45. The Turk now furveyed young Francifco more attentively than before; and the young man, who had hitherto fixed his eyes in fullen filence on the ground, at length raised them up; but he had no fooner beheld the perfon who was talking to the captain, than, in a loud voice, he uttered the name of Hamet. The Turk, struck with astonishment, furveyed him for a moment, and then caught him in his arms.

46. After a moment's pause, the generous Hamet lifted up his hands to heaven, and thanked his God, who had put it in his power to fhow his gratitude; but words cannot exprefs his feelings, when he found that both father and fon were flaves. Suffice it to fay, that he instantly bought their freedom, and conducted them to his magnificent house in the city.

47. They had here full leisure to difcourfe on the ftrange viciffitudes of fortune, when Hamet told his Venetain friends, that after their generofity had procured him liberty, he became an officer in the Turkish army, and happening to be fortunate in all his enterprizes, he had been. gradually promoted, till he arrived at the dignity of Ba-fhaw of Tunis.

48. That in this fituation, he found the greatest confolation in alleviating the misfortunes of the Chriftian prifoners, and always attended the fales of thofe unhappy flaves, to procure liberty to a certain number of them. And gra cious Allah (added he) has this day put it in my power in fome measure to return the duties of gratitude.

49. They continued fome days with Hamet, who did every thing in his power to amufe and divert them but as he found their defire was to return to their own country, he told them that he would not detain them against their wifhes; and that they fhould embark the next day in a fhip bound for Venice, which would be furnished with a paffport to carry them fafe there.

50. The next day, he difmiffed them with every mark of tenderness and affection, and ordered a party of his own guards to attend them to the veffel. They had no fooner got on board, than they found, to their inexpreffible furprise and joy, that they were in the very ship in which they had been taken, and that, by the generofity of Hamet,

not only the ship, but even the whole crew, were redeemed and restored to freedom.

51. Francifco and his fon, after a quick paffage, arrived in their own country, where they lived beloved and refpected, and endeavoured to convince every one they knew, how great were the viciffitudes of fortune, and that God never fuffers humanity and generofity to go unrewarded, here or hereafter.

THE QUARREL OF BRUTUS AND CASSIUS.

Caffius

THAT you have wrong'd me
appear in this,

You have condemn'd and noted Lucius Pella,

;

For taking bribes here of the Sardians
Wherein my letter (praying on his fide,
Because I knew the man) was flighted of.

doth

Brutus. You wrong'd yourself to write in fuch a cafe.
Caf. In fuch a time as this, it is not meet
That every nice offence fhould bear its comment.
Bru. Yet let me tell you, Caffius, you yourself
Are much condemn'd to have an itching palm.
To fell and mart your offices for gold,
To undefervers.

Caf. I an itching palm!

You know that you are Brutus that speak this,
Or, be affured, this fpeech were else your laft.

Bru. The name of Caffius honors this corruption,.
And chastisement doth therefore hide its head.

Caf. Chaftifement!

Bru. Remember March, the ides of March remember;
Did not great Julius bleed for juftice fake?

What villain touch'd his body, that did stab,
And not for juftice? What, fhall one of us,
That ftruck the foremost man of all this world,„,
But for fupporting robbers; fhall we now
Contaminate our fingers with these bribes ?
And fell the mighty meed of our large honors
For fo much trafh as may be grafped thus ?

I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon,
Than fuch a Roman.

Caf. Brutus, bay not me,

I'll not endure it; you forget yourself,
To hedge me in; I am a soldier, I,
Older in practice, abler than yourself
To make conditions.

Bru.

Go to; you are not, Caffius.

Caf. I am.

Bru. I fay you are not.

Caf. Urge me no more, I fhall forget myselfHave mind upon your health-tempt me no further. Bru. Away, flight man!

Caf. Is it poffible?

Bru. Hear me, for I will fpeak.

Muft I give way and room to your rafh choler?
Shall I be frighted when a madman stares ?

Caf. Muft I endure all this?

Bru. All this! aye, more. Fret till your proud heart breaks.

Go tell flaves how choleric you are,

your

And make your bondmen tremble. Muft I budge?
Muft I obferve you? Muft I ftand and crouch
Under your tefty humour? Be affured,

You fhall digeft the venom of your fpleen,

Though it do fplit you; for, from this day forth,
I'll ufe you for my mirth, yea for my laughter,
When you are waspish.

Caf. Is it come to this?

Bru. You fay you are a better foldier : Let it appear fo; make your vaunting true,

And it fhall please me well.

For my own part,

I fhall be glad to learn of noble men.

Caf. You wrong me every way! you wrong me, Brutus ; I faid an elder foldier, not a better

Did I fay better?

Bru. If you did, I care not..

Caf. When Cefar liv'd, he durft not thus have mov'd

me.

Bru. Peace, peace, you durft not fo have tempted him.
Caf. I durft not?

Bry

Bru. No.

Caf. What, durft not tempt him!
Bru. For your life you durft not.

Caf. Do not presume too much upon my

I may do what I fhall be forry for.

Bru. You have done what you should be forry for
There is no terror, Caffius, in your threats ;
For I am arm'd fo ftrong in honesty,

That they pafs by me, as the idle wind,
Which I respect not. I did fend to you

For certain fums of gold, which you deny'd me;
For I can raise no money by vile means.
-I had rather coin my heart,

And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring
From the hard hand of peasants their vile traflı,
By any indirection. I did fend

To you for gold to pay my legions,

Which you deny'd me; was that done like Caffius ?
Should I have answered Caius Caffius fo?

When Marcus Brutus grows fo covetous,

To lock fuch rafcal counters from his friends,
Be ready, gods, with all your thunderbolts,

Dafh him to pieces.

Caf. I deny'd you not.

Bru. You did.

Caf. I did not; he was but a fool

That brought my answer back. Brutus hath riv'd my heart; A friend fhould bear a friend's infirmities;

But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

Bru. I do not. Still you practise them on me.
Caf.

You love me not.

Bru. I do not like your faults.

Caf. A friendly eye could never fee fuch faults. Bru. A flatterer's would not, though they do Appear as huge as high Olympus.

Caf. Come, Anthony, and young Octavius, come!: Revenge yourselves alone on Caffius;

For Caffius is a-weary of the world;

Hated by one he loves; brav'd by his brother;
Check'd by a bondman; all his faults obferv'd;
Set in a note-book, learn'd and conn'd by rote

To

To caft into my teeth. O, I could weep
My fpirit from my eyes!-There is my dagger,
And here my naked breast! within, a heart
Dearer than Plutus' mine, richer than gold!
If that thou need'ft a Roman's, take it forth.
I, that deny'd thee gold, will give my heart:
Strike as thou didst at Cefar; for I know,

When thou didft hate him worst, thou lov❜dst him better
Than ever thou lov'dft Caffius.

Bru. Sheathe your dagger;

Be angry when you will, it shall have scope;
Do what you will, difhonor fhall be humour.
Oh Caffius, you are yoked with a lamb,
That carries anger, as the flint bears fire;
Which, much enforced, fhows a hafty spark,
And ftraight is cold again.

Caf. Hath.Caffius liv'd

To be but mirth and laughter to his Brutus,
When grief and blood ill temper'd vexeth him?

Br. When I spoke that, I was ill temper'd too.

Caf. Do you confefs fo much? Give me your hand. Bru. And my heart too.

Caf. O Brutus !

Bru. What's the matter?

Caf. Have you not love enough to bear with me, When that rafh humour which my mother gave me, Makes me forgetful?

Bru. Yes, Caffius, and from henceforth,

When you are over earnest with your Brutus,
He'll think your mother chides, and leave you so.

You afk, Athenians, "What real advan

tage have we derived from the speeches of Demofthenes ? He rifes when he thinks proper; he deafens us with his harangues; he declaims against the degeneracy of prefent