British Theatre: The orphan, by Thomas Otway. 1791. Cato, by Joseph Addison. 1791J. Bell, 1791 |
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... JUBA , Prince of Numidia , SYPHAX , General of the Numidians , PORTIUS , MARCUS , Sons of Cato . DECIUS , Ambassador from C¿sar , - Men . Mr. Kemble . Packer . { Mr. Barrymore . Mr. Bannister , Jun.` Mr. Aickin . Mr. Palmer . { Mr ...
... JUBA , Prince of Numidia , SYPHAX , General of the Numidians , PORTIUS , MARCUS , Sons of Cato . DECIUS , Ambassador from C¿sar , - Men . Mr. Kemble . Packer . { Mr. Barrymore . Mr. Bannister , Jun.` Mr. Aickin . Mr. Palmer . { Mr ...
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... Juba's heir Reproach great Cato's son , and shew the world A virtue wanting in a Roman soul ! Marc . Portius , no more ! your words leave stings behind ' em . Whene'er did Juba , or did Portius , shew A virtue that has cast me at a ...
... Juba's heir Reproach great Cato's son , and shew the world A virtue wanting in a Roman soul ! Marc . Portius , no more ! your words leave stings behind ' em . Whene'er did Juba , or did Portius , shew A virtue that has cast me at a ...
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... Juba ? That still would recommend thee more to C¿sar . And challenge better terms . Syph . Alas , he's lost ! He's lost , Sempronius ; all his thoughts are full Of Cato's virtues - But I'll try once more . ( For every instant I expect ...
... Juba ? That still would recommend thee more to C¿sar . And challenge better terms . Syph . Alas , he's lost ! He's lost , Sempronius ; all his thoughts are full Of Cato's virtues - But I'll try once more . ( For every instant I expect ...
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... Juba sees me , and approaches . Enter JUBA . Jub . Syphax , I joy to meet thee thus alone . I have observ'd of late thy looks are fall'n , O'ercast with gloomy cares and discontent ; Then tell me , Syphax , I conjure thee , tell me ...
... Juba sees me , and approaches . Enter JUBA . Jub . Syphax , I joy to meet thee thus alone . I have observ'd of late thy looks are fall'n , O'ercast with gloomy cares and discontent ; Then tell me , Syphax , I conjure thee , tell me ...
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... Juba may deserve thy pious cares , I'll gaze for ever on thy god - like father , Transplanting one by one , into my life , His bright perfections , ' till I shine like him . Mar. My father never , at a time like this , Would lay out his ...
... Juba may deserve thy pious cares , I'll gaze for ever on thy god - like father , Transplanting one by one , into my life , His bright perfections , ' till I shine like him . Mar. My father never , at a time like this , Would lay out his ...
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Acast AMBROSE PHILIPS Andr Andromache arms Astyanax bear beauty behold blest blood brave brother C¿sar Cast Castalio Cato Cato's Ceph Cephisa Chamont Chap charms Cleo Cleone death Decius dost thou e'er Enter Epirus ev'n ev'ry Exeunt Exit eyes false fate father fear fortune friendship give gods Greece Greeks grief guards happy hate hear heart Heav'n Hector Hermione honour hope Juba king live lord lov'd Lucia Lucius madam maid Marc Marcia Marcus Monimia ne'er never Numidian o'er Orest passion Phan Pharsalia Phoenix pity Polydore Portius Pr'ythee prince Pylades Pyrrhus rage Roman Roman senate Rome SCENE scorn Sempronius senate shew sorrows soul speak sure sword Syph Syphax tears tell thee thou hast thought Troy Twas Twill tyrant unhappy virtue vows wilt thou woman wouldst thou wretch wrong'd
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Page 78 - It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ; Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man ! Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes...
Page 79 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 79 - The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me; But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a power above us — And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — He must delight in virtue; And that which He delights in must be happy.
Page 78 - Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.
Page 79 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Page x - To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold...
Page 18 - Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.
Page 34 - CATO. Let|| not a torrent of impetuous zeal Transport thee thus beyond the bounds of REASON : True FORTITUDE is seen in great exploits, That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides: All else is tow'ring frenzy and distraction.
Page 24 - Then rises fresh, pursues his wonted game, And if the following day he chance to find A new repast, or an untasted spring, Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.
Page 63 - Forbear, Sempronius ! — see they suffer death, But in their deaths remember they are men. Strain not the laws to make their tortures grievous. Lucius, the base degenerate age requires Severity, and justice in its rigour; This awes an impious...