University of Virginia Library

SCENE THE FIRST.

Virginius.
Virginius.
At last I am arrived: and with what speed?
It seem'd as if the pity of a father,
Fear, hope, and love, had wing'd my very feet.
My fears increase as I approach my dwelling.
'Tis almost night: I hasten to embrace,
If I possess her yet, my only daughter,
The only comfort of my weary age.