Antony and Cleopatra - Act 3 - Scene 8

SCENE VIII. A plain near Actium.

    Enter OCTAVIUS CAESAR, and TAURUS, with his army, marching

OCTAVIUS CAESAR

    Taurus!

TAURUS

    My lord?

OCTAVIUS CAESAR

    Strike not by land; keep whole: provoke not battle,
    Till we have done at sea. Do not exceed
    The prescript of this scroll: our fortune lies
    Upon this jump.

    Exeunt