To mix the vileness of thy sordid lees

With the rich current of a baron's blood.

Aust. My heart is touch'd for him.—Much injur'd youth,

Suppress awhile this swelling indignation;

Plead for thy life.

Theod. I will not meanly plead;

Nor, were my neck bow'd to his bloody block,

If love's my crime, would I disown my love.

Count. Then, by my soul, thou diest!

Theod. And let me die: