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SCENE VI.
Atta.Was it thus Attalus thy Grandsires reign'd?
Wilt thou be King to have thy power restrain'd
By such a World of Masters? Ah I find,
Titles thus bought are irksome to my mind.
If for such Masters I must gain a Crown
'Twere better to be subject still to one,
And heaven has given him so great and brave
'Twere base to slight him and become Romes slave,
Then to the Romans let us boldly show
Living amongst them we their Maximes know,
That all they do they to some ends apply
And all their Friendships yeilds to policy
Then in our turn let us be jealous too,
And act for us vvhat for themselves they do.
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