The very found offends. Oh! you have nam'd
The only thing, ye Gods! I cannot bear.
When-e'er ye fend that summons, 'tis my last.
And therefore, left we ne'er should meet again,
Here let us take our everlasting leave.

CASSIUS.

For ever, and for ever, farewel, BRUTUS!
After this famous day we shall be victors,
Or elfe beyond the sense of being vanquish'd.
BRUTUS,

For ever, and for ever, farewel, CASSIUS!
'Twill be with pleasure if we meet hereafter;
If not, this parting is our greatest pain.

[Exeunt feverally.

SCENE III.

Just as CASSIUS is going off, enter TITINIUS haftily, and ftops him.

TITINIUS.

The army of MARC-ANTONY appears,
Fearless, and forward to attempt your camp.
CASSIUS.

Sure, 'tis impoffible: tho' brave to rashness,
He is a foldier of too great experience;
I cannot hope for such a fault in him.
'Tis fafer to bestride the angry ocean,
Than offer to affault a Roman camp.

We'll foon correct this infolent ANTONIUS,

And crush the bold attempt.

A Charge is founded.

[Exit CASSIUS.

Re-enter CASSIUS, with TITINIUS, PINDARUS and other Officers.

CASSIUS.

Their profp'rous rashness terrifies our men,
Who never fear'd before: I doubt all's lost ;
The liberty of Rome is gone for ever.

I'll perish with it, or redeem the day.

TITINIUS, Oh! make hafte, fly tow'rd those troops; Discover quickly if they are our friends.

Exit TITINIUS.

Go, PINDARUS, get on the rifing ground,

(My fight, thou know'ft, is short) and take a view Quite round the field.

PINDARUS goes up the Hill, then calls to CASSIUS.

Hoa, my good lord!

PINDARUS.

CASSIUS.

What now?

PINDAR US.

TITINIUS is feiz'd on by the foe.

CASSIUS.

Oh, he is taken, and they fhout for joy.

[CASSIUS goes also to view.

Come down, come down;

Oh, I have liv'd to see my best friend loft!
And by my own procurement! PINDARUS,
I took thee pris'ner once, and fpar'd thy life;
All the return I ask, is, now take mine.

[PINDARUS turns away weeping.

I am thy general, and mafter too;

Yet I have us'd thee as becomes a friend:
A friend will not deny my last request.
Kill me with this; with this I flew the tyrant.

Is there neceffity?

[CASSIUS prefents him his dagger.

PINDARUS.

CASSIUS.

Thou fee'ft there is.

Difpatch it quickly, while I turn my face.

Then farewel, worthy CASSIUS.

[PINDARUS kills himself.

CASSIUS.

What, gone before me? Did I need example?
For fhame now CASSIUS, do thy own last work;
PINDARUS leads the honourable way.

[Falls on his fword.

SCENE IV.

Enter TITINIUS, meeting one of CASSIUS's Officers juft entring at the other door.

TITINIUS.

BRUTUS with chearful news greets CAIUS CASSIUS;
And, having broke the forces of OCTAVIUS,
Is hafting hither to relieve his friend.

OFFICER.

Alas! he comes too late, fee there lies CASSIUS!

Enter BRUTUS with Officers.

BRUTUS.

IS CASSIUS on the ground? O my dear friend!

[Runs to CASSIUS.

I came to fill thy ears with pleasing news;
But fuch a fight has turn'd my joy to grief.
CASSIUS.

What! has my feeble hand made me be taken?
IS CASSIUS to become the fcorn of ANTONY?
[Rifing a little, believing it to be ANTONY.
BRUTUS.

Rather the grief of ev'ry worthy Roman.
What curfed hand has flain my dearest friend?
CASSIUS.

What do I hear, and fee? IS BRUTUS there?
A pris'ner too?

BRUTUS.

The Gods forbid that, CASSIUS! Look up and fee thy mournful friend victorious. CASSIUS.

Have you then fav'd the liberty of Rome?
I ask no more, and die with full content.
But yet I leave my JUNIA behind:

Oh, still be tender of that best of women!

In being kind to her,

remember me.

BRUTUS.

[Dies in his arms.

Remember thee! Who can forget thy worth?
With a dead friend, difputes are all forgot,
And what is tender takes up all the mind;

Grief only thinks on that which moft promotes it:
[Turns to his Officers.
And oh! I long to give my forrow vent;
But our dear country now claims all my care.
Summon our foldiers, that I may with praise
Keep up that spirit which has fir'd their fouls.

[Enter a confufed Multitude of Soldiers.

Hail, fellow-foldiers, worthy of that cause
For which you fight fo well. Your actions past
Urge you to more: Be your own great example.
On far unequal terms these armies meet;
They fight to make ambition tyranny,

And themselves flaves; their vict'ry is their ruin.
But if for this one day you can submit

To one who but commands you for your fakes;
(Now proud to lead, while you are pleas'd to follow)
You ev'ry one shall be a conqueror,

And equal to your general, who feeks
No other triumph but his country's freedom.
End but that work, and then to foreign wars.
There's no man here, but may by merit hope
To lead an army, and have me his foldier.

Acclamations of Applause.

Let prodigal ANTONIUS promife treasures,
Wrench'd from hard hands of wretched lab'ring fwains,
Who lift them up to Heav'n to call down vengeance.
I can out-bid him, spite of all his riches:
Hark to the pleafing found! 'tis liberty!
That only nam'd, I need to fay no more.

[Exeunt Soldiers fhouting.

SCENE V.

A Trumpet founds mournfully.

BRUTUS.

Silence thofe difmal notes for CASSIUS' death;
There is no need of founds to raise true forrow;

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