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SCENE the twelfth.

Venusia.
For ev'ry pass'd possession of delight,
Both in my offspring, and their godlike sire,
A dying matron bends her grateful knee,
Ye all disposing pow'rs! as now these blessings
Must reach their period, to my sons transfer
That copious goodness, I have shar'd so long!
Through my resigning soul that promise breathe,
And my last moments comfort thus with peace!