The Vestal Virgin | ||
SCENE V.
Fabius enters.Valer.
Brother, behold your son!
[To Fabius.
Fab.
O, hero!
Boast of thy kindred, glory of thy country!
Come to my heart, and fix thee there the pearl
Of choicest estimation!
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Then, the gods
Have heard my soul's warm prayer, to be admitted
To learn the precepts, and to imitate
The acts of the great Fabius!
The Vestal Virgin | ||