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Show I I The Aflors. i i Tullus, King of Rome. Old Horace , a R o m a n Knight. Horace, his ^on. CurJius, a Gentleman of Alba in love mth Camilla. Valerius, a R o m a n Knight in love with Camilla. Sabina, Wife of Horace and Sifter of (kriim. Camilla, Miftrefe vf Cmtimmd Sifter of Horace. Julia, R o m a n Lady, confident of Sabina and Camilla. Flttvhm, an A f e m ^orddier. Proculus, a R o m a n Souldier. The Scene in & e Hoafe of Horace at Rome. -.1. . -^ tte of <«o HORACE. Bp*^-^c» A C T I. SCEN. I. Sabina and J/*//^. SABINA. E X c u f e m y weaknefs, and m y grief permit f In that diftrefs which fo much merits it: W h e n fuch a ftorm does its approaches make, It may become the ftrongeft heart to (hake ', And Conftancy will now' admit difpute, Ev'n in the Breaft that is moft refolute : But yet h o w rude fo e'er this ihock appears, Though not my:ighs, I can command m y Tears; Though fo much forrow may m y heart furprize, Yet Virtue ftill is regent in m y Eyes : i If to m y heart, I can confine m y wo, Though lefs than Man, I more than W o m a n do, T o ftop m y tears in an affault fo rough, For our Weak Sex will fure be brave enough. JULIA. It is for vulgar Souls I muft confefs, W h o create grief from every;flight diftrefs; « But a great Heart would blufh at that defecT, v A n d all things dares from doubtful Fate expecl:: Under our Walls two Armies w e furvay, But Rome ne'er yet knew how to lofe the day; ' Applaufe, not grief, w e to her Fortune o w , V\ ho whilft (he fights, muft needs the mightier grow: Then let vain terrors from your breaft depart, And find out V o w s worthy a R o m a n heart. N n 2 SA-jm t |
