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Show I • rg 7£*FATE of CAPUA. should have ceterminM m e before this time, In what I have to doj 'tis but to m e. And that I've meditated, ftudy'dlongj And often wifhti but yet this^Dagger here, This Ruffian Dagger, like a Murderer, That does delight in Blood, looks terrible. • The" e's nothing horrid in this friendly Bowl:. And it will do the Deed as certainly, And fatisfie m y angry Fate as well. [Shedrinks,throws the Bowl one way, and theVagger 'Tispafti the little Argument of Life Is at an endj and Death will foon conclude/ This is the fatal Period of our Crimes, Ending at laft in certain Punimment And yet m y Crimes, methinks, might well have paft For m y Misfortunes, to be pitied, Rather than punilh'd; but I muft not tax T h e Tuftice of the Gods j they have their Ends In every thing they do 5 they have thought fit T o judge'em Crimes, and fo to doom em here.. Perhaps to warn too negligent a World, By m y Example, h o w they do engage In little things, that m a y be dangerous. If there is any profit of m y Death, *Tis well, I do not grudge the Benefit; For I begin to find its Comfort here [Laying her felf down on tht m Enter Virginius and Junius to favonia5 Junius w « her Affiance. Jun. Extended on the Floor 1 Is this a Sight T o triumph in ? Vir. The Dagger, or the Bowl, Has refcu'd her, and difappointed me I fear (he's almoft got cut of m y reach. [Virginius kneels at her Feet, JuniustthtrU Jun. She's in the Pangs of Death. Vir. There let her ftay, And linger Ages out in Agony, And glut m y "Eyes, and fatiate m y Revenge. tun She's eoing! O ! Favonia! me is gone Jun. She s going , The F A T E of G A P IT * J v> A P TJ A . 31Q Vir. W h y let her go, and with her all m y Places Jm. I c a m e to be a Witnefs of thv Truth g And Innocence ; but fhould have come before To fave thy Life-*- 1WC Vir. Methinks you are too much jConcern'd for her. Jm. Begone, and leave m e here. Your Tirle carry'd to the end of Life ; Mo farther; you have put an End to that: | And now I honeflly may fet up mine Vir. What Title > fun. To revenge her Death on you. j [Junius fiarts upon his Knees, feix.es upon Virginius, they rife in afiruggle, Junius draws his Sword upon him. j You have involv'd m e in this Murder here : And made m e an Accomplice of a Deed, To damn us both d o w n to the loweft Hell, If you dare juftifie it, draw your Sword. Vir. Dare juftifie it ? Jun. Dare. Vir. You k n o w I dare. Another Man had prov'd m y daring toof Before this time. Jan. So every Coward fays. Vir. Nay, then 'tis paft j this only anfwers that. [They fight, both wounded. 'Jm. Tis as it fhould be ; I was not to live. Vir, I cannot 1 ng. [Junius falls by Favonia. Jun, Then I have been a Friend Indeed, if I have haften'd on your Death. Tor when I have confefs'd a few fad Truths fou'il find I only have prevented you from laying violent Hands upon your Grief, [Curling the Light, and falling to Defpair, Vir. Your Words have ftruck Attention in m y Heart. Jm. Favonia is moft innocent, and wrong'd : tad you and I the only guilty here. Br. But prove her fo, and I fhall die with Joy. [Falling at her Feet. Jm. I lov'd her, forT may avow it now, w you may thank your felf, w h o were the Caufe, • %. 0 I e« |