616Pom. If the great Gods be iust, they shall assist

617The deeds of iustest men.

618Mene. Know worthy Pompey, that what they do de-

619lay, they not deny.

620Pom. Whiles we are sutors to their Throne, decayes

621the thing we sue for.

622Mene. We ignorant of our selues,

623Begge often our owne harmes, which the wise Powres

624Deny vs for our good: so finde we profit

625By loosing of our Prayers.

626Pom. I shall do well:

627The people loue me, and the Sea is mine;

628My powers are Cressent, and my Auguring hope

629Sayes it will come to'th'full. Marke Anthony

630In Egypt sits at dinner, and will make

631No warres without doores. Caesar gets money where

632He looses hearts: Lepidus flatters both,

633Of both is flatter'd: but he neither loues,

634Nor either cares for him.

635Mene. Caesar and Lepidus are in the field,

636A mighty strength they carry.

637Pom. Where haue you this? 'Tis false.

638Mene. From Siluius, Sir.

639Pom He dreames: I know they are in Rome together

640Looking for Anthony: but all the charmes of Loue,

641Salt Cleopatra soften thy wand lip,

642Let Witchcraft ioyne with Beauty, Lust with both,

643Tye vp the Libertine in a field of Feasts,

644Keepe his Braine fuming. Epicurean Cookes,

645Sharpen with cloylesse sawce his Appetite,

646That sleepe and feeding may prorogue his Honour,

647Euen till a Lethied dulnesse---

649How now Varrius?

650Var. This is most certaine, that I shall deliuer:

651Marke Anthony is euery houre in Rome

652Expected. Since he went from Egypt, 'tis

653A space for farther Trauaile.

654Pom. I could haue giuen lesse matter

655A better eare. Menas, I did not thinke

656This amorous Surfetter would haue donn'd his Helme

657For such a petty Warre: His Souldiership

658Is twice the other twaine: But let vs reare

659The higher our Opinion, that our stirring

660Can from the lap of Egypts Widdow, plucke

661The neere Lust-wearied Anthony.

662Mene. I cannot hope,

663Caesar and Anthony shall well greet together;

664His Wife that's dead, did trespasses to Caesar,

665His Brother wan'd vpon him, although I thinke

666Not mou'd by Anthony.

667Pom. I know not Menas,

668How lesser Enmities may giue way to greater,

669Were't not that we stand vp against them all:

670'Twer pregnant they should square between themselues,

671For they haue entertained cause enough

672To draw their swords: but how the feare of vs

673May Ciment their diuisions, and binde vp

674The petty difference, we yet not know:

675Bee't as our Gods will haue't; it onely stands

676Our liues vpon, to vse our strongest hands

677Come Menas. Exeunt.