Caractacus a Dramatic Poem
Caractacus a Dramatic Poem
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Yet, Fathers, I am old ; And if I fell the foremoft in the onfet, Should leave a fon behind, might ftill defend you.
M O D R E D.
The facred adjuration we have utter'd ^lay never be recall'd.
CARACTACUS, Then be it fo.
But do not think I counfel this thro' fear : Old as I am, I truft with half our powers I could drive back thefe Romans to their fliips ; Dailards, that come as doth the cow'ring fowler To tangle me with mares and take me tamely : Slaves, they fhall find, that ere they gain their ...prey* They have to hunt it boldly with barb'd fpears, And [ 57 ] And meet fuch conflict as the chafed boar Gives to his flout aflailants. O ye Gods ! That I might inftant face them.
M O D R E D.
Be thy Son's The onfet.
ARVIRAGUS.
From his foul that fon doth thank ye, Bleffing the wifdom that preferves his father Thus to the laft. Steel then, ye powers of Heav'n ! Steel my firm foul with your own fortitude, Free from alloy of pafllon. Give me courage, That knows not rage j revenge, that knows not malice ; Let me not thirft for carnage, but for conqueft : And conqueft gain'd, fleep vengeance in my breaft, Ere in its fheath my fword.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Yet, Fathers, I am old ; And if I fell the foremoft in the onfet, Should leave a fon behind, might ftill defend you.
M O D R E D.
The facred adjuration we have utter'd ^lay never be recall'd.
CARACTACUS, Then be it fo.
But do not think I counfel this thro' fear : Old as I am, I truft with half our powers I could drive back thefe Romans to their fliips ; Dailards, that come as doth the cow'ring fowler To tangle me with mares and take me tamely : Slaves, they fhall find, that ere they gain their ...prey* They have to hunt it boldly with barb'd fpears, And [ 57 ] And meet fuch conflict as the chafed boar Gives to his flout aflailants. O ye Gods ! That I might inftant face them.
M O D R E D.
Be thy Son's The onfet.
ARVIRAGUS.
From his foul that fon doth thank ye, Bleffing the wifdom that preferves his father Thus to the laft. Steel then, ye powers of Heav'n ! Steel my firm foul with your own fortitude, Free from alloy of pafllon. Give me courage, That knows not rage j revenge, that knows not malice ; Let me not thirft for carnage, but for conqueft : And conqueft gain'd, fleep vengeance in my breaft, Ere in its fheath my fword.
What to read after Caractacus a Dramatic Poem?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas Augustine Arne to read onlineMoreLess
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