Lep. Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile
Ant. They are so
Pom. Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus
Lep. I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne"re out
En.o.b. Not till you haue slept: I feare me you"l bee in till then
Lep. Nay certainly, I haue heard the Ptolomies Pyramisis are very goodly things: without contradiction I haue heard that
Menas. Pompey, a word
Pomp. Say in mine eare, what is"t
Men. Forsake thy seate I do beseech thee Captaine, And heare me speake a word
Pom. Forbeare me till anon.
Whispers in"s Eare.
This Wine for Lepidus
Lep. What manner o" thing is your Crocodile?
Ant. It is shap"d sir like it selfe, and it is as broad as it hath bredth; It is iust so high as it is, and mooues with it owne organs. It liues by that which nourisheth it, and the Elements once out of it, it Transmigrates
Lep. What colour is it of?
Ant. Of it owne colour too
Lep. "Tis a strange Serpent
Ant. "Tis so, and the teares of it are wet
Caes Will this description satisfie him?
Ant. With the Health that Pompey giues him, else he is a very Epicure
Pomp. Go hang sir, hang: tell me of that? Away: Do as I bid you. Where"s this Cup I call"d for?
Men. If for the sake of Merit thou wilt heare mee, Rise from thy stoole
Pom. I thinke th"art mad: the matter?
Men. I haue euer held my cap off to thy Fortunes
Pom. Thou hast seru"d me with much faith: what"s else to say? Be iolly Lords
Anth. These Quicke-sands Lepidus, Keepe off, them for you sinke
Men. Wilt thou be Lord of all the world?
Pom. What saist thou?
Men. Wilt thou be Lord of the whole world?
That"s twice
Pom. How should that be?
Men. But entertaine it, and though thou thinke me poore, I am the man will giue thee all the world
Pom. Hast thou drunke well
Men. No Pompey, I haue kept me from the cup, Thou art if thou dar"st be, the earthly Ioue: What ere the Ocean pales, or skie inclippes, Is thine, if thou wilt ha"t
Pom. Shew me which way?
Men. These three World-sharers, these Compet.i.tors Are in thy vessell. Let me cut the Cable, And when we are put off, fall to their throates: All there is thine
Pom. Ah, this thou shouldst haue done, And not haue spoke on"t. In me "tis villanie, In thee, "t had bin good seruice: thou must know, "Tis not my profit that does lead mine Honour: Mine Honour it, Repent that ere thy tongue, Hath so betraide thine acte. Being done vnknowne, I should haue found it afterwards well done, But must condemne it now: desist, and drinke
Men. For this, Ile neuer follow Thy paul"d Fortunes more, Who seekes and will not take, when once "tis offer"d, Shall neuer finde it more
Pom. This health to Lepidus
Ant. Beare him ash.o.r.e, Ile pledge it for him Pompey
Eno. Heere"s to thee Menas
Men. En.o.barbus, welcome
Pom. Fill till the cup be hid
Eno. There"s a strong Fellow Menas
Men. Why?
Eno. A beares the third part of the world man: seest not?
Men. The third part, then he is drunk: would it were all, that it might go on wheeles
Eno. Drinke thou: encrease the Reeles
Men. Come
Pom. This is not yet an Alexandrian Feast
Ant. It ripen"s, towards it: strike the Vessells hoa.
Heere"s to Caesar
Caesar. I could well forbear"t, it"s monstrous labour when I wash my braine, and it grow fouler
Ant. Be a Child o"th" time
Caesar. Possesse it, Ile make answer: but I had rather fast from all, foure dayes, then drinke so much in one
En.o.b. Ha my braue Emperour, shall we daunce now the Egyptian Backenals, and celebrate our drinke?
Pom. Let"s ha"t good Souldier