To second Proculeius?
| Agr. | Dolabella! | ||
| Mæc. |
Cæs. Let him alone, for I remember now
How he's employ'd; he shall in time be ready. 72
Go with me to my tent; where you shall see
How hardly I was drawn into this war;
How calm and gentle I proceeded still
In all my writings. Go with me, and see 76
What I can show in this. Exeunt.
Scene Two
[The Monument]
Enter [aloft,] Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Mardian.
Cleo. My desolation does begin to make
A better life. 'Tis paltry to be Cæsar;
Not being Fortune, he's but Fortune's knave,
A minister of her will; and it is great 4
To do that thing that ends all other deeds,
Which shackles accidents, and bolts up change,
Which sleeps, and never palates more the dug,
The beggar's nurse and Cæsar's. 8
Enter [below,] Proculeius [Gallus, and Soldiers].
Pro. Cæsar sends greeting to the Queen of Egypt;
And bids thee study on what fair demands
Thou mean'st to have him grant thee.
Cleo. What's thy name?
Pro. My name is Proculeius.
Cleo. Antony 12
6–8 Which shackles accidents . . . Cæsar's; cf. n.
