Antony and Cleopatra

The same. Before the palace.
 
[Enter two Soldiers to their guard]
 
FIRST SOLDIER
       ,               ,        ,       ,        ,
      Brother,| good night:| tomor|row is | the day.
 
SECOND SOLDIER
       ,     2    ,         T   T     T          ,
      It will de|termine | one way: fare | you well.
        ,              ,         ,         ,           ,
      Heard you | of noth|ing strange | about | the streets.
 
FIRST SOLDIER
       ,               ,
      Nothing.| What news?  \\
 
SECOND SOLDIER
          ,         ,        x            ,         ,
      Belike |'tis but | a rumor,| good^night | to you.
 
FIRST SOLDIER
Well sir, good night.
 
[Enter two other Soldiers]
 
SECOND SOLDIER
Soldiers, have careful watch.
 
THIRD SOLDIER
And you: Good night, good night.
 
FOURTH SOLDIER
        T   T   T     ,     ,
      Here we: and | if to|morrow ????
           ,       ,         ,        ,   2      ,
      Our na|vy thrive,| I have | an abs|olute hope
            ,               ,    ,
      Our land|men will / stand up.  \\
 
THIRD SOLDIER
        ,        ,    ,             ,        ,
      'Tis a | brave arm/y, and | full of | purpose.
 
[Music of the hautboys as under the stage]
 
FOURTH SOLDIER
Peace, what noise?
 
FIRST SOLDIER
List. List.
 
SECOND SOLDIER
Hark.
 
FIRST SOLDIER
Music in the air.
 
THIRD SOLDIER
Under the earth.
 
FOURTH SOLDIER
It signs well, does it not?
 
THIRD SOLDIER
No.
 
FIRST SOLDIER
Peace I say: what should this mean?
 
SECOND SOLDIER
                  ,    ,    ,          ,   2    ,
      'Tis the / god Herc|ules,| whom Ant|ony loved,
             ,
      Now leaves | him.
 
FIRST SOLDIER
                          ,       ,     2     ,         ,
                        Walk,| let's see^if | other | watchmen*
           ,          ,    ,
      Do hear | what we | do?   \\
 
[They advance to another post]
 
SECOND SOLDIER
How now masters?
 
ALL
How now? How now? Do you hear this?
 
FIRST SOLDIER
Aye, is it not strange?
 
THIRD SOLDIER
Do you hear masters? Do you hear?
 
FIRST SOLDIER
       ,    2        ,         ,        ,          ,
      Follow the | noise so | far as | we have | quarter.
             ,     ,    2             ,
      Let's^see | how it will | give^off.
 
ALL
                                            ,            ,
                                       Content:| 'Tis strange.
 
[Exeunt]