with_o all_o the_o study_a ornament_n of_o learning_n a_o good_a part_n of_o his_o life_n he_o exercise_v in_o the_o court_n where_o while_o the_o prince_n ear_n be_v open_a to_o philosophy_n his_o heart_n and_o hand_n be_v both_o unbend_v to_o he_o his_o favour_n and_o his_o nobleness_n like_o rival_n strive_v which_o shall_v with_o most_o devotion_n serve_v their_o sovereign_n but_o when_o debauchery_n usurp_v upon_o the_o emperor_n the_o tutor_n be_v devance_v and_o disgrace_v in_o all_o these_o extremity_n seneca_n in_o himself_o be_v so_o well_o poise_v that_o neither_o the_o greatness_n of_o fortune_n can_v bribe_v he_o into_o riot_n the_o height_n of_o knowledge_n into_o pride_n nor_o the_o courtier_n into_o flattery_n nor_o do_v he_o know_v any_o man_n great_a enough_o to_o make_v he_o less_o nor_o can_v his_o mind_n which_o philosophy_n have_v place_v above_o the_o world_n decline_v with_o fortune_n in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o marry_v pompea_n paulina_n a_o young_a fair_a and_o noble_o descend_v roman_n lady_n a_o lady_n of_o that_o worth_n that_o no_o roman_a but_o he_o that_o do_v enjoy_v she_o do_v deserve_v she_o nero_n have_v let_v loose_v the_o reins_n of_o reason_n and_o himself_o to_o all_o licentiousness_n so_o tyrannize_v as_o if_o he_o do_v persuade_v himself_o that_o a_o emperor_n be_v above_o the_o law_n and_o must_v also_o be_v without_o it_o what_o his_o will_v prescribe_v his_o tyranny_n do_v execute_v and_o so_o as_o if_o his_o action_n be_v accountable_a to_o no_o power_n but_o his_o own_o among_o his_o chief_a and_o most_o remark_v cruelty_n it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o he_o express_v against_o his_o tutor_n seneca_n to_o he_o he_o send_v his_o satellite_n to_o denounce_v his_o death_n the_o fashion_n of_o those_o time_n be_v when_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n be_v condemn_v to_o die_v he_o be_v allow_v the_o liberty_n to_o choose_v his_o death_n and_o a_o time_n proportion_v according_a to_o the_o emperor_n rage_n to_o dispose_v of_o his_o affair_n but_o if_o his_o revenge_n flow_v so_o high_a that_o it_o will_v brook_v no_o delay_n then_o he_o enjoy_v no_o time_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o die_n if_o the_o condemn_v resist_v his_o decree_n then_o he_o common_o appoint_v that_o by_o some_o slave_n he_o shall_v be_v barbarous_o murder_v but_o the_o noble_a roman_n hold_v it_o near_a way_n to_o honour_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n to_o anticipate_v their_o fate_n and_o in_o unhappiness_n stay_v not_o the_o enforcement_n of_o tyranny_n or_o nature_n seneca_n with_o a_o undaunted_a look_n receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o death_n call_v for_o ink_n and_o paper_n to_o write_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n which_o the_o captain_n deny_v he_o he_o turn_v about_o and_o then_o bespeak_v his_o friend_n you_o see_v my_o love_a friend_n say_v he_o i_o can_v gratify_v your_o affection_n with_o my_o fortune_n i_o must_v therefore_o leave_v you_o my_o life_n and_o my_o philosophy_n to_o enrich_v your_o mind_n with_o the_o invaluable_a and_o nere-to-be-depriv'd-of_a treasure_n of_o precept_n and_o example_n i_o shall_v desire_v you_o by_o all_o the_o tie_n of_o friendship_n and_o by_o the_o glory_n you_o shall_v purchase_v by_o it_o to_o endear_v my_o life_n and_o death_n which_o shall_v not_o stain_v the_o honour_n of_o my_o life_n unto_o your_o memory_n then_o gentle_o reprove_v they_o who_o seem_v too_o sorrowful_a he_o say_v to_o what_o other_o purpose_n have_v i_o furnish_v you_o with_o precept_n of_o philosophy_n then_o to_o arm_v your_o mind_n against_o the_o assault_n of_o fortune_n be_v nero_n tyranny_n unknown_a to_o you_o what_o man_n be_v master_n of_o his_o own_o life_n under_o he_o that_o massacre_v his_o brother_n that_o use_v upon_o his_o mother_n that_o cruelty_n which_o never_o yet_o know_v name_n then_o he_o turn_v he_o to_o paulina_n in_o who_o sorrow_n have_v swell_v itself_o so_o high_a that_o rather_o than_o break_v out_o it_o threaten_v to_o break_v her_o heart_n my_o deer_n say_v he_o i_o be_o now_o go_v to_o act_v what_o i_o have_v long_o teach_v my_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o nothing_o so_o welcome_a to_o i_o as_o my_o death_n now_o i_o be_o unload_v of_o this_o flesh_n that_o clog_v my_o soul_n i_o shall_v with_o more_o ease_n ascend_v unto_o eternity_n to_o enjoy_v a_o condition_n without_o a_o change_n a_o happiness_n without_o a_o period_n wherefore_o my_o dear_a paulina_n forbear_v thy_o too_o immoderate_a passion_n lest_o thy_o grief_n disgrace_v my_o end_n and_o thou_o seem_v to_o value_v my_o death_n above_o my_o honour_n enjoy_v thy_o youth_n but_o still_o retain_v those_o seed_n of_o virtue_n â—herewith_o thy_o mind_n be_v â—â—chly_o store_v i_o confess_v for_o thy_o sake_n i_o can_v be_v content_a to_o live_v when_o i_o consider_v that_o in_o my_o breast_n live_v a_o young_a lady_n to_o who_o my_o life_n may_v be_v advantage_n paulina_n love_n now_o raise_v up_o her_o courage_n and_o her_o courage_n her_o deject_a spirit_n think_v not_o seneca_n say_v she_o that_o like_o your_o physician_n i_o will_v leave_v you_o when_o the_o hope_n of_o life_n forsake_v you_o but_o i_o will_v follow_v like_o your_o wife_n your_o fortune_n this_o resolve_n shall_v tell_v you_o how_o much_o your_o life_n and_o doctrine_n have_v avail_v your_o paulina_n when_o can_v i_o die_v well_o but_o then_o when_o i_o can_v live_v well_o when_o i_o be_o bereave_v of_o thou_o in_o who_o all_o my_o joy_n be_v so_o wealthy_o sum_v up_o that_o thy_o loss_n will_v make_v my_o life_n my_o great_a curse_n then_o will_v i_o die_v in_o honour_n and_o think_v it_o fit_a for_o my_o fame_n then_o linger_v out_o my_o life_n in_o sorrow_n trust_v i_o my_o paulina_n say_v seneca_n i_o can_v but_o admire_v thy_o love_n know_v from_o what_o height_n of_o virtue_n it_o proceed_v as_o i_o will_v not_o envy_v thou_o thy_o death_n so_o i_o wish_v a_o glory_n may_v await_v thy_o end_n great_a as_o the_o constancy_n that_o advance_v thou_o to_o it_o then_o he_o command_v his_o surgeon_n to_o cut_v the_o vein_n of_o both_o their_o arm_n that_o they_o may_v bleed_v to_o death_n but_o seneca_n vein_n shrink_v up_o through_o age_n and_o abstinence_n deny_v his_o blood_n a_o speedy_a course_n therefore_o his_o thigh_n be_v also_o lance_v but_o lest_o his_o pain_n may_v insinuate_v too_o far_o into_o paulina_n torment_n and_o a_o new_a addition_n of_o sorrow_n meet_v with_o her_o loss_n of_o blood_n may_v make_v her_o faint_a he_o seek_v to_o mitigate_v her_o fear_n by_o the_o discourse_n of_o death_n why_o shall_v say_v he_o this_o monster_n nothing_o so_o affright_v we_o while_o we_o be_v live_v we_o be_v die_v for_o life_n be_v but_o a_o die_a being_n when_o we_o be_v dead_a we_o be_v after_o death_n where_o then_o or_o what_o be_v death_n it_o be_v that_o inconsiderable_a atom_n of_o time_n that_o divide_v the_o body_n from_o the_o soul_n what_o be_v it_o then_o in_o this_o afflict_v we_o not_o the_o rarity_n for_o all_o the_o world_n that_o be_v not_o go_v before_o will_v follow_v we_o be_v it_o the_o separation_n and_o tie_v to_o that_o the_o jealousy_n how_o we_o shall_v be_v deal_v with_o upon_o this_o hinge_n i_o confess_v turn_v the_o wicked_n fear_n but_o the_o stoic_a who_o philosophy_n have_v teach_v the_o art_n of_o live_v well_o death_n free_v from_o misery_n and_o waft_v he_o to_o the_o haven_n of_o his_o happiness_n for_o this_o necessity_n of_o death_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o thank_v the_o god_n for_o it_o redeem_v from_o a_o worse_o of_o be_v eternal_o miserable_a the_o separation_n as_o it_o be_v natural_a so_o it_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n conduce_v to_o our_o better_a be_v the_o body_n be_v the_o corruptible_a and_o ponderous_a part_n fall_v natural_o to_o the_o earth_n whence_o it_o be_v first_o elemented_a the_o soul_n etherial_a gain_n by_o this_o loss_n for_o be_v purge_v from_o the_o dross_n of_o weight_n and_o of_o corruption_n be_v make_v heaven_n rich_a ore_n so_o refine_v that_o the_o great_a god_n image_n may_v be_v stamp_v upon_o it_o and_o ascend_v unto_o the_o sky_n from_o whence_o it_o first_o descend_v nor_o do_v i_o hold_v this_o dis-junction_a to_o be_v eternal_a for_o when_o the_o world_n by_o the_o revolution_n of_o time_n and_o age_n whirl_v about_o into_o her_o first_o chaos_n then_o shall_v they_o meet_v again_o never_o to_o be_v sunder_v the_o soul_n shall_v be_v so_o purify_v by_o the_o immortal_a god_n that_o it_o shall_v neither_o hope_n nor_o fear_n nor_o grieve_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o those_o discord_v passion_n and_o affection_n that_o here_o transport_v it_o from_o itself_o the_o body_n so_o spirit_v that_o it_o shall_v know_v no_o necessity_n of_o nourishment_n and_o therefore_o
no_o weight_n alteration_n or_o mortality_n of_o great_a consequence_n then_o be_v death_n to_o our_o well-being_n since_o before_o it_o we_o can_v account_v none_o happy_a we_o see_v it_o end_v all_o misery_n we_o see_v it_o make_v none_o miserable_a why_o then_o shall_v we_o fear_v it_o or_o condemn_v it_o what_o have_v the_o wise_a thought_n it_o but_o the_o port_n we_o all_o must_v touch_v he_o that_o scarce_o arrive_v at_o half_a a_o man_n have_v as_o little_a to_o quarrel_v at_o his_o fate_n as_o he_o that_o in_o a_o week_n reach_v his_o haven_n whereas_o by_o the_o trouble_a wind_n he_o may_v be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o more_o trouble_a sea_n a_o year_n nor_o be_v he_o that_o be_v his_o own_o death_n be_v condemn_v to_o die_v shipwreck_a even_o at_o the_o very_a shore_n for_o honour_n and_o the_o emperor_n allow_v the_o liberty_n and_o to_o die_v by_o the_o most_o abject_a of_o man_n a_o hangman_n be_v to_o die_v dishonourable_a for_o this_o boon_n i_o gratulate_v the_o god_n but_o more_o that_o they_o be_v please_v to_o call_v the_o perfect_a seneca_n unto_o their_o joy_n the_o seneca_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o outlive_v himself_o nor_o return_v into_o his_o infancy_n there_o paulina_n not_o through_o fear_n know_v none_o but_o what_o proceed_v from_o her_o love_n but_o through_o decay_a nature_n faint_v therefore_o seneca_n take_v his_o leave_n cause_v she_o to_o be_v remove_v into_o the_o next_o chamber_n in_o seneca_n all_o these_o incision_n be_v not_o of_o force_n to_o force_v out_o life_n he_o therefore_o command_v his_o physician_n to_o poison_v he_o but_o want_v natural_a heat_n to_o convey_v it_o to_o his_o heart_n the_o poison_n be_v rather_o a_o nourishment_n then_o a_o destruction_n to_o his_o nature_n then_o he_o be_v lay_v in_o warm_a bath_n by_o this_o force_a heat_n the_o poison_n in_o his_o full_a source_n and_o violence_n rage_v in_o his_o wither_a body_n while_o he_o have_v life_n he_o discourse_v free_o of_o life_n and_o death_n his_o end_n approach_v all_o bloody_a in_o his_o bath_n he_o bathe_v his_o head_n and_o say_v i_o vow_v this_o to_o jupiter_n the_o deliverer_n nature_n at_o the_o last_o conquer_v by_o those_o strong_a assault_n yield_v up_o her_o fort_n which_o weakness_n have_v so_o song_n fortify_v to_o death_n her_o common_a enemy_n so_o live_v the_o famous_a seneca_n and_o so_o he_o die_v that_o with_o the_o god_n his_o soul_n be_v immortalize_v with_o the_o world_n his_o fame_n nero_n inform_v of_o paulina_n for_o who_o he_o seem_v much_o trouble_v for_o though_o pity_n have_v no_o entrance_n at_o his_o iron_n breast_n yet_o fear_v the_o tyrant_n tyrant_n â—old_a he_o that_o her_o death_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o noble_o ally_v in_o rome_n will_v make_v his_o tyranny_n and_o hate_v the_o great_a he_o therefore_o send_v with_o all_o possible_a speed_n to_o recall_v her_o life_n now_o post_v to_o her_o stage_n and_o enter_v the_o dark_a confine_n of_o death_n her_o servant_n receive_v the_o command_n unbind_v she_o and_o close_v up_o her_o incision_n she_o more_o than_o half_a dead_a devoid_a of_o sense_n thus_o against_o she_o will_v return_v unto_o her_o life_n and_o very_o honourable_o for_o that_o of_o life_n she_o lose_v do_v witness_n to_o the_o world_n that_o nothing_o but_o want_n of_o power_n restrain_v she_o from_o her_o death_n pro_fw-la paulina_n paulina_n when_o seneca_n be_v condemn_v to_o die_v will_v die_v herself_o be_v ever_o constancy_n raise_v high_a in_o a_o woman_n breast_n she_o do_v not_o die_v there_o she_o express_v the_o true_a valour_n that_o derive_v itself_o from_o virtue_n and_o that_o spirit_n that_o issue_v from_o the_o true_a honour_n that_o she_o will_v but_o can_v not_o die_v be_v both_o nero_n act_n that_o she_o can_v live_v or_o die_v her_o own_o that_o she_o be_v mistress_n of_o her_o fortune_n witness_v that_o she_o do_v live_v how_o she_o value_v her_o husband_n death_n that_o she_o will_v die_v fame_n and_o virtue_n do_v both_o attend_v she_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o her_o action_n have_v she_o die_v it_o have_v be_v think_v the_o wretched_a time_n have_v interest_n in_o her_o end_n but_o in_o her_o life_n she_o conquer_v the_o extremity_n of_o life_n and_o death_n the_o rule_n of_o virtue_n tie_v we_o to_o live_v so_o long_o as_o we_o ought_v not_o as_o we_o list_v then_o be_v the_o fit_a time_n to_o die_v when_o we_o can_v live_v no_o long_o to_o die_v be_v at_o the_o height_n but_o like_o a_o roman_a but_o to_o dare_v to_o live_v when_o life_n be_v tedious_a this_o be_v as_o much_o above_o the_o roman_a as_o the_o true_a substance_n of_o virtue_n that_o false_a shade_n of_o honour_n have_v she_o then_o die_v she_o have_v act_v but_o the_o roman_a but_o she_o live_v to_o exceed_v the_o noble_a of_o all_o roman_n but_o herself_o contra_fw-la paulinam_fw-la why_o revolt_v she_o from_o her_o resolve_n when_o seneca_n himself_o allow_v it_o do_v he_o teach_v she_o so_o to_o live_v that_o she_o dare_v not_o die_v or_o do_v she_o distrust_v his_o happiness_n that_o she_o will_v not_o follow_v he_o she_o have_v too_o much_o of_o death_n to_o have_v more_o and_o those_o pang_n so_o much_o endear_v she_o to_o her_o life_n that_o she_o will_v live_v at_o any_o rate_n rather_o than_o break_v through_o fleet_a torment_n into_o honour_n while_o seneca_n be_v yet_o alive_a she_o be_v die_v he_o dead_a she_o return_v to_o life_n be_v her_o life_n vow_v to_o he_o when_o his_o death_n revive_v she_o nero_n call_v she_o back_o the_o great_a be_v her_o shame_n to_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o her_o husband_n murderer_n sure_a death_n be_v far_o more_o terrible_a than_o seneca_n do_v speak_v it_o she_o flee_v to_o a_o most_o inhuman_a tyrant_n for_o protection_n seneca_n do_v not_o force_v she_o to_o die_v nor_o nero_n to_o live_v one_o day_n give_v she_o her_o liberty_n she_o have_v as_o much_o strength_n as_o life_n and_o that_o little_a power_n she_o can_v use_v be_v able_a to_o force_v out_o that_o little_a life_n she_o do_v detain_v she_o will_v die_v in_o the_o extremity_n of_o sorrow_n for_o her_o husband_n fate_n but_o she_o do_v live_v to_o repent_v she_o both_o of_o her_o sorrow_n and_o her_o death_n lucretia_n when_o rome_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o her_o active_a spirit_n have_v press_v out_o her_o youth_n more_o ambitious_a of_o honour_n than_o life_n for_o the_o common_a exploit_n the_o siege_n of_o ardea_n sextus_n tarqvinius_n entertain_v the_o night_n with_o the_o roman_a nobility_n in_o the_o pride_n of_o luxury_n and_o riot_n the_o ruin_n of_o kingdom_n be_v sacrifice_v to_o bacchus_n the_o sea_n and_o land_n plow_v up_o to_o appease_v ingenuous_a gluttony_n they_o as_o frolic_a as_o youth_n and_o wine_n that_o make_v they_o so_o unlock_v the_o treasure_n of_o their_o heart_n their_o wife_n and_o their_o beauty_n to_o the_o admiration_n of_o unsound_a ear_n but_o collatine_n the_o most_o just_o prodigal_a of_o his_o wife_n fame_n tell_v they_o nor_o italy_n nor_o the_o world_n hold_v she_o that_o stand_v in_o parallel_n of_o wonder_n with_o the_o fair_a and_o virtuous_a lucretia_n tarquin_n divide_v between_o astonishment_n and_o rage_n that_o collatine_n his_o servant_n shall_v be_v his_o sovereign_n in_o happiness_n mount_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o lust_n and_o fury_n fly_v to_o rome_n where_o his_o eye_n have_v encounter_v the_o idol_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o he_o the_o noon_n of_o night_n to_o enjoy_v it_o with_o his_o sword_n and_o taper_n break_v into_o her_o chamber_n into_o her_o presence_n she_o affright_v at_o the_o sword_n and_o blast_v by_o the_o light_a that_o lust_n give_v life_n to_o tremble_v like_o a_o prey_n with_o more_o horror_n than_o attention_n hear_v he_o thus_o bespeak_v she_o madam_n wonder_v not_o at_o my_o unlooked_a for_o arrival_n at_o collatium_n or_o at_o this_o visit_n so_o unseasonable_a but_o applaud_v the_o wonder_n of_o your_o beauty_n the_o silent_a night_n will_v speak_v my_o purpose_n when_o in_o my_o restless_a bed_n a_o flame_n kindle_v from_o your_o fair_a eye_n burn_v through_o my_o soul_n consume_v my_o country_n service_n my_o hope_n of_o honour_n than_o which_o nothing_o but_o your_o fair_a self_n be_v so_o near_o unto_o my_o thought_n let_v not_o the_o slave_n fear_v intrude_v upon_o your_o princely_a breast_n nor_o this_o steel_n divorce_v those_o rose_n from_o the_o lily_n draw_v to_o hew_v out_o a_o way_n through_o all_o obstacle_n to_o encounter_v paradise_n the_o same_o love_n that_o arm_v those_o eye_n with_o lightning_n arm_n these_o hand_n with_o thunder_n bid_v they_o grapple_v with_o great_a jove_n be_v he_o rival_n in_o my_o affection_n this_o night_n i_o must_v enjoy_v thou_o lucretia_n or_o on_o thy_o name_n engrave_v a_o
grieve_v she_o not_o that_o it_o be_v go_v but_o return_v she_o thus_o bespeak_v they_o you_o see_v how_o vain_o you_o employ_v your_o care_n to_o keep_v a_o prisoner_n that_o will_v be_v free_a you_o may_v make_v i_o die_v with_o more_o pain_n and_o less_o honour_n but_o not_o to_o die_v at_o all_o this_o be_v beyond_o your_o power_n whilst_o i_o wear_v a_o hand_n command_v by_o a_o heart_n that_o know_v no_o fear_n i_o shall_v not_o despair_v of_o death_n nor_o shall_v i_o long_o protract_v a_o loathe_a breath_n in_o such_o wretched_a time_n that_o make_v life_n but_o the_o nursery_n of_o sorrow_n and_o seminary_n of_o misfortune_n some_o few_o day_n she_o waste_v in_o comfort_v and_o condole_v with_o her_o friend_n the_o general_a calamity_n wherein_o the_o most_o virtuous_a be_v involve_v under_o that_o monster_n of_o man_n nero_n then_o tyrannize_v then_o she_o retire_v into_o paetus_n lodging_n and_o there_o thus_o speak_v she_o last_o the_o soul_n imprison_v in_o a_o necessity_n of_o be_v miserable_a must_v break_v through_o all_o fence_n of_o nature_n into_o a_o honourable_a end_n this_o very_a precept_n nature_n herself_o imprint_v in_o we_o she_o deny_v not_o the_o iron-bound_a slave_n a_o death_n to_o free_v he_o from_o the_o toilsome_a oar_n do_v she_o deny_v the_o sun-scorched_a pilgrim_n his_o night_n sleep_n no_o nor_o the_o world-beaten_a man_n his_o eternal_a rest_n sure_o then_o she_o allow_v we_o to_o shake_v off_o her_o interest_n when_o we_o be_v sink_v below_o her_o succour_n paetus_n thy_o life_n be_v not_o link_v to_o nature_n but_o to_o fame_n fall_v then_o by_o thy_o own_o sword_n and_o thy_o spirit_n wound_v up_o in_o thy_o honour_n mount_v to_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o immortal_a god_n if_o thou_o faint_v under_o so_o brave_a a_o resolution_n or_o envy_v thyself_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o end_n know_v that_o ere_o two_o day_n expire_v thou_o thyself_o expire_v but_o how_o by_o who_o hand_n behead_v by_o a_o base_a hangman_n offer_v up_o a_o tame_a sacrifice_n to_o insated_a tyranny_n awake_v the_o roman_a in_o thou_o shall_v high_a paetus_n who_o when_o the_o world_n unworthy_a of_o his_o virtue_n ingrateful_o fling_v off_o clasp_v break_v hope_n and_o fortune_n to_o save_v himself_o with_o the_o shipwreck_n of_o his_o fame_n shall_v he_o to_o who_o thousand_o servile_a neck_n do_v bow_v stoop_v to_o the_o baseness_n to_o beg_v life_n while_o his_o death_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n cato_n and_o scipio_n who_o this_o age_n be_v more_o prone_a to_o adore_v then_o admire_v hold_v it_o not_o honourable_a to_o beg_v life_n though_o they_o may_v expect_v more_o from_o caesar_n virtue_n but_o what_o can_v thou_o hope_v for_o from_o a_o tyrant_n abjure_v by_o all_o the_o virtue_n one_o that_o approve_v nothing_o in_o sovereignty_n but_o power_n and_o that_o guide_v by_o passion_n to_o insatiate_a revenge_n then_o as_o if_o she_o have_v disinherit_v her_o husband_n spirit_n she_o draw_v out_o the_o poniard_n from_o his_o side_n paetus_n say_v she_o how_o i_o have_v not_o entertain_v life_n nor_o death_n but_o for_o thy_o sake_n this_o last_o act_n of_o honour_n be_v my_o witness_n do_v this_o paetus_n then_o she_o plunge_v the_o dagger_n into_o her_o heart_n and_o have_v draw_v it_o out_o she_o deliver_v it_o to_o he_o again_o trust_v my_o depart_a breath_n paetus_n say_v she_o not_o the_o wound_n it_o give_v i_o but_o thou_o afflict_v i_o there_o die_v the_o noble_a arria_n there_o do_v that_o soul_n fly_v to_o eternity_n that_o soul_n that_o be_v too_o great_a to_o owe_v her_o liberty_n to_o any_o power_n but_o to_o her_o own_o paetus_n blush_v to_o be_v indebt_v to_o a_o precedent_n for_o his_o death_n especial_o his_o wife_n take_v to_o he_o the_o dagger_n that_o be_v so_o late_o guild_v in_o his_o arria_n blood_n and_o with_o these_o word_n hasten_v to_o his_o end_n have_v fortune_n answer_v my_o resolution_n and_o crown_v my_o enterprise_n with_o happiness_n i_o have_v enter_v rome_n envy_v by_o the_o most_o noble_a not_o pity_v by_o the_o base_a i_o now_o see_v how_o the_o success_n of_o humane_a affair_n depend_v not_o upon_o valour_n but_o uncertain_a fate_n and_o our_o action_n elevate_v by_o the_o height_n of_o spirit_n do_v but_o entrench_v we_o deep_o into_o misery_n but_o though_o i_o be_o bereave_v of_o all_o the_o advantage_n of_o fortune_n and_o of_o honour_n yet_o be_o i_o master_n of_o a_o mind_n unconquered_a over_o which_o nor_o tyranny_n nor_o fate_n shall_v triumph_v then_o embrace_v her_o dead_a he_o sigh_v and_o say_v pardon_v bless_a spirit_n my_o too_o long_a absence_n from_o thou_o i_o have_v borrow_v this_o little_a leave_n of_o life_n but_o to_o admire_v thy_o virtue_n which_o be_v above_o my_o wonder_n i_o must_v soar_v unto_o that_o height_n where_o it_o be_v ascend_v to_o search_v out_o her_o true_a perfection_n pardon_v my_o soul_n that_o she_o ascend_v not_o to_o thou_o in_o a_o ecstasy_n fain_o will_v she_o but_o this_o dagger_n claim_v her_o liberty_n that_o give_v thou_o thou_o then_o he_o thrust_v it_o into_o his_o heart_n and_o there_o the_o dagger_n act_v his_o last_o and_o most_o faithful_a service_n slay_v his_o master_n pro_fw-la arria_n the_o first_o be_v tie_v the_o first_o two_o into_o one_o and_o form_v two_o different_a sex_n into_o one_o body_n and_o one_o soul_n the_o body_n by_o alternate_a use_n so_o proprietate_v not_o to_o one_o but_o both_o the_o soul_n so_o sympathize_v in_o affection_n and_o in_o passion_n as_o both_o become_v one_o to_o both_o they_o that_o keep_v this_o mystery_n inviolable_a know_v no_o outward_a respect_n of_o power_n to_o divide_v they_o into_o two_o if_o paetus_n be_v unhappy_a arria_n be_v unfortunate_a paetus_n be_v doom_v to_o die_v and_o shall_v arria_n live_v to_o see_v he_o slay_v have_v he_o outlive_v his_o hope_n and_o can_v she_o hope_v to_o outlive_v he_o but_o why_o will_v she_o die_v be_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o emperor_n cruelty_n mingle_v in_o her_o cause_n what_o fear_v she_o that_o fear_v not_o death_n what_o emperor_n be_v cruel_a to_o she_o that_o dare_v die_v what_o cruelty_n be_v to_o be_v parallel_v to_o that_o which_o bereave_v she_o of_o her_o life_n it_o be_v paetus_n slay_v she_o paetus_n have_v arria_n live_v paetus_n have_v not_o slay_v himself_o therefore_o arria_n die_v die_v because_o paetus_n shall_v die_v oh_o unheard_a of_o cruelty_n oh_o unparalleled_a affection_n arria_n die_v because_o paetus_n can_v not_o live_v paetus_n by_o death_n redeem_v himself_o from_o what_o be_v worse_o than_o death_n from_o torture_n arria_n redeem_v her_o honour_n and_o her_o paetus_n from_o torture_n and_o dishonour_n fortune_fw-mi make_v her_o miserable_a that_o virtue_n may_v make_v her_o happy_a her_o faith_n so_o firm_o tie_v her_o love_n that_o death_n can_v not_o undo_v it_o with_o her_o life_n her_o fortune_n be_v so_o ingraft_v in_o her_o paetus_n that_o with_o his_o they_o do_v bud_n flourish_n and_o wither_v her_o life_n be_v fasten_v to_o his_o string_n of_o life_n with_o he_o she_o live_v with_o he_o she_o die_v contra_fw-la arriam_n through_o what_o forbid_a path_n do_v passion_n hurry_v we_o when_o once_o our_o reason_n be_v unseated_a arria_n will_v die_v rather_o than_o be_v lead_v in_o triumph_n do_v death_n redeem_v she_o no_o death_n be_v but_o fortune_n headsman_n to_o execute_v she_o she_o have_v condemn_v the_o emperor_n power_n extend_v no_o faerth_o than_o to_o afflict_v her_o wither_a body_n not_o able_a to_o endure_v this_o weak_a revenge_n she_o yield_v up_o her_o mind_n a_o triumph_n to_o her_o fortune_n and_o herself_o unto_o her_o sorrow_n if_o fear_n do_v not_o surprise_v she_o then_o engage_v in_o paetus_n treason_n she_o be_v she_o own_o wrack_n and_o torture_n scorn_v all_o executioner_n but_o herself_o who_o then_o condemn_v her_o death_n when_o it_o be_v due_a to_o justice_n but_o what_o law_n exact_v of_o she_o this_o justice_n the_o god_n forbid_v she_o to_o kill_v another_o much_o more_o herself_o be_v near_a to_o herself_o than_o any_o other_o nature_n by_o her_o law_n claim_v life_n as_o her_o due_a debt_n payable_a when_o she_o demand_v it_o if_o she_o die_v because_o paetus_n shall_v die_v she_o do_v but_o invite_v he_o to_o her_o rage_n not_o to_o her_o virtue_n but_o i_o think_v fear_n the_o common_a defect_n of_o nature_n in_o woman_n deprive_v she_o of_o her_o life_n for_o death_n appear_v so_o accoutre_v in_o the_o terror_n of_o wrack_n and_o hangman_n that_o she_o die_v for_o fear_n of_o death_n paulina_n lvcius_fw-la annaeus_n seneca_n the_o philosopher_n and_o tutor_n to_o nero_n the_o emperor_n be_v lord_n of_o great_a revenue_n to_o which_o his_o virtue_n not_o his_o fortune_n be_v his_o title_n his_o mind_n be_v rich_o embroider_v
show_v itself_o as_o it_o be_v the_o stalking_a horse_n to_o his_o covert_n the_o ceremony_n of_o hospitality_n finish_v he_o retire_v to_o his_o lodging_n though_o not_o to_o himself_o now_o when_o the_o brother_n of_o death_n have_v summon_v to_o still_a music_n all_o but_o foul_a ravisher_n thief_n and_o care_n with_o his_o draw_a sword_n he_o leap_v from_o his_o own_o enter_v lucrecia_n bed_n her_z he_o ravish_v she_o have_v possess_v we_o with_o a_o full_a relation_n of_o her_o misfortune_n she_o empress_n of_o a_o mind_n unconquered_a of_o sin_n or_o sorrow_n with_o this_o poniard_n let_v out_o the_o life_n tarquin_n have_v make_v loathe_v and_o now_o o_o countryman_n awake_v your_o roman_a virtue_n flesh_n your_o sword_n and_o valour_n upon_o the_o revenge_n of_o the_o proud_a usurper_n of_o public_a liberty_n the_o cruel_a murderer_n of_o private_a innocence_n you_o can_v offer_v to_o the_o god_n a_o more_o grateful_a sacrifice_n nor_o will_v they_o ever_o in_o requital_n forsake_v that_o state_n that_o forsake_v not_o the_o defence_n of_o virtue_n such_o impression_n strike_v thunder_n upon_o oak_n earthquake_n on_o mountain_n as_o collatine_n on_o the_o roman_a heart_n their_o thought_n be_v tear_v and_o divide_v from_o themselves_o anger_n boil_a into_o malice_n the_o policy_n of_o passion_n both_o flow_v into_o resolution_n then_o like_o a_o unpent_a torrent_n from_o some_o high_a precipice_n the_o multitude_n violent_o run_v to_o precipitate_v he_o make_v high_a for_o a_o precipice_n which_o in_o the_o perpetual_a exile_n of_o the_o tarquin_n be_v accomplish_v pro_fw-la lucretia_n the_o roman_a story_n big_a with_o variety_n of_o wonder_n write_v lucretia_n the_o female_a glory_n she_o forcible_o abuse_v by_o tarquin_n declare_v her_o innocence_n to_o the_o world_n and_o confirm_v it_o by_o her_o death_n there_o be_v two_o in_o the_o act_n one_o in_o the_o sin_n one_o adulterer_n and_o one_o chaste_a her_o body_n conquer_v her_o mind_n true_o heroical_a not_o stoop_v to_o the_o lure_n of_o false_a pleasure_n that_o remain_v as_o untainted_a as_o unforced_a why_o die_v she_o be_v innocent_a to_o be_v innocent_a why_o receive_v she_o her_o death_n from_o her_o own_o hand_n haply_o to_o prevent_v it_o from_o another_o then_o have_v she_o subscribe_v to_o guilt_n and_o not_o left_a life_n without_o stain_n for_o a_o roman_a to_o outlive_v honour_n be_v dishonourable_a for_o she_o to_o survive_v her_o infamy_n be_v to_o act_v it_o curtius_n spur_v on_o by_o honour_n do_v ride_v into_o the_o gulf_n regulus_n rather_o than_o his_o faith_n will_v prostitute_v himself_o to_o the_o witty_a cruelty_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n to_o honour_n do_v the_o three_o hundred_o fabii_n sacrifice_v their_o life_n honour_n chase_v the_o tarquin_n out_o of_o rome_n but_o lucrece_n out_o of_o life_n to_o wipe_v off_o all_o thought_n of_o guilt_n which_o malign_a censure_n may_v imprint_v upon_o the_o act_n she_o slay_v herself_o he_o that_o condemn_v she_o for_o the_o murder_n accuse_v she_o of_o the_o adultery_n life_n have_v be_v her_o guilt_n whereas_o death_n be_v her_o innocence_n through_o her_o life_n she_o make_v way_n to_o her_o fame_n to_o which_o life_n and_o fortune_n be_v slave_n not_o to_o be_v entertain_v far_a than_o they_o tend_v to_o her_o advancement_n i_o confess_v tear_a hair_n and_o face_n and_o eye_n bankrupt_a of_o tear_n and_o her_o own_o virtue_n be_v of_o force_n to_o possess_v the_o world_n she_o have_v be_v ravish_v without_o the_o witness_n of_o her_o death_n why_o then_o die_v she_o her_o shame_n be_v too_o great_a to_o be_v support_v by_o her_o life_n nor_o any_o thing_n but_o her_o death_n revenge_v she_o and_o all_o rome_n of_o the_o insult_a tarquin_n then_o lucrece_n in_o the_o height_n of_o glory_n sacrifice_v herself_o as_o well_o to_o the_o state_n as_o to_o her_o innocence_n contra_fw-la lucreciam_fw-la why_o die_v she_o if_o she_o be_v innocent_a why_o if_o a_o adulteress_n be_v death_n due_a to_o innocence_n or_o to_o adultery_n be_v it_o that_o her_o crime_n be_v great_a than_o tarquin_n that_o she_o be_v slay_v and_o he_o banish_v the_o roman_a law_n put_v not_o to_o death_n the_o adulteress_n but_o what_o law_n screw_v to_o tyranny_n destroy_v the_o innocent_a the_o body_n may_v be_v purge_v by_o the_o adultery_n not_o soul_n of_o the_o adultery_n by_o murder_n this_o revenge_n may_v argue_v chastity_n before_o and_o after_o but_o not_o in_o the_o nick_n of_o the_o act_n which_o yield_v to_o some_o secret_a enticement_n may_v stain_v her_o thought_n then_o loathe_v herself_o for_o the_o act_n hold_v death_n a_o more_o satisfactory_a revenge_n then_o repentance_n but_o it_o be_v tarquin_n lust_n stain_v she_o no_o it_o be_v lucrece_n if_o tarquin_n lust_n slain_v she_o it_o be_v not_o tarquin_n but_o her_o own_o the_o will_n leave_v free_a by_o divine_a providence_n be_v not_o constrain_v by_o humane_a power_n if_o her_o will_n be_v ravish_v why_o do_v we_o extol_v she_o for_o murder_v who_o die_v for_o adultery_n have_v she_o slay_v tarquin_n her_o act_n have_v be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v justify_v but_o how_o be_v this_o aggravate_v lucrece_n be_v her_o chaste_a and_o innocent_a self_n tarquin_n her_o foul_a ravisher_n and_o great_a enemy_n she_o than_o do_v sacrifice_v her_o life_n to_o her_o honour_n can_v not_o her_o insatiate_a thirst_n of_o glory_n be_v slack_v but_o by_o her_o blood_n be_v it_o not_o unworthy_a tarquin_n to_o be_v her_o conqueror_n against_o her_o will_n and_o be_v it_o not_o more_o unworthy_a lucrece_n not_o to_o endure_v the_o conqueror_n against_o her_o honour_n her_o virtue_n be_v more_o debase_v by_o be_v enslave_v to_o common_a praise_n than_o herself_o to_o carnal_a delight_n have_v she_o keep_v her_o mind_n unconquered_a she_o have_v live_v the_o mirror_n of_o woman_n but_o her_o weakness_n press_v she_o down_o to_o die_v in_o her_o despair_n rather_o than_o live_v after_o she_o be_v dishonour_v dido_n belus_n king_n of_o tyre_n leave_v pygmalion_n &_o dido_n heir_n to_o his_o kingdom_n but_o the_o tyrian_n as_o impatient_a of_o of_o a_o duarchie_n as_o pygmalion_n of_o a_o rival_n yield_v allegiance_n sole_o to_o he_o not_o of_o year_n to_o write_v man_n dido_n be_v marry_v to_o her_o uncle_n sichaeus_n hercules_n priest_n this_o sichaeus_n the_o sponge_n of_o fortune_n fill_v only_o to_o be_v squeeze_a be_v slay_v by_o his_o nephew_n and_o brother_n pygmalion_n he_o a_o man_n of_o treasure_n vast_a enough_o to_o betray_v his_o life_n jealous_a of_o the_o security_n of_o his_o greatness_n trust_v it_o to_o the_o earth_n but_o fame_n the_o most_o injurious_a hyperbole_n draw_v it_o up_o perhaps_o great_a than_o it_o be_v the_o many_o fathom_n of_o earth_n where_o it_o lay_v ram_v from_o the_o eye_n not_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o prince_n unkind_a fortune_n that_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o the_o persian_a with_o their_o slave_n crown_v we_o for_o a_o sacrifice_n dido_n a_o dowager_n by_o her_o brother_n tyranny_n begin_v to_o feel_v a_o tyranny_n of_o sorrow_n that_o have_v not_o nature_n resolve_v to_o keep_v perfect_a as_o much_o of_o she_o as_o be_v she_o have_v make_v she_o a_o widow_n also_o to_o her_o beauty_n her_o fair_a face_n cloud_v with_o discontent_n but_o her_o fair_a soul_n with_o no_o more_o passion_n then_o betray_v mortality_n she_o betake_v she_o to_o the_o male_a content_v of_o the_o tyrian_a lord_n since_o brother_n say_v she_o be_v enemy_n let_v we_o seek_v to_o our_o enemy_n for_o brother_n since_o pity_n be_v flee_v humane_a breast_n let_v we_o seek_v it_o for_o such_o a_o creature_n there_o be_v nature_n tell_v i_o among_o savages_n though_o we_o can_v expect_v it_o from_o his_o nature_n yet_o his_o youth_n may_v enfeeble_v he_o to_o it_o but_o his_o very_a infancy_n be_v a_o monster_n what_o then_o will_v his_o ripe_a year_n produce_v but_o the_o exile_n of_o all_o humanity_n what_o distant_a respect_n will_v he_o know_v that_o wade_v through_o his_o own_o blood_n to_o his_o end_n if_o a_o innocent_a uncle_n and_o brother_n be_v slay_v if_o a_o sister_n be_v not_o where_o be_v a_o subject_a secure_a miserable_a strato_n thou_o be_v a_o prince_n by_o thy_o slave_n to_o beget_v a_o prince_n to_o make_v slave_n of_o prince_n miserable_a tyre_n now_o more_o oppress_v by_o one_o tyrant_n than_o before_o by_o a_o thousand_o slave_n wretched_a wealth_n to_o thou_o quiet_a poverty_n be_v a_o prince_n thou_o have_v divorce_v i_o from_o my_o sichaeus_n thou_o have_v make_v i_o the_o football_n of_o a_o tyrant_n brother_n toss_v from_o his_o kingdom_n into_o what_o unhappy_a shore_n be_v not_o yet_o know_v unto_o my_o thought_n my_o lord_n i_o speak_v to_o mind_n too_o noble_a to_o be_v stifle_v in_o the_o narrow_a confine_n of_o fear_n follow_v your_o princess_n who_o virtue_n the_o
tie_n and_o untie_v but_o this_o be_v that_o of_o soul_n which_o eternity_n can_v undo_v it_o be_v as_o immortal_a as_o themselves_o not_o deaden_v in_o be_v single_v from_o earth_n but_o revive_v to_o a_o great_a perfection_n if_o then_o her_o soul_n do_v entire_o love_v the_o soul_n of_o her_o soul_n must_v be_v her_o only_a love_n but_o hiarbus_n seek_v lawful_a marriage_n why_o do_v he_o force_v it_o dido_n refuse_v marriage_n she_o can_v not_o love_v marriage_n to_o she_o have_v be_v a_o rape_n another_o have_v enjoy_v she_o against_o her_o will_n if_o a_o rape_n must_v be_v avoid_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o life_n through_o how_o many_o death_n must_v she_o fly_v a_o loathe_a bed_n where_o every_o night_n she_o shall_v be_v ravish_v do_v her_o virtue_n attract_v hiarbus_n why_o do_v he_o not_o covet_v her_o virtue_n in_o her_o prosperity_n as_o in_o her_o misery_n he_o that_o have_v lose_v the_o effect_n and_o quality_n of_o virtue_n in_o himself_o will_v not_o value_v it_o in_o another_o and_o with_o reason_n for_o her_o virtue_n be_v his_o great_a enemy_n force_v her_o chastity_n so_o to_o who_o she_o have_v be_v marry_v that_o like_o the_o phoenix_n she_o will_v marry_v to_o nothing_o but_o her_o ash_n contra_fw-la dido_n why_o refuse_v she_o marriage_n because_o it_o be_v lawful_a it_o be_v not_o incestuous_a be_v it_o a_o crime_n because_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n religion_n and_o honour_n allow_v she_o to_o marry_v hiarbus_n neither_o sichaeus_n he_o be_v a_o king_n a_o stranger_n this_o a_o subject_a a_o uncle_n marriage_n be_v the_o tie_n of_o strange_a blood_n not_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n bid_v we_o affect_v not_o love_v our_o kindred_n in_o this_o affection_n screw_v to_o love_n be_v unnatural_a can_v she_o then_o marry_v sichaeus_n and_o not_o hiarbus_n do_v she_o think_v the_o priest_n in_o sichaeus_n a_o warrant_n for_o her_o incest_n and_o not_o the_o king_n in_o hiarbus_n for_o a_o lawful_a contract_n have_v the_o king_n the_o liberty_n to_o make_v the_o law_n and_o the_o priest_n to_o transgress_v it_o hiarbus_n desire_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n but_o sichaeus_n violate_v the_o law_n which_o nature_n write_v within_o he_o the_o god_n suffer_v she_o to_o outlive_v her_o incest_n she_o will_v murder_v herself_o rather_o then_o entertain_v a_o virtuous_a love_n hiarbus_n use_v force_v why_o shall_v she_o refuse_v it_o the_o safety_n of_o carthage_n depend_v on_o the_o marriage_n she_o liuâ—d_v to_o build_v it_o and_o will_v die_v to_o ruin_v it_o have_v she_o burn_v a_o martyr_n to_o her_o country_n her_o act_n have_v be_v too_o great_a for_o chronicle_v but_o she_o will_v die_v to_o satisfy_v her_o passion_n rather_o than_o live_v to_o preserve_v the_o city_n her_o love_n to_o sichaeus_n be_v that_o she_o value_v above_o hiarbus_n she_o will_v vex_v a_o live_a king_n to_o appease_v a_o liveless_a trunk_n and_o rather_o obey_v a_o block_n then_o a_o stork_n but_o sichaeus_n stand_v in_o competition_n with_o carthage_n oh_o unequal_a balance_n a_o womanish_a fancy_n poise_v against_o a_o public_a good_a what_o other_o reason_n than_o have_v she_o to_o burn_v but_o because_o she_o will_v not_o marry_v theutilla_n france_n the_o rich_a embroidery_n of_o beauty_n breed_v a_o maid_n from_o heaven_n inspire_v with_o all_o those_o excellency_n which_o first_o make_v the_o virtue_n of_o her_o sex_n history_n write_v her_o birth_n ignoble_a but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o great_a solecism_n in_o honour_n for_o high_a blood_n not_o to_o flow_v into_o high_a attempt_n so_o it_o be_v a_o real_a ennoble_n of_o meanness_n of_o birth_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o more_o than_o noble_a action_n nobility_n and_o beauty_n be_v a_o fair_a varnish_n of_o virtue_n the_o lively_a shadow_n of_o that_o unseen_a substance_n which_o be_v it_o visible_a nothing_o so_o lovely_a but_o be_v the_o true_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n can_v be_v discern_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n without_o this_o so_o much_o of_o nothing_o have_v the_o unworthy_a honourable_a they_o be_v but_o the_o compliment_n of_o man_n serve_v only_o to_o fill_v up_o this_o vast_a vacuum_n of_o honour_n she_o base_o noble_a not_o noble_o base_a bear_v under_o a_o smoak-dried_n roof_n which_o though_o of_o itself_o it_o receive_v no_o more_o of_o heaven_n influence_n then_o through_o the_o loophole_n make_v by_o the_o rage_n thereof_o yet_o her_o presence_n make_v perpetual_a day_n but_o let_v her_o birth_n be_v strangle_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o history_n she_o be_v nature_n fair_o paper_n not_o compound_v of_o the_o rag_n of_o common_a mortality_n but_o so_o searse_v and_o refine_v that_o it_o can_v receive_v no_o impression_n but_o that_o of_o spotless_a innocence_n how_o unfortunate_a have_v her_o beauty_n be_v have_v she_o have_v no_o other_o championess_n than_o herself_o the_o sequel_n of_o theutilla_n will_v declare_v amalius_n dynasta_fw-la of_o france_n rich_a in_o treasure_n magnificent_a in_o retinue_n lord_n of_o all_o the_o world_n admire_v but_o himself_o which_o he_o most_o admire_v there_o be_v no_o deity_n to_o who_o he_o shall_v owe_v his_o fortune_n but_o his_o unworthiness_n for_o he_o be_v more_o hospitable_a to_o himself_o then_o to_o other_o and_o freely_o feast_v his_o sense_n then_o stranger_n in_o sum_n he_o be_v what_o a_o virtuous_a man_n be_v not_o what_o a_o voluptuous_a man_n shall_v be_v it_o happen_v one_o time_n the_o time_n point_v at_o in_o chronicle_n when_o his_o soul_n the_o slave_n of_o his_o sense_n dancing_z and_o float_v like_o a_o toast_n in_o his_o wine_n be_v seize_v on_o by_o sleep_n the_o wine_n itself_o have_v pay_v the_o drawer_n of_o his_o wine_n his_o appetite_n then_o be_v he_o quiet_a when_o he_o be_v dead_a drink_v how_o fruitless_o be_v spend_v those_o thousand_o lamp_n of_o oil_n those_o thousand_o pen-plowed_n ream_n of_o paper_n about_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n who_o have_v a_o soul_n that_o will_v not_o here_o question_v it_o what_o be_v become_v of_o it_o be_v it_o only_o for_o this_o interim_n metamorphize_v into_o a_o beast_n or_o do_v it_o die_v if_o into_o a_o beast_n since_o the_o prince_n of_o man_n let_v it_o be_v transmigrate_v into_o the_o prince_n of_o beast_n the_o prince_n beast_n who_o so_o sottish_a so_o gross_a of_o conceit_n to_o think_v the_o lion_n a_o creature_n of_o that_o invincible_a valour_n and_o now_o command_v by_o reason_n have_v rescue_v so_o fair_a a_o lady_n from_o so_o foul_a tyranny_n will_v transgress_v the_o law_n of_o honour_n let_v she_o loose_v to_o her_o loss_n of_o liberty_n her_o loath_a some_o dungeon_n or_o do_v she_o die_v or_o will_v you_o mince_v it_o into_o a_o intervallum_fw-la of_o life_n a_o three_o hour_n death_n it_o than_o follow_v the_o soul_n thus_o die_v will_v die_v eternal_o but_o to_o return_v to_o theutilla_n amalius_n servant_n have_v make_v the_o neighbour_a village_n their_o rendevouz_n where_o have_v discover_v theutilla_n and_o in_o she_o as_o much_o as_o the_o world_n can_v boast_v of_o they_o ra_o vish_v she_o from_o the_o weak_a resistance_n of_o her_o parent_n and_o lade_v with_o the_o rich_a triumph_n of_o nature_n return_v unto_o their_o lord_n and_o lock_v she_o up_o in_o his_o lodging_n who_o sense_n and_o fancy_n be_v so_o strong_o lock_v up_o in_o yron-sleep_n he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o dream_v of_o what_o he_o will_v have_v act_v she_o thus_o forfeit_v to_o dishonour_n and_o night_n the_o friend_n of_o dishonour_n enjoy_v no_o more_o of_o light_n then_o the_o courteous_a candle_n which_o betray_v to_o her_o eye_n and_o hand_n a_o sword_n which_o she_o take_v to_o she_o revolve_v her_o present_a condition_n if_o the_o soul_n straighten_v say_v she_o in_o a_o necessity_n of_o ill-doing_n must_v try_v all_o her_o power_n to_o gain_v her_o liberty_n sure_o she_o must_v not_o refuse_v any_o opportunity_n conducible_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o her_o purity_n death_n be_v then_o a_o honourable_a freedom_n when_o it_o take_v we_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o live_v ill_o as_o we_o come_v into_o the_o world_n with_o nature_n so_o we_o must_v go_v out_o with_o honour_n we_o must_v not_o rest_v on_o nature_n for_o our_o end_n since_o before_o her_o summons_n thousand_o of_o extremity_n do_v beset_v our_o life_n there_o she_o pause_v welcome_o say_v she_o my_o dear_a dear_a preserver_n to_o thou_o i_o owe_v this_o last_o this_o most_o glorious_a act_n of_o my_o well-spent_a life_n to_o thou_o posterity_n shall_v be_v as_o much_o behold_v as_o theutilla_n thou_o shall_v redeem_v the_o error_n of_o after_o time_n in_o woman_n then_o she_o bear_v for_o what_o she_o do_v draw_v the_o sword_n anvil_v and_o file_v for_o her_o sex_n glory_n no_o soon_o say_v she_o have_v i_o unsheathe_v thou_o but_o i_o
her_o soul_n hollow_a as_o her_o heart_n loose_a as_o the_o shingle_v of_o a_o old_a silence_a steeple_n scrag_v as_o a_o dispark_v pale_a stand_v at_o that_o distance_n one_o can_v not_o bite_v another_o her_o tongue_n so_o weak_o guard_v scold_v like_o the_o alarm_n of_o a_o clock_n her_o chin_n be_v downed_a with_o a_o china_n beard_n of_o twenty_o hair_n her_o breast_n lank_a as_o a_o quicksand_n waste_v as_o a_o hourglass_n at_o the_o eleven_o use_n one_o arm_n one_o leg_n one_o foot_n she_o doff_v with_o day_n and_o as_o a_o resurrection_n don_v with_o the_o morrow_n her_o bone_n pithless_a as_o a_o stallion_n for_o seven_o posterity_n the_o slight_a fear_n may_v now_o make_v rattle_n in_o her_o skin_n her_o body_n waste_v to_o no_o waste_n blast_v with_o lust_n as_o a_o oak_n with_o lightning_n be_v as_o familiar_a with_o disease_n as_o a_o physician_n to_o conclude_v she_o be_v odious_a beyond_o all_o comparison_n one_o sight_n of_o she_o will_v make_v the_o heat_n of_o youth_n recoil_v into_o a_o infant_n continence_n yet_o she_o maintain_v two_o painter_n &_o three_o apothecary_n to_o maintain_v this_o old-old_a ugliness_n as_o the_o rare_a thing_n she_o have_v be_v these_o fourscore_o year_n in_o get_v but_o i_o have_v too_o long_o like_o a_o sexton_n converse_v with_o rottenness_n she_o be_v calbia_n and_o in_o that_o her_o soul_n be_v a_o well_o acquaint_v with_o sin_n as_o a_o confessor_n she_o be_v nicocrates_n mother_n and_o in_o that_o name_n she_o carry_v to_o the_o fair_a and_o virtuous_a aretaphila_n the_o envy_n of_o age_n the_o wormwood_n of_o a_o mother-in-law_n a_o word_n that_o be_v the_o original_n that_o signify_v all_o that_o be_v ill_a in_o the_o sex_n yet_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o some_o few_o particular_n read_v it_o like_o hebrew_n and_o it_o yield_v something_o that_o be_v good_a this_o calbia_n discover_v the_o poison-plot_n then_o as_o eager_o as_o my_o young_a master_n in_o the_o country_n fasten_v on_o the_o red-deere-pie_n tough_a than_o drake_n biscuit_n that_o go_v round_o the_o world_n hoary_a as_o methusalem_n entail_v by_o his_o grandsire_n to_o the_o house_n for_o ever_o she_o seize_v the_o fair_a aretaphila_n into_o her_o talon_n more_o gripe_a than_o poverty_n itself_o nail_n that_o scratch_v like_o the_o law_n and_o be_v as_o good_a a_o cure_n for_o the_o itch_n as_o the_o goal_n for_o thief_n her_o she_o bring_v to_o the_o rack_n there_o intend_v after_o confession_n with_o most_o subtle_a torture_n to_o let_v out_o her_o life_n oh_o that_o love_n in_o his_o olympiad_n shall_v be_v drown_v in_o those_o fair_a eye_n those_o eye_n more_o eloquent_a than_o all_o rhetoric_n that_o will_v raise_v a_o anchoret_n from_o his_o grave_n and_o turn_v the_o fiend_n fury_n into_o the_o cherubin_n pity_n that_o those_o eye_n shall_v be_v of_o no_o other_o use_n then_o to_o vent_v sorrow_n to_o inexorable_a ear_n that_o those_o white_a and_o red_a rose_n which_o no_o rain_n but_o what_o fall_v from_o those_o heavenly_a eye_n can_v colour_v or_o sweeten_v shall_v wither_v in_o their_o prime_n those_o lip_n that_o stain_v the_o ruby_n and_o make_v the_o rose_n blush_v those_o lip_n that_o command_v the_o scarlet-coloured_n morn_n into_o a_o cloud_n to_o hide_v his_o shame_n shall_v kiss_v a_o merciless_a and_o sinew-sundring_a rack_n that_o breath_n which_o make_v we_o all_o chamaelions_n shall_v be_v waste_v into_o unregarded_a sigh_n that_o those_o breast_n eternal_o chaste_a and_o white_a as_o the_o alps_o those_o leg_n column_n of_o the_o fair_a parian_a marble_n column_n that_o support_v this_o monument_n of_o all_o pen_n shall_v be_v stretch_v into_o anatomy_n that_o her_o body_n that_o will_v call_v a_o soul_n from_o heaven_n into_o it_o shall_v be_v mangle_v like_o one_o that_o have_v hang_v in_o chain_n these_o three_o year_n that_o her_o skin_n smooth_a as_o the_o face_n of_o youth_n soft_a as_o a_o bed_n of_o violet_n white_a as_o the_o queen_n of_o innocence_n sweet_a as_o the_o bean-blossome_n after_o rain_n that_o that_o skin_n the_o casket_z of_o that_o body_n the_o karkanet_n of_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v jage_v and_o tear_v with_o that_o remorseless_a pity_n we_o common_o bestow_v upon_o a_o scarecrow_n after_o long_a rack_a when_o calbia_n see_v she_o can_v rack_v no_o confession_n then_o when_o more_o torment_n will_v have_v be_v a_o relief_n she_o be_v take_v down_o from_o the_o rack_n and_o her_o body_n be_v pin_v as_o a_o unwelcome_a courtesy_n upon_o her_o soul_n thus_o noble_a and_o pious_a guilt_n be_v twin-brother_n and_o carry_v the_o same_o face_n with_o innocence_n so_o be_v she_o spirit_v that_o those_o torture_n can_v scarce_o try_v her_o patience_n less_o her_o truth_n and_o though_o calbia_n be_v not_o full_o possess_v of_o any_o course_n to_o put_v she_o to_o death_n yet_o have_v she_o cruelty_n enough_o to_o do_v worse_o than_o kill_v she_o to_o make_v a_o cause_n but_o aretaphila_n though_o her_o country_n liberty_n and_o her_o own_o honour_n lift_v high_a than_o the_o flattery_n of_o life_n or_o fear_v of_o death_n resolve_v in_o spite_n of_o cruelty_n or_o fate_n to_o live_v whilst_o she_o have_v offer_v nicocrates_n and_o calbia_n to_o her_o oppress_a country_n rage_n therefore_o the_o second_o time_n she_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o rack_n when_o fear_v she_o shall_v be_v sacrifice_v to_o calbia_n not_o calbia_n to_o cyrenaea_n to_o calm_a nicocrates_n she_o thus_o bespeak_v he_o great_a sir_n when_o you_o be_v please_v to_o lift_v my_o humble_a fortune_n up_o to_o those_o glory_n that_o willing_o engage_v a_o woman_n pride_n when_o by_o kind_a fate_n and_o kind_a nicocrates_n i_o be_v snatch_v from_o base_a private_a arm_n to_o the_o embrace_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v these_o cheek_n die_v into_o ingratitude_n and_o cruelty_n to_o make_v they_o lovely_a can_v your_o breast_n harbour_v such_o a_o thought_n that_o this_o breast_n which_o you_o be_v please_v to_o think_v worthy_a to_o harbour_v you_o can_v swell_v with_o those_o two_o monster_n abandon_v by_o the_o most_o infamous_a of_o our_o sex_n but_o since_o such_o be_v my_o hard_a fortune_n i_o be_o reduce_v to_o that_o misery_n as_o to_o defend_v my_o innocence_n hear_v i_o nicocrates_n not_o that_o i_o beg_v life_n for_o i_o scorn_v to_o stoop_v now_o i_o be_o suspect_v so_o low_a as_o to_o take_v it_o honourable_o this_o potion_n which_o the_o comment_n of_o envy_n interpret_v a_o poison_n be_v a_o confection_n not_o of_o cantharides_n for_o thy_o lust_n but_o of_o all_o those_o ingredient_n that_o may_v strengthen_v virtuous_a love_n this_o ture_n innocence_n have_v no_o design_n upon_o thy_o life_n which_o oh_o thou_o all-seeing_a sky_n witness_n i_o value_v as_o much_o above_o my_o own_o as_o my_o honour_n above_o my_o enemy_n but_o fear_v lest_o like_o a_o needle_n between_o two_o loadstarre_n the_o strong_a may_v attract_v thou_o and_o my_o unworthiness_n how_o happy_a be_o i_o in_o it_o since_o it_o plead_v my_o innocence_n may_v betray_v i_o to_o a_o worthy_a love_n i_o devise_v this_o potion_n to_o make_v thy_o love_n last_v as_o i_o which_o else_o will_v soon_o consume_v feed_v with_o such_o wither_a fuel_n as_o this_o poor_a decline_a face_n this_o face_n that_o can_v boast_v nothing_o but_o her_o sorrow_n which_o since_o derive_v from_o you_o be_v most_o welcome_a to_o these_o eye_n and_o be_v receive_v as_o your_o ambassador_n into_o this_o heartless_a heart_n oh_o let_v these_o tear_n for_o ever_o drown_v these_o eye_n oh_o let_v this_o sorrow_n sacrifice_v this_o innocent_a heart_n in_o all_o her_o glory_n to_o the_o great_a nicocrates_n oh_o let_v aretaphila_n the_o aretaphila_n that_o be_v since_o she_o there_o though_o no_o tongue_n can_v praise_v she_o but_o her_o own_o the_o tyrant_n impatient_a such_o oratory_n have_v tear_n in_o a_o fair_a face_n to_o hear_v more_o tear_v his_o hair_n his_o rage_n too_o hasty_a to_o be_v silent_a he_o express_v as_o much_o spleen_n to_o calbia_n as_o she_o to_o aretaphila_n what_o fury_n say_v he_o flee_v from_o their_o black_a region_n have_v possess_v thy_o black_a soul_n fir_n to_o lend_v rage_n to_o all_o the_o horrid_a hag_n of_o tartary_n to_o act_v a_o deed_n which_o oh_o you_o heaven_n can_v you_o behold_v without_o rain_n and_o thunder_n your_o combine_a sorrow_n &_o rage_n can_v you_o rend_v the_o cloud_n which_o be_v but_o the_o suck_v up_o vapour_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o she_o that_o take_v in_o all_o the_o poisonous_a sin_n of_o hell_n to_o fortify_v her_o wickedness_n accurse_v fury_n curse_a from_o the_o cradle_n to_o the_o tomb_n curse_v above_o all_o that_o ever_o heaven_n and_o earth_n yet_o curse_v may_v all_o the_o sin_n of_o i_o my_o name_n and_o house_n return_v into_o thy_o venom_a soul_n till_o they_o have_v
press_v it_o into_o the_o low_a despair_n of_o nere-below-repenting_a sinner_n then_o in_o his_o fury_n too_o great_a for_o more_o word_n he_o have_v rack_v his_o mother_n calbia_n have_v not_o the_o virtuous_a aretaphila_n step_v in_o between_o he_o and_o his_o revenge_n nicocrates_n now_o glad_o possess_v of_o her_o innocence_n endeavour_n by_o study_a favour_n to_o raze_v out_o all_o the_o injury_n imprint_v on_o her_o body_n and_o her_o soul_n but_o she_o like_v a_o anvil_n too_o much_o heat_v by_o the_o last_o blow_n to_o cool_v sudden_o meditate_v upon_o another_o and_o more_o safe_a way_n for_o the_o tyrant_n death_n she_o have_v a_o daughter_n every_o way_n exact_o perfect_a for_o she_o be_v daughter_n to_o aretaphila_n the_o tyrant_n have_v a_o brother_n call_v leander_n you_o have_v already_o all_o that_o commend_v he_o he_o be_v a_o haire-braind_a wild-headed_a unreined_a young_a man_n one_o who_o lust_n or_o ambition_n may_v flatter_v into_o the_o most_o desperate_a attempt_n aretaphila_n wrought_v so_o far_o with_o the_o king_n that_o a_o match_n between_o her_o hero-daughter_n and_o the_o young_a leander_n be_v by_o his_o consent_n conclude_v she_o she_o counsel_v to_o insinuate_v into_o her_o husband_n rashness_n and_o persuade_v he_o and_o oh_o what_o will_v not_o this_o pestiferous_a night-geare_n do_v to_o besiege_v his_o brother_n crown_n leander_n not_o content_v with_o the_o kingdom_n he_o enjoy_v in_o she_o think_v now_o nothing_o less_o than_o to_o raise_v himself_o as_o high_a as_o his_o ambition_n bribe_v his_o swiz_n servant_n diapheries_n who_o in_o the_o first_o nick_n of_o opportunity_n murder_v nicocrates_n whither_o do_v these_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n the_o world_n magnalia_fw-la but_o indeed_o the_o ball_n of_o fortune_n hurry_v thou_o fond_a leander_n thou_o have_v not_o kill_v the_o tyrant_n for_o the_o country_n but_o slay_v thy_o brother_n for_o the_o crown_n through_o how_o many_o restless_a night_n and_o less_o restless_a thought_n do_v we_o encounter_v these_o sweet-bitter_a joy_n and_o as_o the_o more_o we_o grasp_v the_o water_n into_o our_o hand_n the_o less_o we_o hold_v so_o be_v content_a the_o far_o from_o we_o the_o more_o we_o seek_v it_o in_o these_o fade_a glory_n of_o the_o world_n which_o like_o a_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la first_o light_v we_o through_o wild_a untrodden_a path_n unto_o themselves_o then_o through_o vast_a airy_a thought_n they_o lead_v we_o up_o to_o that_o precipice_n from_o whence_o we_o fall_v and_o there_o they_o leave_v we_o aretaphila_n can_v not_o appease_v her_o revenge_n till_o she_o have_v pluck_v up_o the_o tyrant_n by_o the_o root_n first_o she_o incense_v the_o citizen_n against_o leander_n the_o traitor_n to_o his_o prince_n the_o parricide_n of_o his_o country_n the_o fratricide_n and_o last_o the_o muderer_n of_o her_o husband_n they_o with_o one_o consent_n adjudge_v he_o to_o be_v sow_v up_o into_o a_o sack_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o sea_n then_o judgement_n proceed_v to_o calbia_n who_o they_o condemn_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o she_o be_v burn_v alive_a diapheries_n not_o worth_a name_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v not_o worth_a hang_n the_o story_n mention_n not_o his_o punishment_n the_o cyrenaean_o now_o prostrate_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n to_o the_o devotion_n of_o aretaphila_n that_o be_v owner_n of_o they_o both_o they_o offer_v she_o divine_a honour_n and_o beseech_v she_o to_o take_v further_a protection_n of_o the_o country_n but_o she_o who_o to_o do_v her_o country_n service_n can_v subdue_v her_o thought_n to_o be_v a_o queen_n can_v fall_v from_o that_o height_n to_o rise_v above_o all_o crown_n into_o her_o own_o content_a she_o shake_v off_o those_o glorious_a load_n of_o state_n retire_v from_o all_o the_o crowd_v tumult_n of_o the_o court_n into_o a_o solitary_a and_o true_o happy_a countrey-condition_n there_o to_o spin_v out_o her_o thread_n of_o life_n at_o her_o homely_a distaff_n where_o we_o will_v leave_v she_o a_o very_a wonder_n than_o the_o phoenix_n in_o the_o desert_n the_o alone_a paragon_n of_o all_o peerless_a perfection_n her_o action_n so_o above_o the_o criticism_n of_o my_o purblind_a judgement_n i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v much_o less_o contradict_v or_o controvert_v i_o be_o silent_a lest_o you_o shall_v pass_v that_o censure_n upon_o i_o for_o she_o which_o famianus_n strada_n do_v upon_o horace_n for_o plautus_n that_o my_o judgement_n be_v judicium_fw-la sine_fw-la judicio_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o heroina_n have_v nothing_o of_o woman_n in_o she_o but_o her_o sex_n nothing_o of_o sex_n but_o her_o body_n and_o that_o dispose_v to_o serve_v not_o rule_v she_o better_a part_n it_o be_v as_o nature_n leave_v it_o neglectful_a not_o negligent_a neat_a not_o stretch_v upon_o the_o tenterhooks_n of_o quaintness_n of_o dress_n or_o garb_n with_o nature_n it_o decay_v with_o mechanic_n be_v the_o ruin_n be_v not_o repair_v her_o soul_n be_v her_o heaven_n in_o which_o she_o enjoy_v eternal_a harmony_n her_o conscience_n be_v her_o sanctuary_n whither_o when_o she_o be_v wound_v she_o fly_v for_o refuge_n her_o affection_n and_o passion_n in_o constant_a calm_n neither_o flow_v nor_o ebb_n with_o fortune_n her_o hope_n be_v not_o screw_v up_o to_o ambition_n nor_o her_o fear_n deject_v to_o despair_v her_o joy_n be_v confine_v to_o smile_n her_o sorrow_n to_o tear_n prosperity_n be_v the_o type_n of_o what_o she_o shall_v be_v adversity_n her_o roll_a iron_n that_o smooth_v her_o way_n to_o paradise_n outward_a happiness_n she_o owe_v not_o â—o_o her_o star_n but_o her_o virtue_n that_o rule_v her_o star_n if_o she_o be_v lash_v by_o fortune_n it_o be_v but_o like_o a_o top_n not_o to_o be_v set_v up_o but_o keep_v upright_o religion_n not_o pride_n or_o weakness_n make_v her_o chaste_a she_o understand_v not_o the_o common_a conceit_n of_o love_n nor_o entertain_v that_o familiarity_n with_o man_n that_o he_o may_v hope_v it_o flattery_n the_o inseparable_a companion_n of_o love_n she_o scorn_v though_o she_o can_v flatter_v herself_o if_o love_n enter_v her_o breast_n it_o be_v in_o the_o most_o noble_a way_n direct_v to_o the_o beauty_n near_o the_o most_o perfect_a beauty_n if_o she_o marry_v it_o be_v only_o to_o propagate_v the_o very_a act_n tend_v thereto_o she_o single_v from_o the_o thought_n of_o sin_n virtue_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o her_o virtue_n her_o soul_n be_v not_o so_o servile_a as_o to_o be_v tie_v by_o the_o hope_n of_o happiness_n or_o fear_v of_o misery_n to_o be_v what_o she_o be_v but_o be_v clear_o satisfy_v for_o do_v well_o that_o she_o do_v well_o she_o be_v temperate_a that_o her_o soul_n may_v still_o be_v sovereign_a of_o her_o sense_n she_o entertain_v pity_n as_o a_o attribute_n of_o the_o divinity_n not_o of_o her_o sex_n she_o be_v wise_a because_o virtuous_a she_o be_v valiant_a for_o her_o conscience_n be_v ungalled_a and_o can_v endure_v the_o sharp_a touch_n of_o tongue_n if_o she_o be_v enwrap_v in_o the_o straight_a that_o she_o may_v sin_v she_o rely_v upon_o the_o high_a providence_n which_o forbid_v she_o to_o use_v a_o remedy_n worse_o than_o the_o evil_a finis_fw-la