This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ...(Exit Phi-Losopher with servants.) Marcia. Pray, don't break Lucilla's heart! Too fragile it for scolding! Lucilla. 'Twere broke already, Marcia, ten times over Had 1 a heart to break! Commodus. Thou pretty dove! I'll wring thy neck, some day, to stop thy cooing! Marius. (Aside.) I have besought the gods that this my ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ...(Exit Phi-Losopher with servants.) Marcia. Pray, don't break Lucilla's heart! Too fragile it for scolding! Lucilla. 'Twere broke already, Marcia, ten times over Had 1 a heart to break! Commodus. Thou pretty dove! I'll wring thy neck, some day, to stop thy cooing! Marius. (Aside.) I have besought the gods that this my hand, Strong to avenge her murdered heart, might be The hand to slay him! (Rushing upon Commodus with drawn dagger.) Ha! foul tyrant! Stand! Lucilla. O, that voice! Marius. Maternus send thee this! (Strikes at Commodus. Cries and confusion--Colonnus cuts down Marius with his sword. Marius staggers and falls--dead.' Lucilla. Marius! dead! forme! (Faints.) Commodus. (Gazing at Mahius' body.) Thy arm, Colon-11U8, Ib steady as it's strong! Drag off the corpse! (Servants carry off Makius' body.) Marcia, What shall be done with this one? She's dead, too! Because her father's dagger missed, and thou Hast slain her lover! Commodus. Thou liest, vixen! She only loves me for myself! Go, girls, Look to your mistress! Watch her well, lest Marcia Play the physician to her! (Exeunt Marcia, and women supporting Lucilla.) Did he say Maternus? Oleander. Ay, my lord, that was the name he gave! (Aside.) At last! This works forme! I amPraefect now! Commodus. Who isMaternus? Ah! That soldier who--You stole his villa, did you not, Oleander? Oleander. And you his daughter! Well, he's paid for both, --If provinces can sate him! Commodus. How? A rebel? Oleander. Sire, heard you not of this before? All Gaul Flies now before him like a herd of deer On whom the panther pounces! He has wrecked Your Narbonne legions--plundered all your trains--first Courtier. Lngdunum's taken, and the Alpine passes From lake to sea are his to ope or shut! Second Courtier. Ay, Prince of Peace! .
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