Excerpt from The Dramatic Censor, or Critical Companion, Vol. 2
As Caefar goes to the Courfe he is accofted by a soothfayer, who warns him to beware of the Ides of March, this prediétion, however, he treats with contempt, and pafi'es on to the games, leaving Bru tus and Caffius on the Rage; from the former's declining to join the public feftivity, his friend takes occafion to hint a gloominefs which fccms to have hung for fome time on his difpofition; Bru tus being fo touched, confefi'es that paffions of fame difference cloud his mind, upon this foundation Caffius works with great fubtlety to feel the pulfe of his political principles a difiant {hour occafions Brutus to exprefs apprehenfion that the people are conferring royalty upon war, whom C aflius, In a long, fpirited, and piéturefque fpeech endeavours to depreciate, by an unfavourable comparifon with himfelf; however, there is more of Oi'centatious va nity than found argument in it, for the firength of a very brave and good man might fail in fwimming, and his tongue, parched with feverifh thirfi, call for drink without any jufi: imputation againft his couw, rage; the next fpeech of C aflius, where he accufes the Romans of enflaving themfelvcs, and compares. Brutus with Caefar, applies clofely' to the point in View.
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