ur'd me that their greatest Satisfaction as, that they sent me to this famous Place, here Wisdom, and where Virtue best are taught ; down'd, when Romans write the most politely, eir highest Praise is to have copy'd well. BRUTUS. LLY himself confeffes Greece fuperiour: he, of all our famous Wits of Rome, nes much the brightest. VARIUS. Such Applaufe from BRUTUS, Reward equal to all his Merit. TITINIU S. be esteem'd by you, the greatest Kings re fend their Legions, and have lent their Treasure. BRUTUS. id timely comes this Aid: Advice from Rome fures us, all their Force is on the march. VARIUS. hought Diffenfion was among their Chiefs, ach of them ftriving to setup himself. Enter CASSIUS. CASSIUS. ft now is come most unexpected News ; Our Foes have forc'd their Gen'rals to be Friends, And call'd it Civil War to fight in Quarrels Between OCTAVIUS and ANTONY; Yet think their War is lawful against us. TITINIUS. Alas, what reasoning can there be in Fools, Who, bred in Faction, blindly join with Knaves? LUCILIU S. They are for Licence, not for Liberty; BRUTUS. You have defcrib'd a State juft ripe for Ruin. CASSIUS. Small Marches need they make, to meet a Foe So eager as we are, to free our Country. Oh the delay is tiresome! BRUTUS. Yet have Patience. With Vigour act, but think of all with Caution CASSIUS. Our Rendezvous is settled at Philippi. BRUTUS. Thither you march to-night, and I to-morrow. But JUNIA comes, I fear, to mourn your Absence. [Exeunt, Manet CASSIUS. SCENE III. Enter JUNIA. JUNIA. Now, all the Gods that guard the Innocent, Protect my CASSIUS! they are marching hither: Ruin is rolling on us from afar. CASSIUS. Not hither, JUNIA; we fhall fpare their Pains ; JUNIA. Come then, away; with you all Pains are easy; CASSIUS. Ready, alas! you must not for this world' JUNIA. And am I yet more wretched than I thought? I had no Comfort left for your Misfortunes, CASSIUS. And you fhould go, did I not doubt my own: But 'tis fo tender always towards you, It shakes, alas, my firmeft Refolutions. I, like fome skilful Swimmer in a Shipwreck, May, for thy fake, make too much hafte to fhore, JUNIA. Beyond? Why, is there any thing beyond CAS CASSIUS. What fays my Charmer? can I leave this Woman? Yet there's one Tyc, more dear than Life, or Love; 'Tis Honour, and the sacred Good of Rome. For these I kill'd the greatest Man on Earth, (And saying that, I need not name your Brother) JUNIA. Did I e'er think that CASSIUS would forfake me? CASSIUS. Forfake? I leave you as the richest Pledge JUNIA. Jewels we prize we feldom leave behind: And make Adverfity it felf feem pleafing. My Love could do all this, if yours were equal. Z 2 [Weeps. CAS |