Annals of the French Stage From Its Origins to the Death of Racine, volume 1

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Annals of the French Stage From Its Origins to the Death of Racine, volume 1
Frederick Hawkins
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He seems to concentrate in his person the whole grandeur of the Roman character. His love for his children, deeprooted as it is, at once yields to his patriotism. The audience were sensibly moved when, parting from his son and the affianced lover of his daughter, soon to face each other in deadly strife, he said — Moi-mome, en cct adieu, j'ai les lartnes aux yeux ; Faites votre devoir, et laissez-faire aux dieux ; and a thunder of applause shook the theatre when, after cursing his third son for... having, as was supposed, fled from the field as the other Roman champions fell, he fiercely replied to the question, " Que vouliez-vous qu'il fit contre trois ? " by exclaiming, " Qu'il mourAt ! " The imprecation launched against Rome by Camille — the daughter of the elder Horace and the mistress of Digitized by Google 122 THE FRENCH STAGE. [U30.
her brothers foe — had a similarly powerful effect. In a word, the tragedy realized the high-flown expectations which the announcement of its coming had raised, and the eulogies lavished by Sarrazin upon Scud^ri became the laughing-stock of Paris.


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