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Show # (40 And ruine m y Pretences to your Flame : But yet, methinks, the Power you enjoy, Mi^ht all m y Fears with cafe enough deftroy ; And I would hope, that fuch a M a n as you, May juftly Romes Capricioufnefs fubdue : And her unjuft averfion for a Throne She might fee caufe, for your fake, to difown. I know that you can harder things effecl, And from your Promife Wonders I expect. , You in Pharfalia did much, greater do, And I invoke no other gods but You. CAESAR. There's nothing humane can m y Love withftand ; 'Tis but the over-running Africks Land, T o fhew m y Standards to the reft of thofe, W h o did m e with fo ill a Fate oppofe : And when Rome can no more of them advance, She will be forc'd to ftudy Complaifancc: And you fhall fee her with a folemn State, At your Feet facrifice her Pride and Hate: Nay Ir muft have her, at your Royal Seat, In m y behalf, your Favor to entreat ; And with fo much' Pvefpeft thefe Beauties view, That fhe'young Cxfars fhall requeft from you. This is tl*e only Fortune I defire, And all to which m y Laurels do afpire : H o w bleft were m y Condition, if I might Obtain thofe Wreaths, and ftill enjoy your fight! But yet m y Pafiion its own harm procures, For I muft quit you, if I will be yours; While there are flying Foes, I muft purfuc, That I may them'defeat, and merit you. T o bear that abfence therefore, fuffer m e T o take fuch Courage from the Charms I fee, That frighted Nations may, at Cctfars name, Say, H e but came, and faw, and overcame. CLEOPATRA. This is too much'; but if I this abufe, (47) The fault which you create you muft excufe j You did m y Crown, and perhaps'life re/lore' And yet your love (I truft) will » me more \ And I co^ure you, by its ftrongeft Charms, ' By that great Fortune which attends your Arms By all m y hopes and all your high defert, ' Dip not in BJood the bounties you impart. Great Sir, forg,«e thofe that have guilty been, Or elfe by that let m e appear a Queen • Achillas and Pbotinui blood difdain For they endure enough to fee m e reign; And their Offence-- C1SAR. Arr ,- .„ Ah! by fome other wav Affure your felf h o w much m y Will you fway i As you rule me, if I m i g h t y o u r6quJ > You better fhould employ your inteteft • Govern your Ufar, as a lawful Queen, And make him not partaker of their Sin • For your fake only, I the King durft fpare \ 1 was L ove alone that taw SCEN. IV. To them Cornelia. CORNELIA. p Caifar, have a cafe, *or Traytors have againft thy life combin'd, And fworn th Hcad ftaU bc fo ^,d W to prevent them thou mouldft be rcmifs, Thy Wood will fpeedily be mixt with his. "thou m y Slaves examine, thou mayft know, i he Author, Order, and the Actors too. 1 yield them thee. CJESAR. ••' O truely Kamm J,earti And |
