This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ...Cscsar Enter Cesar, and Attendants. Dol. O, sir, you are too sure an augurer; That you did fear, is done. Cats. Bravest at the last t She levell'd at our purposes, and, being royal,' Took her own way.--The manner of tneir" deaths? I do not see them bleed. Dol. Who was last with them s 1 Guard. A simple countryman, that brought he figs; This was his basket. Cass. Poison'd, then." 1 Guard. O, Cassar, This Charmian lived but now; she stood, and spake: I found her trimming up the diadem On her dead mistress; tremblingly she stood, And on the sudden dropp'd. Cots. O. noble weakness! If they had swallow'd poison, twould appear By external swelling: but she locks like sleep, As she would catch another Antony In her strong toil of grace. DoL Here, on her breast, There is a vent of blood, and something blown:10 The like is on her arm. 1 Guard. This is an ospic'B trail: and these figleaves Have slime upon them, such as the aspic leaves Upon the caves of Nile. Pojf. Most probable, That so she died; for her physician tells me, arm while her mistress was settling her dress, to account for her falling so soon. 7 i. e. an ass without more wit or policy than to leave the means of death within my reach, and thereby defeat his own purpose. 8 Charmian may be supposed to close Cleopatra! eyes, the first melancholy office performed after death. 9 Charmian remembers the words uttered to her by her beloved mistress just before:--when thou hast done this chare, I'll give thee leave To play till doomsday.' 10 i. e. swelled, puffed. Shi hath pursu'd conclusions1 infinite vOf easy ways to die.--Take up her bed; /And bear her women from the monument:--She shall be buried by her Antony: Xffo grave upon the earth shall clip in it A pair so famous. High events as these Strike t...