Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Act 2 - Scene 3
The same. OCTAVIUS CAESAR’s house.
Octavia : All which time
[p]Before the gods my knee shall bow my prayers
[p]To
them for you.
Soothsayer : Would I had never come from thence, nor you Thither!
Soothsayer : I see it in
[p]My motion, have it not in my tongue: but yet
[p]Hie you
to Egypt again.
Soothsayer : Caesar's.
[p]Therefore, O Antony, stay not by his side:
[p]Thy demon,
that's thy spirit which keeps thee, is
[p]Noble, courageous high,
unmatchable,
[p]Where Caesar's is not; but, near him, thy
angel
[p]Becomes a fear, as being o'erpower'd: therefore
[p]Make space
enough between you.
Soothsayer : To none but thee; no more, but when to thee.
[p]If thou dost play with
him at any game,
[p]Thou art sure to lose; and, of that natural
luck,
[p]He beats thee 'gainst the odds: thy lustre thickens,
[p]When
he shines by: I say again, thy spirit
[p]Is all afraid to govern thee
near him;
[p]But, he away, 'tis noble.
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