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James Boswell [1821], The plays and poems of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators: comprehending A Life of the Poet, and an enlarged history of the stage, by the late Edmond Malone. With a new glossarial index (J. Deighton and Sons, Cambridge) [word count] [S10201].

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SCENE V. The Same. Another Room in the Same. Enter Enobarbus and Eros, meeting.

Eno.

How now, friend Eros?

Eros.

There's strange news come, sir.

Eno.

What, man?

Eros.

Cæsar and Lepidus have made wars upon Pompey.

Eno.

This is old; What is the success?

-- 289 --

Eros.

Cæsar, having made use of him in the wars 'gainst Pompey, presently denied him rivality² ^note

; would not let him partake in the glory of the action: and not resting here, accuses him of letters he had formerly wrote to Pompey; upon his own appeal³ ^note, seizes him: So the poor third is up, till death enlarge his confine.

Eno.
Then, world, thou hast a pair of chaps, no more;
And throw between them all the food thou hast,
They'll grind the one the other. Where's Antony⁴ ^note

-- 290 --

Eros.
He's walking in the garden—thus; and spurns
The rush that lies before him; cries, Fool, Lepidus!
And threats the throat of that his officer,
That murder'd Pompey.

Eno.
Our great navy's rigged.

Eros.
For Italy, and Cæsar. More, Domitius⁵ ^note;
My lord desires you presently: my news
I might have told hereafter.

Eno.
'Twill be naught:
But let it be.—Bring me to Antony.

Eros.
Come, sir. [Exeunt.

-- 291 --

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