1672-1719.
CATO.
Act i. Sc. 1.
The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,
The great, th' important day, big with the fate
Of Cato, and of Home.
Act i. Sc. 1.
Thy steady temper, Portius,
Can look on guilt, rebellion, fraud, and Caesar,
In the calm lights of mild philosophy.
Act i. Sc. 1.
'Tis not in mortals to command success,
But we'll do more, Sempronius: we'll deserve it.
Act i. Sc. 1.
'Tis pride, rank pride, and haughtiness of soul;
I think the Romans call it Stoicism.