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Athens. A room in MARK ANTONY's house.
[Enter MARK ANTONY and OCTAVIA]
MARK ANTONY
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Nay, nay Oc|tavia,| not^on|ly that,
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That were ex|cusa|ble, that | and thous|ands more
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Of sem|blable / import,| but he | hath waged
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New^wars | against^Pom|pey. Made | his will,| and
read it,
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To pub|lic ear,| spoke scant/ly of | me,
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When perforce he could not ????
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But pay | me terms | of hon|or: cold | and
sick||ly
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He ven|ted them; most | narrow | measure | lent
me,
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When the best | hint was | given him:| he not |
took it,
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Or did | it from | his teeth.
OCTAVIA
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O my | good* lord,
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Believe | not^all,| or if | you must | believe,
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Stomach | not^all.| A more | unhap|py la||dy,
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If | this divis|ion chance,| nere* stood |
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Praying | for both | parts: \\
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The good | gods will | mock me | present|ly,
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When || I shall | pray: Oh | bless my | lord,
and | husband,
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Undo | that prayer,| by cry|ing out | as loud,
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Oh bless | my broth|er. Hus|band win,|
win^broth||er,
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Prays,| and destroys | the prayer,| no midway
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'Twixt these ex|tremes at | all.
MARK ANTONY
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Gen/tle Oc|tavia,
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Let^your / best love | draw to | that point |
which seeks
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Best to pre|serve it:| if I | lose mine | honor,
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I lose | myself:| better | I were / not yours
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Than yours | so branch|less. But | as you
re|quested,
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Yourself | shall go | between us,| the
mean|time^la||dy,
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I'll | raise the | prepa|ration | of a war
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Shall stain | your broth|er, make | your soon|est
haste,
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So your | desires | are yours.
OCTAVIA
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Thanks to | my lord.
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The Jove | of power | make me most | weak, most
weak,
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Your rec|oncil|er: Wars |'twixt you twain | would
be, (hex with prev)
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As if | the world | should cleave,| and that /
slain men
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Should sold|er up | the rift. \\
MARK ANTONY
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When it | appears | to you | where this | begins,
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Turn your | displeas|ure that | way, for | our
faults
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Can nev|er be | so e|qual, that | your love
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Can e|qually move | with them.| Provide | your
going,
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Choose your | own comp/any,| and command | what
cost
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Your heart | has mind to. \\
[Exeunt]