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... father Cato ? who fays , Welcome , my fon ! here lay him down , my friends , Full in my fight , that I may view at leifure The bloody coarse , and count those glorious wounds . How beautiful is death , when earn'd by virtue ! Who would ...
... father Cato ? who fays , Welcome , my fon ! here lay him down , my friends , Full in my fight , that I may view at leifure The bloody coarse , and count those glorious wounds . How beautiful is death , when earn'd by virtue ! Who would ...
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... father . " Prometheus is bound to the rocks with nails which are drove into his body and limbs . The furies answer the bloody ghost of Clitemneftra with howling and confufed noife . Several Greek tragedies , in a word , are full of this ...
... father . " Prometheus is bound to the rocks with nails which are drove into his body and limbs . The furies answer the bloody ghost of Clitemneftra with howling and confufed noife . Several Greek tragedies , in a word , are full of this ...
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... father's eyes , be the occafion of an admirable speech from this old Roman ; if it has been applauded in England and in Italy by people who are the greatest par- tizans to French decency ; if the most delicate of the fair fex have not ...
... father's eyes , be the occafion of an admirable speech from this old Roman ; if it has been applauded in England and in Italy by people who are the greatest par- tizans to French decency ; if the most delicate of the fair fex have not ...
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... fathers of Rome , who must have marked their aftonishment , otherwife than by dumb fhew ; but which was not put in execu . tion . However , my lord , if there are any tolerable paffages in this work , I am obliged for it to my friends ...
... fathers of Rome , who must have marked their aftonishment , otherwife than by dumb fhew ; but which was not put in execu . tion . However , my lord , if there are any tolerable paffages in this work , I am obliged for it to my friends ...
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... father , adoring Tullia , thinking it his duty to be faithful to the very fenate by which he thought himself injured , and hurried away from his duty by a paffion which he ima- gined he was master of . And in fact , if Titus had been of ...
... father , adoring Tullia , thinking it his duty to be faithful to the very fenate by which he thought himself injured , and hurried away from his duty by a paffion which he ima- gined he was master of . And in fact , if Titus had been of ...
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Page 11 - Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.
Page 12 - Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony : who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth ; as which of you shall not ? With this I depart, — that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death.
Page 12 - Capitol; his glory not extenuated, wherein he was worthy, nor his offences enforced, for which he suffered death. Enter ANTONY and others, with CESAR'S Body. Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony : who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth ; as which of you shall not...
Page 8 - How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth ? what pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country...
Page 8 - CATO; Alas ! my friends ! Why mourn you thus ? let not a private loss Afflict your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The mistress of the world, the seat of empire, The nurse of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And set the nations free, Rome is no more. O liberty! O virtue ! O my country!
Page 10 - I am inclined to think, this opinion proceeded originally from the zeal of the partizans of our author and Ben Jonson ; as they endeavoured to exalt the one at the expence of the other. It is ever the nature of parties to be in extremes ; and nothing is so probable, as that because Ben...
Page 73 - Come to me, come, my soldier, to my arms! You've been too long away from my embraces; But, when I have you fast, and all my own, With broken murmurs, and with amorous sighs, I'll say, you were unkind, and punish you, And mark you red with many an eager kiss.
Page 73 - As all your bus'ness were to count my passion. One day past by and nothing saw but love ; Another came, and still 'twas only love: The suns were weary'd out with looking on, And I untir'd with loving.
Page 83 - On the calm, peaceful, flourishing head of it; Whence we may view, deep, wondrous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wandering go...
Page 11 - ... fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but, as he was ambitious, I flew him: There are tears, for his love; joy, for his fortune; honour, for his valour; and death, for his ambition.