Act III, Scene 10

Another part of the plain

[CANIDIUS marcheth with his land army one way over the stage; and TAURUS, the lieutenant of OCTAVIUS CAESAR, the other way. After their going in, is heard the noise of a sea-fight]

[Alarum. Enter DOMITIUS ENOBARBUS]

Domitius Enobarus - Naught, naught all, naught! I can behold no longer: The Antoniad, the Egyptian admiral, With all their sixty, fly and turn the rudder: To see't mine eyes are blasted.

[Enter SCARUS]

Scarus - Gods and goddesses, All the whole synod of them!

Domitius Enobarus - What's thy passion!

Scarus - The greater cantle of the world is lost With very ignorance; we have kiss'd away Kingdoms and provinces.

Domitius Enobarus - How appears the fight?

Scarus - On our side like the token'd pestilence, Where death is sure. Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt,— Whom leprosy o'ertake!—i' the midst o' the fight, When vantage like a pair of twins appear'd, Both as the same, or rather ours the elder, The breese upon her, like a cow in June, Hoists sails and flies.

Domitius Enobarus - That I beheld: Mine eyes did sicken at the sight, and could not Endure a further view.

Scarus - She once being loof'd, The noble ruin of her magic, Antony, Claps on his sea-wing, and, like a doting mallard, Leaving the fight in height, flies after her: I never saw an action of such shame; Experience, manhood, honour, ne'er before Did violate so itself.

Domitius Enobarus - Alack, alack!

[Enter CANIDIUS]

Canidius - Our fortune on the sea is out of breath, And sinks most lamentably. Had our general Been what he knew himself, it had gone well: O, he has given example for our flight, Most grossly, by his own!

Domitius Enobarus - Ay, are you thereabouts? Why, then, good night indeed.

Canidius - Toward Peloponnesus are they fled.

Scarus - 'Tis easy to't; and there I will attend What further comes.

Canidius - To Caesar will I render My legions and my horse: six kings already Show me the way of yielding.

Domitius Enobarus - I'll yet follow The wounded chance of Antony, though my reason Sits in the wind against me.

[Exeunt]