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A Companion to the Theatre; Or, a View of Our Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces
A Companion to the Theatre Or a View of Our Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces Author:Eliza Fowler Haywood General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1747 Original Publisher: printed for J. Nourse Subjects: Drama / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Drama Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When y... more »ou buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Burial Their Trouble was, however, much greater, when going into the Cave, they find their Gueft in all Appearance dead. The poor Lady finding herfelf a little fiek, had taken fome of that Cordial Pifanio had given her, which in a few Minutes had deprived her of the Shew of Life. They laid her on the Earth, and Gluten's Body near her, intending at Night to cover them with Herbs ; bt fhe not having taken much of the Draught a- wakes, and feeing a headlefs Corps with the Habit of Poftbumius, not confidering it was one he had left behind, takes it for her Hufband, and imagines Pifanio has betrayed and murder'd him. She is bewailing him in the utmoft Agonies of Defpair and Grief. When the Roman Ambaflador pafles that Way, he fees, pities, and takes her into his Service without her entreating it, but inftead of embarking, they are met by a great Army from Auguftus Ciffar, who forefeeing the Tribute would be refufed, fent the Flower of Italy, commanded by Jachimv, who, tho' bafe in his Principles, was yet Brother to the Duke of Syenna, and a Man of Courage. Poft- hutnlus came with them too, but not with a De- fign to fight againft his native Country, but to die in her Defence, being now full of Remorfe for the cruel Orders he gave concerning Imogen, who in fpite of her imagined Falfhood, he thinks he ought not, as fhe was. his Princefs, have condemned to Death. ' Guiderivs and Arviragus finding that Britain was invaded, fired with the Love of their Country, will need...« less