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CÆSAR

               I’ the common show-place, where they exercise.
               His sons he there proclaim’d the kings of kings;
               Great Media, Parthia, and Armenia,

               He gave to Alexander; to Ptolemy he assign’d [15]
               Syria, Cilicia, and Phœnicia: she
               In the habiliments of the goddess Isis
               That day appear’d, and oft before gave audience,
               As ’tis reported, so.



              MÆCENAS

                               Let Rome be thus inform’d.


              AGRIPPA

               Who, queasy with his insolence already, [20]
               Will their good thoughts call from him.



              CÆSAR
               The people knows it; and have now receiv’d
               His accusations.



              AGRIPPA

                               Who does he accuse?


              CÆSAR

               Cæsar, and that having in Sicily
               Sextus Pompeius spoil’d, we had not rated him [25]
               His part o’ the isle. Then does he say, he lent me
               Some shipping unrestor’d. Lastly, he frets

               That Lepidus of the triumvirate
               Should be depos’d, and, being, that we detain
               All his revenue.



              AGRIPPA
                               Sir, this should be answer’d. [30]



              CÆSAR
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