Eight Plays. Nero, parts I & II. Palicio. Ulysses. Captives. Achilles. Humours. Feast of Bacchus

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ROBERT BRIDGES. EIGHT PLAYS. NERO, PARTS I. & II. PALICIO. ULYS SES. CAPTIVES. ACHILLES. HUMOURS. FEAST OF BACCHUS. CONTENTS. PAGE Dedication ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... iii NERO. The first part. History of the first five years of Nero's reign: with the murder of Britannicus, to the death of Agrippina ... I PALfCIO. A romantic drama in five acts, in the Elizabethati manner 37 THE RETURN OF UL YSSES. A drama in five acts, in a mixed manner ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 THE CHRISTIAN CAPTIVES. A tragedy in five acts, in a mixed manner, without change of scene ... ... ... ... 101 ACHILLES fN SCYROS. A drama in five acts, in a mixed manner, without change of scene ... ... ... ... ... 127 THE HUMOURS OF THE COURT. A comedy in three acts, in the Spanish manner ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 THE FEAST OF BACCHUS.

A comedy in five acts, in the Latin manner, without change of scene ... ... ... ... ... 183 NERO. TJie second part in five acts: comprising tlie conspiracy of Piso to the death of Seneca, in the Elizabethan manner ... ... 231 NOTES and ADVERTISEMENTS DEDICATION. With the completion of the volume, I dedicate these plays in memory of old friendships. The first to THOMAS BARLOW, M.D. etc., London. — The second, Palicio, to my cousin WILLIAM BRIDGES, D.C.L. etc., Oxford.— Ulysses to C. HUBERT H. PARRY, Mus. Doc. Oxford, etc.— The Captives to the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop ofPETERBOROUG H.— The play of Achilles to SAMUEL GEE, M.D. etc., London. — The Humours of the Court to the Rev. WILLIAM SAN DAY, D.D. etc., Oxford.— The Feast to the Rev. C. H. DANIEL, Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford.— and the second part of Nero to ANDREW LANG. NERO