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Antony and Cleopatra, Act 3, Scene 8

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  1. Enter Caesar with his army and Taurus marching.

    Caesar comes in with his army, and Taurus, marching.

  2. Caesar1

    Taurus!

    Taurus!

  3. Taurus2

    My lord?

    My lord?

  4. Caesar3

    Strike not by land; keep whole; provoke not battle Till we have done at sea. Do not exceed The prescript of this scroll. Our fortune lies Upon this jump.

    Don't attack on land. Keep your forces together. Don't start a fight until we have finished at sea. Do not go beyond the orders written in this scroll. Our fortune depends on this throw of the dice.

  5. Exeunt.

    They leave.

Original text: Project Gutenberg edition #1534 (public domain, edited by the PG Shakespeare Team). Modern English rendering by Storgy.