The Roman Actor A Tragaedie |
To his deseruing Friend Mr. Philip Massinger,
vpon his Tragædie, the Roman Actor.
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To his deseruing Friend Mr. Philip Massinger, vpon his Tragædie, the Roman Actor.
Paris, the best of Actors in his ageActs yet, and speakes vpon our Roman Stage
Such lines by thee, as doe not derogate
From Romes proud heights, and Her then learned State.
Nor great Domitians fauour; not th'embraces
Of a faire Empresse, nor those often graces
Which from th'applauding Theaters were pay'd
To His braue Action, nor His ashes layd
In the Flaminian way, where people strow'd
His Graue with flowers, and Martialls wit bestow'd
A lasting Epitaph, not all these same
Doe adde so much renowne to Paris name,
As this that thou present'st his Historie
So well to vs. For which in thankes would Hee
(If that His soule, as thought Pithagoras
Could into any of our Actors passe)
Life to these Lines by action gladly giue
Whose Pen so well has made His storie liue.
Tho: May.
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