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Antony and Cleopatra, II. iii 

Ant. Now, sirrah; you do wish yourself in Egypt?

Sooth. Would I had never come from thence, nor you

Thither!

Ant. If you can, your reason?

Sooth. I see it in

My motion, have it not in my tongue: but yet

Hie you to Egypt again.

Ant. Say to me,

Whose fortunes shall rise higher, Cæsar's or mine?

Sooth. Cæsar's.

Therefore, O Antony! stay not by his side;

Thy demon, that thy spirit which keeps thee, is

Noble, courageous, high, unmatchable,

Where Cæsar's is not; but near him thy angel

Becomes a fear, as being o'erpower'd; therefore

Make space enough between you.

Ant. Speak this no more.

Sooth. To none but thee; no more but when to thee.

If thou dost play with him at any game

Thou art sure to lose, and, of that natural luck,

He beats thee 'gainst the odds; thy lustre thickens

When he shines by. I say again, thy spirit

Is all afraid to govern thee near him,

But he away, 'tis noble.

Ant. Get thee gone:

Say to Ventidius I would speak with him.

He shall to Parthia. Be it art or hap,

He hath spoken true; the very dice obey him.

 13, 14 in My motion: intuitively or instinctively

27 thickens: grows dim

32 hap: chance

