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Show Offer him Vows, Incenfe and Victims too, And yet fhall give him nothing but his Due. I but to morrow for thefe Rites require, Refufe m e not the Favour I defire ; But ftay till thefe fblemnities be paft, . And then you may refume your eager hafte. Bring to our Rome a Treafury fo great, That Relique bear CORNELIA. Not thither Cxfar yet. Till firft thy ruine, granted m e by Fate, T o thefe lovd Aflies fhall unlock the Gate j And thither (though as Dear to Rome as m e) They come not till Triumphant over thee. T o Afric\ I muft this rich burthen bear, Where Pompey s Sons, Cato and Scipio are. Who'll find, I hope, (with a brave King ally'd) Fortune as well as Juftice on their fide : And thou fhalt fee, there with new fury hurl d Pharfalias Ruines arm another World. Fiom Rank to Rank thefe Afhes III expofe Mixt with m y Tears, t' exafperate thy Foes. M y Hate (hall guide them too, and they fhall nVht With Urns, inftead of Eagles in their fight; That fcuh fad Objects may make them intent O n his Revenge, and on thy Puniflime^t. . Thou to this Hero now devout art prown But, railing his Name, doft exalt thy own. I muft be Witnefs too ! and I fubmit j But thou canft never move m y Heart with it. M y Lofs can never be repair'd by Fate Nor is it poffible V exhauft m y Hate. ' This Hate fhall be m y Pompey now, and I In his Revenge will live, and with k die. But as a Roman , though m y Hate be fuch I muft confefs, I thee efteem as much. ' Both thefe extreams Juftice can well allow • This does m y Virtue, that m y Duty mow. My (6,) My fenfe of Honor does the firft command', Concern, the laft, and they are both conftrain'd. And as thy Virtue, w h o m none can betray, Where I mould hate, makes m e fuch value pay: M y Duty fo m y Anger does create, And Pompeys Widow makes Cornelia hate. But I from hence fhall haften, and know then, I'll raife againft thee gods, as well as Men. Thofe gods that flatter'd thee, and m e abus'd, And in Pharfalia Pompeys Caufe refus'd; W h o at his Death could Thunder-bolts refrain, To expiate that, will his Revenge maintain: If not, his Soul will give m y Zeal fuch heat, As I, without their help, fhall thee defeat. But fliould all m y Endeavors profper ill, What I can not do, Cleopatra will. I know thy flame , and that t' obey its force Thou from Calphurnia ftudy'ft a Divorce : N o w blinded, thou wouldft this Alliance make, And there's no L a w of Rome thou dar'ft not breafc But know, the Roman Youth think it no fin To fight againft the Husband of a Queen. And thy offended Friends will at the Price Of the beft Blood revenge their fcorn'd Advice. I check thy Ruine if I check thy Love ', Adieu -, to morrow will thy Honour prove. SCEN. V. C<efar, Cleopatra, Charmion, Antonius, Lepidm7 Achorens. CLEOPATRA. Rather then You to this expos'd fhould be. With m y own Ruine I would fet you free* Sacrifice me, Sir, to your Happinefs ; For that's the greateft that I can poffefs; I Mm 2 Though |