Mardian
Quotes spoken by the character Mardian
Thou, eunuch Mardian!
Read the QuoteCleopatra
Thou, eunuch Mardian!
Mardian
What’s your Highness’ pleasure?
Cleopatra
Not now to hear thee sing. I take no pleasure
In aught an eunuch has. ‘Tis well for thee
That, being unseminared, thy freer thoughts
May not fly forth of Egypt. Hast thou affections?
Mardian
Yes, gracious madam.
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Give me some music
Read the QuoteCleopatra
Give me some music—music, moody food
Of us that trade in love.
All
The music, ho!
Enter Mardian the eunuch.
Cleopatra
Let it alone. Let’s to billiards. Come, Charmian.
Charmian
My arm is sore. Best play with Mardian.
Cleopatra
As well a woman with an eunuch played
As with a woman.—Come,
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Eros, thou yet behold’st me?
Read the QuoteAntony
Eros, thou yet behold’st me?
Eros
Ay, noble lord.
Antony
Sometime we see a cloud that’s dragonish,
A vapor sometime like a bear or lion,
A towered citadel, a pendent rock,
A forkèd mountain, or blue promontory
With trees upon ‘t that nod unto the world
And mock our eyes with air.
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