not valued more Then all joys elſe; parted from thee I think, All places ſad, all lands diſconſolate, Before this life I prize thy company, But muſt not have it now, do not entreat; have deny'd it to my ſelf already. nd in the Camp ſhould be aſham'd to riſe rom Cleopatraes arms, when wars ough noiſe Shakes all the world, when Kings and Senators Are venturing lives and fortunes in my ſervice. Oh ſtay behinde! and let thy preſence make Egypt a place, to which I would deſire f Caeſar's fortune conquer, to retire. f that ſhould happen (which the Gods avert) What land, alas! could comfort me, or lend A ſafe retreat to vanquiſh'd Antony? Thou would'ſt diſdain to draw a wretched breath, And I as much ſhould ſcorn captivity. But I had thought the Roman Antony Had lov'd ſo great a Queen with nobler love; Not as the pleaſure of his wanton bed Or miſtris only of ſome looſer houres, But as a partner in his higheſt cares, And one whoſe ſoul he thought were fit to ſhare In all his dangers, all his deeds of honour. Without that love I ſhould diſdain the other. Do not miſtake me, noble Queen, I know Thy breſt is full of high heroike worth. How can you think it ſo, that could ſo long n times of peace and pleaſure recreate Your ſelf with me in Aegypt Court; yet now When honour calls, reject my company? I ſhould deſire it rather then my life; But that my Roman friends are all againſt it. See here they come, if they agree tis done. Now noble friends on whoſe oraculous counſels And matchleſſe valour my whole fate depends, Speak what you think, ſhould Cleopatra go In perſon to the warre, or ſtay behinde? I have delivered my opinion, And ſo has my Colleague. What thinks Canidius? I think tis fit, my Lord, the Queen, whoſe bounty Has brought ſo great aſſiſtance to the warre, Should not be left behinde, beſides her preſence Will much encourage her Aegyptian ſouldiers, Of which a great part of the fleet conſiſts. Tis true Canidius. Let not my ſex Diſparage me, for which of all thoſe Kings That now in perſon ſerve Antonius Have more experience in affairs of weight Then I, my Lord, which have ſo long been privy To your high counſels, and in love to you And your deſignes who ſhould compare with me? What think you friends? you heare Canidius.