Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra - Lepidus meets with Agrippa

Antony and Cleopatra

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ACT II SCENE IV	The same. A street
[Enter LEPIDUS, MECAENAS, and AGRIPPA]
LEPIDUS	Trouble yourselves no further: pray you, hasten
	Your generals after.
AGRIPPA	Sir, Mark Antony
	Will e'en but kiss Octavia, and we'll follow.
LEPIDUS	Till I shall see you in your soldier's dress,	5
	Which will become you both, farewell.
MECAENAS	We shall,
	As I conceive the journey, be at the Mount
	Before you, Lepidus.
LEPIDUS	Your way is shorter;	10
	My purposes do draw me much about:
	You'll win two days upon me.
AGRIPPA	Sir, good success!
LEPIDUS	Farewell.
[Exeunt]

Antony and Cleopatra, Act 2, Scene 5
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Explanatory Notes for Act 2, Scene 4
From Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Ed. M. Eaton. Boston: Educational Publishing Company.
(Line numbers have been altered.)
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4. E'en but. But just.

8. Conceive. Calculate the time the journey will take us.

8. Mount. Museum.

11. About. Draw me a roundabout route.

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How to cite the explanatory notes:
Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. Ed. M. Eaton. Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1908. Shakespeare Online. 20 Feb. 2010. (date when you accessed the information) < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/antony_2_4.html >.

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