High as th His hospitable board: they are aware Of th' unpledg'd bowl, they love not aconite. 20 ACER. He's gone: and much I hope these walls And the mute air are privy to your passion. [alone Forgive your servant's fears, who sees the danger Which fierce resentment cannot fail to raise Of long-for Oped his y Shew'd hir str The noble 25 To shrink The mask [ger, A heart th E bright Display t AGRIP. And dost thou talk to me, to me of dan In haughty youth, and irritated power. Of haughty youth and irritated power, To her that gave it being, her that arm'd Gain the 35 How va To such Suffices To judge of weights and measures; scarcely dar'd V. 38. So Elegy (Epitaph): “A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown.' V. 45. 'Ce jour, ce triste jour, frappe encor ma mémoire ; Où Néron fut lui-même ébloui de sa gloire." Britannicus, act i. sc. 1. Due sa That read futurity, to know the fate With eqt 65 A tempes To its ori This mig Has he b Knows h Perish (you cried) the mother! reign the son! 75 To bow As unrequited wrongs. The willing homage [tion AGRIP. *Thus ever grave and undisturb'd reflec- Of rage, and thinks to quench the fire it feels not. Perchance may heed 'em : tell him too, that one * In Gray's MS. Agrippina's was one continued speech from this line to the end of the scene. Mr. Mason informs us, that he has altered it to the state in which it now stands. V. 91. Et c'est trop respecter l'ouvrage de mes mains." Britannicus, act iii. sc. 3. V. 98. "And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies." Hen. V. act ii. Chor. Rogers. I might Can rou With st Of blea That in Under Mark'd Of old Surely V.99 perata, sum ca V.1 adversu erat." al power resume that gift, and raise held the glittering front of war? 90 soft ear the trumpet's thrilling voice, 95 y of the battle? Have his limbs ler iron harness? Is he not son of dalliance, nurs'd in ease ure's flow'ry lap ?-Rubellius lives, has his friends, though school'd by fear e supple knee, and court the times 101 s of fair obeisance; and a call, , might serve belike to wake pretensions han theirs, who boast the genuine blood perial house. [passion, Did I not wish to check this dangerous mind my mistress that her nod eight hardy legions, wont to stem porn nerves the tide, and face the rigour termania's snows. Four, not less brave, menia quell the Parthian force warlike Corbulo, by you 111 their leader: these, by ties confirm'd, -ect and gratitude, are yours. Masians too, and those of Egypt, 115 Senecæ Octav. 437. Nero enters, "Perage imqui Plauti mihi, Sullæque cæsi referat abscisi. e. Plauti Rubellii. at Tacitus says: "Sed Corbuloni plus molis wiam militum, quam contra perfidiam hostium, nales, xiii. 35. Minds of the antique cast, rough, stubborn souls, 130 Stung by a senseless word, a vain tradition, V. 118. "Et moi, qui sur le trône ai suivi mes ancêtres, Britannicus, act i. sc. 2. V. 124. "The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife." the spirit-stirring form Of Cæsar, raptur'd with the charms of rule." Dyer. Rome. V. 147. "The swarm that in thy noontide beam were born." Bard. V. 148. Hi rectores imperatoriæ juventæ, et pari in .་ The gilde Of thy f In gorge To dress |