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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: K xv A little pity from flesh that I conceived, A little mercy from the body I bore, And touches from the baby hands I kissed. Nothing I ask of you, only to love me, And if not that, to bear with me a while, Who have borne much for you: no, Nero, child, I will not weary you, I yearn for you. Forgive me all the deeds that I have done for Forget the great love I have spent on you, Pardon the long, long, life for you endured. nero is moved and kisses her, then speaks with effort. Nero. Mother, if I have seemed to be forgetful, Or cruel even, impute it not to me But to the State. agrippina starts. 'Tis thought that neither Rome, The provinces, nor armies, will endure To see a woman in such eminence. Therefore, it is advised that you retire To Antium a while, and leave Rome free. ' Agrippina. Starting up.] Leave Rome Why, I would die as I did step Outside her gates, and glide henceforth a shadow. The blood would cease to run in my veins, my heart Stop, and my breath subside without her walls. All without Rome is darkness: you will not Despatch my shadow down to Antium ? Nero. We were remembering your toils, your age. Agrippina. My age Am I old then? Look on this face, Where am I scarred, who have steered the bark of State As it plunged, as it rose over the waves of change ? I was renewed with salt of such a sea. Empires and Emperors I have outlived; A thousand loves and lusts have left no line; Tremendous fortunes have not touched my hair, Murder hath left my cheek as the cheek of a babe. At this moment Burrus, Seneca, and Tigellinus return, hearing the scene; and as Agrippina continues her imprecations, the Court return and stand in groups listening. Agrippina. My age Who then accuses me of age? Was...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217262163 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217262163 |
| Weight | 0.33 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 94 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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