Affur'd me that their greatest Satisfaction Was, that they fent me to this famous Place, BRUTUS. TULLY himself confeffes Greece fuperiour: VARIUS. Such Applaufe from BRUTUS, Is a Reward equal to all his Merit. TITINIUS. To be esteem'd by you, the greatest Kings Here send their Legions, and have lent their Treasure. BRUTUS. And timely comes this Aid: Advice from Rome VARIUS. I thought Diffenfion was among their Chiefs, 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, LUCILIUS. They are for Licence, not for Liberty; And love those Generals beft, who lead to Mischief. BRUTUS. You have defcrib'd a State juft ripe for Ruin. CASSIUS. Small Marches need they make, to meet a Foc Oh the delay is tiresome! BRUTUS. Yet have Patience. With Vigour act, but think of all with Caution. CASSIUS. Our Rendezvous is fettled 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, CASSIUS. Not hither, JUNIA; we shall spare 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, my fighing Heart. CASSIUS. And you fhould go, did I not doubt my own: It shakes, alas, my firmest Resolutions. 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 Tye, more dear than Life, or Love; 'Tis Honour, and the facred Good of Rome. For these I kill'd the greatest Man on Earth, (And faying 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 seldom leave behind : And make Adverfity it felf feem pleasing. My Love could do all this, if yours were equal. |