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Show 3xo The FATE of CAPUA. Fallen from the higheft pitch of Happinefs, Into the loweft depth of Mifery. Yet I will raife you ; woutfl cou'd reftore you T o the admir'd Height, in which you flood, O f Fame, and Virtue j but it cannot be. As well I may refix a n e w fali'n Star, In his bright Orb, to light the World again. I come to viiit you. Fav. I thank you Sir. Vir. ! durft not truft you in a father's Hand. J*v. 1 have no Friend. Vir. O ! that the T i m e (hou'd come, That you fhou'd ever fay you have no Friend, "When I a m near you. Yes, you have a Friend, A Friend you fhou'd not have, no more of that, I a m to tell you what a Friend you've loft: And then compute your Gains. Fav. I have loft all That ever was of Value to m y Peace. Vir. Y o u have deftroy'd all that was in your Pow'r A n d you well k n e w your Pow'r to Ruin me. You've thrown away a Husband, and his Love, That follow'd you, as Nature does her Works, T o nurfe, and raife you to Perfection. Had all the good Things of this Earth be mine, And mine the Pow'r to draw their Spirits off, Into a QiiintelTence of Happinefs, I had beftow'd the" precious Draught on you. And in return- Fav. O I could make you none, T o your Deferts. Vir. IfT barbarous Return, Y o u have reach'd out the Gall of Bitternefs, T o dafti m y Cup, and poyfon all m y Joys. 1 cou'd have fweetned it with m y Revenge, Which I reftrain'd. I held your Father's Hand, Stretch'd out to take away your guilty Life. For w h e n J heard he had pronounc'd your Death, And Sign'd the Execution, thox I knew Y o u had deferv'd jt of m y Wrongs, and Me, I cou'd not hold, but flew to your Relief. And w h y ? Is it bccaufe m y Nature is ie> r^FA T E 0 / C A P u^ Iufenfible, and cannot feel a Wrong ? Stupid, and deadned to the Senfe nf QK. 0r that I'm noted for m y Eafinefs *™ In finding out Excufes to forgive ? nd pardonifafter than they mjure m e ? Is that the Reafon that I refcu'd you > you know m e better * no, Favonia no 'Twas Pity came into the Place of R age But do not therefore think that I a m fit * For my Difgrace, becaufe 1 pity\] you Juftice her M Condemns with a Remorfe And pities while ihe ftrikes j befides I thought That I, and you, w h o for fo many Years Had lif'd, as Friends, fhould have a Time to part lav. O Mifery! that I muft nothing fay In my Defence, to clear m y Innocence. Vir. Hold, have a Care, n o more of Innocence, Or a Defence; if you inftft on that, I fhall break thro' the Temper I propos'd, And then I cannot fay where I fhall end/ lev. Well, I have done. Vir. Not but you have an Advocate ftill here, Within this Breaft, and not to be remov'd That in Defiance of a Caufe fo foul, So defperate, and fo loft, will yet be heard. But then it docs pretend but to advife, And warn m e to be cautious what 1 do, Well to confider what I .undertake, Pondring to weigh the heavy Confequence, And not revenge m y felf upon m y felf, As that's the Cafe, unlefs I a m refolv'd Never to want what I would throw away. And who can k n o w his Refolution ? Who can be fure, that he is well enough Acquainted with the Temper of his Heart, . To anfwer for its Proof and Conftancy ? To know its Strength fuflkient to fupport So great a Lofs, to bear a Lofs, like yours ?> The Lofs of all, that ever I held dear. A Lofs, to beggar me, and all m y Hopes. 3«- O ) |