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| <H3>SCENE IV. Athens. A room in MARK ANTONY's house.</h3> | |
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| <i>Enter MARK ANTONY and OCTAVIA</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>MARK ANTONY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=1>Nay, nay, Octavia, not only that,--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>That were excusable, that, and thousands more</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>Of semblable import,--but he hath waged</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>New wars 'gainst Pompey; made his will, and read it</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>To public ear:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=6>Spoke scantly of me: when perforce he could not</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=7>But pay me terms of honour, cold and sickly</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=8>He vented them; most narrow measure lent me:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>When the best hint was given him, he not took't,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>Or did it from his teeth.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>OCTAVIA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=11>O my good lord,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=12>Believe not all; or, if you must believe,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=13>Stomach not all. A more unhappy lady,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>If this division chance, ne'er stood between,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>Praying for both parts:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>The good gods me presently,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=17>When I shall pray, 'O bless my lord and husband!'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>Undo that prayer, by crying out as loud,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>'O, bless my brother!' Husband win, win brother,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>Prays, and destroys the prayer; no midway</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>'Twixt these extremes at all.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>MARK ANTONY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=22>Gentle Octavia,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>Let your best love draw to that point, which seeks</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>Best to preserve it: if I lose mine honour,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>I lose myself: better I were not yours</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>Than yours so branchless. But, as you requested,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=27>Yourself shall go between 's: the mean time, lady,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=28>I'll raise the preparation of a war</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=29>Shall stain your brother: make your soonest haste;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>So your desires are yours.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>OCTAVIA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=31>Thanks to my lord.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=32>The Jove of power make me most weak, most weak,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>Your reconciler! Wars 'twixt you twain would be</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>As if the world should cleave, and that slain men</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>Should solder up the rift.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>MARK ANTONY</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=36>When it appears to you where this begins,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>Turn your displeasure that way: for our faults</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>Can never be so equal, that your love</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=39>Can equally move with them. Provide your going;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=40>Choose your own company, and command what cost</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>Your heart has mind to.</A><br> | |
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