Poems, viz. 1. A panegyrick to the king. 2. Songs and sonnets. 3. The blind lady, a comedy. 4. The fourth book of Virgil, 5. Statius his Achilleis, with annotations. 6. A panegyrick to Generall Monck. / By the Honorable Sr Robert Howard.
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Poems, viz. 1. A panegyrick to the king. 2. Songs and sonnets. 3. The blind lady, a comedy. 4. The fourth book of Virgil, 5. Statius his Achilleis, with annotations. 6. A panegyrick to Generall Monck. / By the Honorable Sr Robert Howard.
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Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698.
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London, :: Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor on the lower Walk of the New Exchange.,
1660.
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"Poems, viz. 1. A panegyrick to the king. 2. Songs and sonnets. 3. The blind lady, a comedy. 4. The fourth book of Virgil, 5. Statius his Achilleis, with annotations. 6. A panegyrick to Generall Monck. / By the Honorable Sr Robert Howard." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A86610.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.
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ACT 4. SCEN. 7.
Enter at one dore Albertus and Others, at an∣other Phylanter, Lycespes, and Others.
Alb.
I Should chide now, but the condition of your fortunesCannot be that way helpt, nor are you fitFor a disturbance, I hear you have succeslessStorm'd the house; Why stai'd you not till I arriv'd?'Twas folly to attempt it with so few.
Phyl.
But that has hapned now which I then feared,For I did ghesse supplies would come to themAs soon as you to us. Besides, who would have ghest,Or now can think, how they come by their aid?Had we proved fortunate, we might have madeOur own conditions.
Alb.
In that you have hit my thoughts, for now we mustNot lose our selves by fear or folly;The one's too mean, the other but a madnesse.And we must look on these we haveWithout a hope of more, and on themAs an encreasing body; by this we are constrain'dUpon the nick to make our compositions,Or put it to the venture of a Day;The first's the better, were the last the likelier.For I believe that, passion laid asideThat first incited these rash thoughts and actions,
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You look upon't as not to be pursu'd,But fairly to be le••t. Men may erre,It is the influence of Chance and Nature,But to pursue it, is their own—Lycespes—There is much due to you, you were still honest,And most a friend in danger,Who are in safety onely are their own.
Lyc.
My Lord, I always owed your son as much,And did resolve to pay it, till I had causeTo leave, or feared to avow it.
Alb.
You are still noble. But Phylanter,VVhat certain intelligence have you?
Phyl.
VVe know, Sir, the Army of the KingIs hard at hand, they say the Princesse tooIs with them.
Alb.
I ghess'd as much, and for that reasonI left the Court, for I heardThat she was big with rage—VVell,The time's now short, and something must be done:Let all be in a readinesse, and prepareNobly to reach successe, or ill to share.In the mean time wee'l presently adviseThe honorablest way for composition.For to be safe and good is better far,Than trust our crimes unto the chance of War.
[Exeunt.
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