ILLUSTRATIONS Charles Lamb, aged 29 (from the painting by William Hazlitt). Frontispiece To face page 596 614 SPECIMENS OF ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS GORBODUC. A TRAGEDY [BETTER KNOWN AS "FERREX AND PORREX," FIRST PERFORMED 1561-15621. BY THOMAS SACKVILLE, LORD BUCKHURST, AFTERWARDS EARL OF DORSET [1536-1608]; AND THOMAS NORTON [1532-1584] Whilst king Gorboduc in the presence of his councillors laments the death of his eldest son, Ferrex, whom Porrex, the younger son, has slain; Marcella, a court lady, enters and relates the miserable end of Porrex, stabbed by his mother in his bed. GORBODUC, AROSTUS, EUBULUS, and others. Gorb. What cruel destiny What froward fate hath sorted us this chance? That even in those where we should comfort find, Arost. Your grace should now, in these power yours, Of patient sprite to others wrapt in woe, MARCELLA enters. Marc. Oh where is ruth? or where is pity now? Are they exiled out of our stony breasts, And with her hand, a woful thing to tell, Gorb. O Eubulus, oh draw this sword of ours, Gorb. O let us then repair unto the place, 1Nature; natural affection, [Exit, |