Brutus Or the Fall of Tarquin a Tragedy in Five Acts
Brutus Or the Fall of Tarquin a Tragedy in Five Acts
John Howard Payne
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Tow, now the hour is come ! By this one blow * The scene which was omitted after the first representation, and for which thii rotroduotory speech of Collatiuus is substituted, will be found in a note at the eud of the play. SCENE II. ] BRUTUS. 31 Her name s immortal, and her country saved! [Crosses, c. Hail! dawn of glory ! [Snatching the dagger] Hail, thou sacred weapon ! Virtue s deliverer, hail ! Hear, Romans, hear ! did not the Sibyl tell you, A fool should set Rome free 1 I am that fool : ...Brutus bids Rome be free ! [Crosses, L. Val. What can this mean ? Bru. It means that Lucius Junius has thrown off The mask of madness, and his soul rides forth On the destroying whirlwind, to avenge The wrongs of that bright excellence and Rome ! Luc. Can this be Lucius Junius ? Val. Ha ! The voice Of inspiration speaks! Col. Oh, glorious Brutus, Let me in tears adore the bounteous gods Who have restored thee to redress my woes; And, in my woes, my country ! Bru. No more of this. Stand not in wonder.
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