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 no|thing strange | about | the streets?
 
FIRST SOLDIER
       ,               ,
      Nothing.| What news?  (pickup 1)
 
SECOND SOLDIER
          ,         ,       ,            ,       ,
      Belike |'tis but | a ru|mor, good night to you.
 
FIRST SOLDIER
        ,              ,
      Well sir, good night.  (pickup 2)
 
[Enter two other Soldiers]
 
SECOND SOLDIER
       ,                ,        ,
      Soldiers,| have care|ful watch.  (picked up 1)
 
THIRD SOLDIER
           ,           ,            ,
      And you.| Good night,| good night.  (picked up 2)
 
[They place themselves in every corner of the stage]
 
FOURTH SOLDIER
        T   T   T     ,     ,
      Here we: and | if to|morrow
           ,       ,         ,        ,   2      ,
      Our na|vy thrive,| I have | an ab|solute hope
            ,               ,    ,
      Our land|men will / stand up.
 
THIRD SOLDIER
          2    ,      ,           ,        ,       ->
      'Tis a brave | army,| and full | of pur||pose.
 
[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 Her|cules,| whom An|tony 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]