Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718)

The Royal Convert. A Tragedy.

London

Printed for Jacob Tonson

November 25, 1707; 1708

"Wilt thou not plead for Life?--Intreat the Tyrant, / And waken Nature in his Iron Heart."

RODOGUNE.
At once ten thousand racking Passions tear me,
And my Heart heaves, as it would burst my Bosom.
Oh can I, can I hear him doom'd to Death,
Nor stir, nor breathe one single Sound to save him?
It w'onot be--and my fierce haughty Soul,
Whate'er she suffers, still disdains to bend,
To sue to the curst, hated, Tyrant KING.
Oh Love! Oh Glory!--Wouldst thou die thus tamely?
[To Aribert.]
Is Life so small a thing, so mean a Boon,
As is not worth the asking?--Thou art silent;
Wilt thou not plead for Life?--Intreat the Tyrant,
And waken Nature in his Iron Heart.
(III.i, p. 31)

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First performed November 25, 1707. Thirty-three entries in ESTC (1708, 1714, 1719, 1720, 1725, 1726, 1728, 1733, 1736, 1757, 1764, 1765, 1768, 1774, 1776, 1779, 1780, 1782, 1791, 1794, 1795).

The Royal Convert. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market. By Her Majesty's Sworn Servants. Written by N. Rowe (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708). <Link to ECCO>

07/25/2013