Ant. I would they'd fight i' the fire or i' the air;
We'd fight there too. But this it is; our foot 4
Upon the hills adjoining to the city
Shall stay with us; order for sea is given,
They have put forth the haven,
Where their appointment we may best discover 8
And look on their endeavour. Exeunt.
Enter Cæsar and his Army.
Cæs. But being charg'd, we will be still by land,
Which, as I take 't, we shall; for his best force
Is forth to man his galleys. To the vales, 12
And hold our best advantage! Exeunt.
Enter Antony and Scarus.
Ant. Yet they are not join'd. Where yond pine does stand
I shall discover all; I'll bring thee word
Straight how 'tis like to go. Exit.
Scar. Swallows have built 16
In Cleopatra's sails their nests; the augurers
Say they know not, they cannot tell; look grimly,
And dare not speak their knowledge. Antony
Is valiant, and dejected; and, by starts, 20
His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear
Of what he has and has not.
Alarum afar off, as at a sea fight.
Enter Antony.
Ant. All is lost!
This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me;
My fleet hath yielded to the foe, and yonder 24
They cast their caps up and carouse together
Like friends long lost. Triple-turn'd whore! 'tis thou
10 But being: unless we are
21 fretted: checkered
