Mercy Otis Warren

Name: The Sack of Rome — Act V
Author: Mercy Otis Warren

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“The Sack of Rome — Act V”, is a work by Mercy Otis Warren. It explores elements such as Eudocia, Gaudentius and Genseric.

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Hunneric
Not less than thee, I hate the Roman name: Command thy terms---though they're to govern Rome, To wear a crown---to reign in Gaul or Spain; Both by the cross, and by the ancient gods, Here is my signet---claim thine own reward. Traulista
What if within this garden lies conceal'd The rival of thy love? Hunneric
The game more easy---more secure the prey: By all the blood Genseric's arm has spilt, The traitor dies before the morning dawns. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Oh! live Gaudentius---live for Rome's defence; Nor rob thy country of so brave an arm. Not crowns, or sceptres, or the world besides, Has aught to balance with my love for thee; Yet urge no more---fly hence and save thyself--- One parting sigh---one solemn, last adieu--- Then, for thy country's sake, forget Eudocia Gaudentius
Not till the pulse of life forgets to play, And death's cold dews pervade my quivering lip. Within this garden will I find a grave, Unless my princess dares an enterprise, Which lost this night, may never more return ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Genseric
Hymenial songs must cheer these drooping maids--- They each shall choose a Goth or Vandal lord, And rase the lineage of the Roman name In the warm grots of Asdrubal and Hanno, For which their ancestors in Carthage bled, And armies perish'd in the Lybian sands. Leo
Now thou art master of the Roman world, Let clemency bespeak thee more a king, Than all thy triumphs o'er subjected Rome. Genseric
The multitude disarm'd---I leave their lives; Plebeian slaves may tremble and retire; But all of noble or patrician blood, Of ev'ry age and sex, my prisoners are. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ A milder tone becomes a captive queen, At whose request invaded and subdu'd, Rome prostrate lies beneath her conquering lord. Edoxia
Ah! what a contrast to the splendid tale Of Roman greatness---her illustrious fame.--- Genseric
Empire decays when virtue's not the base, And doom'd to perish when the parts corrupt. Edoxia
My soul's as hot with rage, remorse, revenge, As are the Lybian sands when Sirius reigns, Or the thrice heated summer solstice burns. Genseric
Then, to console and mitigate thy rage, I'll haste to Tunis with the illustrious throng, Where Hunneric, my son, shall wed Eudocia. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Not all that nature shudders at in death, Has half the terrors that his name conveys; Oh! save, if possible---prevent my fate. Gaudentius
Then fly with me from misery supreme. Eudocia
The port of Ostia's shut---and all the seas Fill'd with Genseric's fierce piratic slaves:--- Where can the wretched fly? Gaudentius
Fly any where from Hunneric and death. Eudocia
Alas! my heart---my weak, my wavering heart! Gaudentius
Come, let us move to yonder small alcove; The brave Traulista, whom Genseric trusts, Most fortunately heads the nightly watch, Patroles the posts until the morning dawns ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Gaudentius
Alas! my faithful Cassio---thou'rt too late, Yet as a soldier will I sell my life. (Enter Hunneric and Traulista)
(Gaudentius makes a furious pass and mortally wounds Traulista)
Traulista
Death to my hopes---damnation to his hand!--- Gaudentius
Oh! heavens! Traulista---art thou the villain--- Traitor---dastard---slave---lurking in secret, To betray thy friends? Traulista
Coward, come on--- To brave in words thou may'st a dying man; Yet know I've life enough to dash to hell, And send thy puny soul to Pluto's shades, For daring once to threat Traulista's life. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Belov'd and favour'd by the fair Eudocia, The brave Gaudentius waits to bear her off. Hunneric
Hah! the son of Ætius?---thy valiant friend?--- Traulista
He once presum'd to call his friend a traitor, And thinks that mine is such a milky soul As to forgive---'tis not a soldier's trade: My sword, my arm, aveng'd his bleeding sire, Nor shall the son ungratefully defy That sword---that prowess---that decided strength Rome's legions fear, and trembling armies fly. But yet I bid resentment sleep awhile, 'Till all was ripe an empire to subvert--- I scorn to play at a less noble game. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Enough of life and all life's idle pomp--- Nor by a tyrant's fiat will I live--- I leave the busy, vain, ambitious world To cheat itself anew, and o'er and o'er Tread the same ground their ancestors have trod, In chace of thrones, of sceptres, or of crowns, 'Till all these bubbles break in empty air, Nor leave a trace of happiness behind. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ The Vandal king, now at the gates of Rome, Sends on an Herald to the magistrates, The consuls, and the prefect of the city, The army, senate, and the Roman people, Demand an audience in Edoxia's name, And offers terms, on which fam'd Rome may yield To Genseric, and his all conquering sword. He comes to rescue from the usurper's arm, The remnant of the Theodosian line; Chase from the throne the traitor Maximus, And save the daughter of his great ally; Give Italy a king of more reknown, Or change the seat of empire from old Rome. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ The moment that the midnight bell resounds, He brings a Vandal garb for my Eudocia, And aids our flight to the Tarentiae sea. Eudocia
Traulista!---I like not this Traulista--- Traulista has a rough, a savage soul, Wrought up to treasons of the darkest hue. Gaudentius
His life he owes to Ætius and myself. Eudocia
But gratitude can never bind the base: An infidel to God---there is no tie--- No principle to bind a worthless heart. Gaudentius
Hs is my friend; come, dissipate distrust. Eudocia
A thousand spectres stare on every side. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Might stay at home and save their pretty spouses, And borns prevent by lodging at their houses. Others, by thinking, might be taught the odds, 'Twixt him who fears and him who blasts the gods; Might choose to live and die a man of merit, Ere he'd be damn'd---an infidel of spirit; But, like Traulista's , let their follies end, Who basely have betray'd or told a friend. ”

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Mercy Otis Warren, The Sack of Rome — Act V

“ Oh! dreadful threat---severer far than death. Where are the sacred, celebrated shades, Who wash'd the stains from chaste Lucretia's fame In red libations from a tyrant's heart--- Oh! shield Eudocia---snatch her from despair. Rescue a hapless, chaste, and friendless maid From base, abandon'd, prostituted slaves!--- Genseric
Fix'd as the fates that roll th' etherial orbs, I now forbid a murmur, or a sigh. ”

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