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Thou, Leonatus, art the lion's whelp;
The fit and apt conftruction of thy name,
Being Leonatus, doth import fo much:

The piece of tender air, thy virtuous daughter,
[To Cymbeline,

Which we call Mollis Aer; and Mollis Aer
We term it Mulier: which Mulier, I divine,
Is this moft conftant wife; who, even now,
Answering the letter of the oracle,

Unknown to you, unfought, were clipt about.
With this moft tender air.

Cym. This has fome feeming.

Sooth. The lofty cedar, royal Cymbeline,
Perfonates thee; and thy lopt branches point
Thy two fons forth: who, by Belarius ftoll'n,
For many years thought dead, are now reviv'd,
To the majestick cedar join'd; whofe iffue
Promises Britaine peace and plenty.

Cym. My peace we will begin, and Caius Lucius,
Although the victor, we fubmit to Cæfar,
And to the Roman Empire; promifing,
To pay our wonted tribute, from the which
We were diffuaded by our wicked Queen;
On whom heav'n's juftice (both on her, and hers)
Hath laid moft heavy hand.

Sooth. The fingers of the powers above do tune
The harmony of this peace: the vifion,
Which I made known to Lucius ere the ftroke
Of this yet fcarce-cold battle, at this inftant
Is full accomplish'd. For the Roman eagle,
From fouth to weft on wing foaring aloft,
Leffen'd herself, and in the beams o' th' fun
So vanish'd; which fore-fhew'd our princely eagle,
Th' imperial Cæfar, fhould again unite
His favour with the radiant Cymbeline,
Which fhines here in the weft.

Cym. Laud we the Gods!

And let the crooked fmokes climb to their noftrils

From our bleft altars! publish we this peace

VOL. VII.

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To all our fubjects. Set we forward: let
A Roman and a British Enfign wave

Friendly together; fo through Lud's town march:
And in the temple of great Jupiter

Our peace we'll ratify. Seal it with feafts.
Set on, there: Never was a war did cease,

Ere bloody hands were wash'd, with such a peace.

[Exeunt omnes.

TROILUS

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

HGravelot in Vol. 7.P.: 3.15.

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