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Thus we reade of that Luxurious and Lascivious Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, that to give the more Noble Reception, and Honourable Entertainment to Mark Anthony, she order'd at a Banquet, One Dish to be prepared at the Expence of two Hundred and fifty Pieces of Gold, to be served up to the Table in the second Course. And further to express (as she thought) the Love and Honour she bore to Mark Anthony, her Wanton Paramour, having dissolv'd a Pearle of fifty thousand pounds price, she drank it off to his Health at one draught. Oh infamous Excesse! O Licentious Lady of Luxury, worthy of no greater Honour in all after Ages then this, to be stil'd the Grand Patronesse of Prodigality. But what think you was the end of this great Epicure? When Mark Anthony to requite this Honour was resolv'd to make her Emperesse of the World, and to that end attempted the ravishment of the Romane Scepter, he was vanquish't by Octavious Augustus at Actium, whence he fled to Alexandria, and there in Despair of Life, & Disdain of Death from the Hand of an Enemy, he fell upon his own sword and dy'd. |
Thus we read of that Luxurious and Lascivious Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, that to give the more Noble Reception, and Honourable Entertainment to Mark Anthony, she ordered At a Banquet, One Dish to be prepared At the Expense of two Hundred and fifty Pieces of Gold, to be served up to the Table in the second Course. And further to express (as she Thought) the Love and Honour she boar to Mark Anthony, her Wanton Paramour, having dissolved a Pearl of fifty thousand pounds price, she drank it off to his Health At one draught. O infamous Excess! Oh Licentious Lady of Luxury, worthy of no greater Honour in all After Ages then this, to be Styled the Grand Patroness of Prodigality. But what think you was the end of this great Epicure? When Mark Anthony to requite this Honour was resolved to make her Empress of the World, and to that end attempted the ravishment of the Roman Sceptre, he was vanquished by octavius Augustus At Actium, whence he fled to Alexandria, and there in Despair of Life, & Disdain of Death from the Hand of an Enemy, he fell upon his own sword and died. |
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