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MARCH, 1755.

In our laft Year's Magazine, p. 162, &c. we gave an Account of a new Tragedy just before brought upon the Stage at Drury-Lane, intitled, VIRGINIA; and as a new Tragedy formed upon the fame Piece of Hiftory, bas lately been exhibited at the TheatreRoyal in Covent-Garden, under the title A of APPIUS, we shall give our Readers Jome Account of it as follows:

T

GPHE following perfons of the drama are the fame as in the former trage. dy, viz. Appius, L. Virginius, Lucius Icilius, Claudius, and Virginia. The reft are omitted, B but the following new ones are in this new tragedy introduced, viz. L. Valerius, M. Horatius, Roman Senators; P. Numitorius, brother of Vir. ginia's deceafed mother; C. Sicinius, M. Duellius, M. Pomponius, and Flaminius, Plebeian chiefs; Camilla, intrusted by Virginius with the education of his daughter; and Dora, a woman flave belonging to Claudius.

C

Claudius tells him he had formed a pro-
ject for it, by feizing Virginia upon a
plaufible pretence he had thought of, and
if oppofed would appeal to him, which
Appius approves, bids him fly to accom-
plith it, and fays he will haften to the
tribunal to hear his complaint. After
Claudius's exit, and a short foliloquy by
Appius, a meffenger enters from the Ro-
man camp at Algidum, who tells him
that the army had allowed itself to be
defeated by the Æqui their enemy, the
foldiers murmuring against lawless tyran-
ny, and faying, they would not fight for
fervitude and chains. Upon this Appius
falls into a rage, recommends the example
of his noble father, who decimated the
legions under his command for a like mu-
tiny, and concludes,

Traitors!Why fleeps the decimating ax?
Aik the Decemvirs that.-Go; tell them;
Appius,

Sick of their foolish lenity, requires
Stern military juftice in its rigour.-

Upon this the meffenger, in going out
fays, afide.

Stern justice and the decimating ax !-
Vain words, decemvir.-Military justice,'
The terror and the threats of difcipline
Muft now fubmit to military rage.

And Appius concludes the first act with
D this foliloquy.

Here likewife are Plebeians, Lictors, &c. and the general fcene is in Rome, of which the Forum is the first particular foene, and opens with a dialogue between Valerius and Horatius, containing their mutual complaints for the lofs of liberty, and refolution to take the first opportunity to recover it. Upon their exit, Icilius and Camilla enter, wherein the discovers how she had been tempted by a female friend to betray Virginia to the luft of Appius, which he refolves to impart to Valerius and Horatius. The scene then changes to the palace of Appius, where, in a foliloquy, he declares his intention to E enjoy her by force, if he could not prevail by bribery; and upon Claudius coming in he haftily afks, what fuccefs, but is told that Camilla had with fcorn rejected all the offers that could be made; whereupon he again declares his intention, and March, 1755

And wilt thou leave me, fickle fortune ?---
[vour;

stay.
With a rich price I bought thy fleeting fa-
When, for a tyrant's name, my folid peace
I poorly barter'd.-This bold mutiny,
(Curfe on the legions !) this rebellious fight
Is full of ruinous prefage.-It threatens
To-morrow with fome dreadful dire
[day

event.

Then let to-morrow fear.-The prefent
Comes furnish'd with a more delightful
task.-

Awaywith future,with to-morrowchances s
Love reigns to-day.-Perhaps Virginia

By

100 ACCOUNT of APPIUS, a TRAGEDY.

By this time waits at my tribunal. Haste,
Hafte, Appius; fly to feize the proffer'd
blifs.-

I'm fick of pow'r : 'tis vanity, vexation.
Henceforth my lot (hear my petition, Jove)
My portion henceforth be the blifs of love.

on

enter

A&. II. Scene, the Forum, opens with A
complaints against oppreffion by Sicinius,
Duellius, and Pomponius; after which
Appius enters, attended by Lictors, and
being feated
the tribunal,
Numitorius, Claudius leading Virginia,
and Camilla clinging to her arm: When
Claudius claims Virginia as the daughter
of one of his women flaves, which he was
ready to prove when required, but that in B
the mean time poffeffion ought to be de-
creed to him: On the other hand Numi-
torius infifts, that nothing could be de-
cided till the father was called; and Ap-
pius giving his opinion, that the master's
claim to poffeffion was preferable to that
of any pretended relation, except the re-
puted father, was just going to decree the C
poffeffion to Claudius, when Icilius enters,
who protects Virginia, unravels the plot
to the people, and being fupported by
them, Appius is forced to put off giving
judgment till the father fhould be fent for,
provided he arrived in the afternoon,
for he was refolved to give judgment be-
fore the fun went down; whereupon
Icilius fends his brother, and Numitorius D
fends his fon to call Virginius from the
camp. The fcene then changes to the
palace of Appius, and after a remorseful
foliloquy by him, Claudius enters, who
finding him in that humour, after rallying
him out of it, tells him that he had fent
horsemen to way lay Virginius and pre-
vent his return; and Appius being thus E
confirmed in a refolution to perfevere,
Claudius, after his exit, concludes the
act thus:

A mixture ftrange,
Of vice and virtue! This imperfect finner,
Sins that he may repent; and then repents,
That he may fin again.-What if he should,
By fuch wild fits of horror feiz'd, at laft
Refign his power ?Where then shall I
be?-Gods!

I must take care. My very life depends
On his becoming, like myfelf, confirm'd
Against the fallies of remorfe and shame.-
Here wildom can perceive no middle
courfe

He fhould be wholly good, or wholly bad.
A prince like him, that either is by halves,
Muft foon defpis'd as well as hated fall
To publick (corn and rage an easy victim.

A& II. Scene the Forum, opens with a dialogue between Virginia and Camilla,

F

G

March

going to worship in Diana's temple; and
Icilius coming in and asking Virginia
what he did there, the anfwers, that the
was going to implore the fafeguard of
Diana on that evil day; on which he says,
I must not difapprove this pious errand.-
Religion is the faireft, brightest gem
That woman wears. Unfeafon'd with
religion,

She fins against the great design of nature,
Which form'd for this her gentle mind.
Then wear it,

Wear the rich jewel in thy heart for ever:
But let me ftill conjure thee to restrain
Thy boundless fears. At length the peo-
ple's rage

Is up in thy behalf, and vows revenge
Against the brutal tyrant.

To which the answers,

O beware

Of idle hopes. Your task fhould rather be
To fteel the tender purpose of my foul
With Roman fortitude; that in the last,
The worst of all extremities, I may.
Ev'n to my life prefer my virgin honour.

And in the following dialogue between them, the thews her refolution to die rather than fubmit to Appius, and that her only concern was for the grief it would occafion to her father, to him, and to Camilia. Upon her going into the temple, Valerius enters, and after fome dif

course between Icilius and him about
fpiriting the people up to a revolt, Icilius'
goes off and Horatius enters, who informs
Valerius, that their army against the Sa-
bines had likewife allowed themselves to
be defeated, which behaviour Valerius
extols, and fays,

Hence fee what different effects arife
From fervitude and freedom in a state,
The martial spirit of our countrymen
Is ftill the fame :-But why should Romans,
fight?

To which Horatius answers,

Ha! Well obferv'd. Why should they fight
indeed;

When not the glory of the commonwealth,
Nor ftrife for high renown impels their

fwords

Upon the foe; but infamy and chains
Await the victors.

And Valerius replies,

Now that victory

Would strengthen tyrants in their ufurpa

tion; Thefe tidings of defeat are joyful tidings.

Icilius reenters, and tells them that his brother was returned, and that Virginius was upon the road, on which Valerius