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As when, the Glory of the Tragick Scene,
The Manly Booth, in Majesty serene,
Attracts the pleas'd Spectators ravish'd Ears,
And seems to be the Cato he appears;
At ev'ry Pause, resounding Shouts prevail,
And often stop, and interrupt his Tale.
The Manly Booth, in Majesty serene,
Attracts the pleas'd Spectators ravish'd Ears,
And seems to be the Cato he appears;
At ev'ry Pause, resounding Shouts prevail,
And often stop, and interrupt his Tale.
Again, th' Exalted Dame her Speech renews,
Resumes the Word, and Learnedly pursues;
Let Dido's Stratagem be hence forgot,
And to her Memory no Praise allot,
For were the Fair to purchase Carthage now,
The Bull's-Hide Trick they'd wholly disallow,
And make their Bargain, but for so much Ground,
As this Capacious Hoop might compass round.
Resumes the Word, and Learnedly pursues;
Let Dido's Stratagem be hence forgot,
And to her Memory no Praise allot,
For were the Fair to purchase Carthage now,
The Bull's-Hide Trick they'd wholly disallow,
And make their Bargain, but for so much Ground,
As this Capacious Hoop might compass round.
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