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And on the sudden dropp'd.

Cæs. O noble weakness!

If they had swallow'd poison 'twould appear

By external swelling; but she looks like sleep,

As she would catch another Antony

In her strong toil of grace.

Dol. Here, on her breast,

There is a vent of blood, and something blown;

The like is on her arm.

First Guard. This is an aspic's trail; and these fig-leaves

Have slime upon them, such as the aspic leaves

Upon the caves of Nile.

Cæs. Most probable

That so she died; for her physician tells me

She hath pursu'd conclusions infinite

Of easy ways to die. Take up her bed;

And bear her women from the monument.

She shall be buried by her Antony:

No grave upon the earth shall clip in it

A pair so famous. High events as these

Strike those that make them; and their story is

No less in pity than his glory which

Brought them to be lamented. Our army shall,

In solemn show, attend this funeral,

And then to Rome. Come, Dolabella, see

High order in this great solemnity.

 349 toil: net

350 vent: effusion

blown: swollen

356 conclusions: experiments

360 clip: enfold  

