. The London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer, Volume 22 . othvbs h found-tdmfm a Crtdan plan, and its moral in- 4renfe*th«Cn«*sofa Parent. * M»iiMMftHJn»i,*-«« Tbe C*ja»actxis are, rtlffip, king of Macedon, Mr. Perfcus, his eldeft fon, Mr, Mogbp. Demetrius, hisyoungerfon,Mr. Garrick. Metes, the friend of Perfeus, Anugomis, a ntiniflcr of state,Barton. Mr. I*mae, tfcefcmg^tavourite, Mr. Simfon. PoOhumius, 7 Roman J Mr. Winftosuu Curtius, $ •rnbaJ. J Mr. Mozeen. Erixene, the Thracian princeft, MifkBellamy., Htr attendant, Mift Hippifley. fHIS Macedonian mo-narc
. The London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer, Volume 22 . othvbs h found-tdmfm a Crtdan plan, and its moral in- 4renfe*th«Cn«*sofa Parent. * M»iiMMftHJn»i,*-«« Tbe C*ja»actxis are, rtlffip, king of Macedon, Mr. Perfcus, his eldeft fon, Mr, Mogbp. Demetrius, hisyoungerfon,Mr. Garrick. Metes, the friend of Perfeus, Anugomis, a ntiniflcr of state,Barton. Mr. I*mae, tfcefcmg^tavourite, Mr. Simfon. PoOhumius, 7 Roman J Mr. Winftosuu Curtius, $ •rnbaJ. J Mr. Mozeen. Erixene, the Thracian princeft, MifkBellamy., Htr attendant, Mift Hippifley. fHIS Macedonian mo-narch, I think, accord-ing to Plutarch, in his lifeof Partus Emilius, is thefixth in fticcemon fincethe reign of Alexanderthe Great, and the poet, t, . ntt drawn hie plot in then following manner. u PWUp it reprefented to have formerlymvaded Thrace, taken its capital, maf-faered its king, murdered his two Tons,-ftfeed his kingdom, and taken Erixene,his young daughter, captive to Macedon,where he treats her like his own child,intending her for one of his fons, both. againft Greece, the greateft part of whiofc(he has taken under her protection : InderUion of royalty, (he has fcattered kintydoms away like acres, by inverting thebrows of their regal Haves with dud*m»,or the gewgaws of majefty; and now inthe vigour of her ftrength, fends ambaj^.fadors to Philip to curb his ambitiori,and to inflft upon the refloration of Thractto Erixene, the daughter of their injurednlly. Philip, in the firft aft, declares hithatred to Rome, and his afte&ion forhis two Tons, in thefe words t Two paftions only take up all my foul,Hatred to Rome and tendernefs for them. But he obferves, that u they two are notbrothers/* and endeavours to bting themto a fraternal-reconciliation, which afrefa beautiful fcene between Perfeus andDemetrius, is effected ; when Philip con-cludes the aft with thefe elegant lines :—If leagued worlds fuperior forces bring,Id rather die a father, than a , alo
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