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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...T. C. is written in rhyme--it was translated from Corneille by Dancer or Dauncy--it is not a bad play, but it has the usual coldness and declamation of the French stage--the principal D. P. are-Prusias, King of Bithynia. Nichomede, his son by his first wife. Flaminius, the Roman Ambassador. Attalus, son of Prusias and Arsinoe. Laodice, Queen of Armenia, and ward to Prusias. Arsinoe, second wife to Prusias. Nichomede and Attalus are in love with Laodice-she is in love with Nichomede-Prusias is governed by his wife---he wishes Laodice to marry Attalus--he orders Nichomede to be taken into custody, with the view of sending him to Rome as a hostage--the people rise and rescue NichomedeNichomede appeases the fury of the people--Prusias is reconciled to Nichomede-Arsinoe and Attalus likewise become his friends-Langbaine refers us for the plot to the last chapter of J ustin's 34th book-but Corneille has altered the story materially Justin says that Prusias intended to have killed Nicomedes, for the sake of his sons by his second wife, but that Nicomedes became aware of his design, and killed Prusias---the translator should have called his play Nicomedes, not Nichomede--in English we follow the Latins, and not the chopping French, as Shakspeare calls them-Sir and Madam occur perpetually. Agrippa, King of Alba, or the False Tiberinus--this T. was printed at London in 1675-it had been acted at Dublin before the Duke of Ormond, then Lord Lieutenant-this is a translation from the French of Quinault by J. D.-(probably John Dancer)--it is a dull play in rhyme--the plot is intricate, and very improbable-Agrippa, the son of Tyrhenus, had a very strong personal resemblance to Tiberinus the King of Alba--Tiberinus was drowned in the river Albula-and Tyrh...

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