of her betrothed husband, a scene wrought up with the greatest tenderness. When the King reproaches Cartismand for this deed of horror, she answers, Hadst thou been more forgiving, I had been less cruel. VANOC Wickedness! barbarian! monster-- What had she done, alas!--Sweet innocence! She would have interceded for thy crimes. CARTISMAND Too well I knew the purpose of thy soul.-- Didst thou believe I would submit?--resign my crown?-- Or that thou only hadst the power to punish? VANOC Yet I will punish;--meditate strange torments!-- Then give thee to the justice of the Gods. CARTISMAND Thus Vanoc, do I mock thy treasur'd rage.-- My heart springs forward to the dagger's point. Vanoc Quick, wrest it from her!--drag her hence to chains. CARTISMAND There needs no second stroke-- Adieu, rash man!--my woes are at an end:-- Thine's but begun;--and lasting as thy life. Mr. Philips in this play has shewn how well he was acquainted with the stage; he keeps the scene perpetually busy; great designs are carrying on, the incidents rise naturally from one another, and the catastrophe is moving. He has not observed the rules which some critics have established, of distributing poetical justice; for Gwendolen, the most amiable character in the play is the chief sufferer, arising from the indulgence of no irregular passion, nor any guilt of hers. The next year Mr. Philips introduced another tragedy on the stage called Humfrey Duke of Gloucester, acted 1721. The plot of this play is founded on history. During the minority of Henry VI. his uncle, the duke of Gloucester, was raised to the dignity of Regent of the Realm. This high station could not but procure him many enemies, amongst whom was the duke of Suffolk, who, in order to restrain his power, and to inspire the mind of young Henry with a love of independence, effected a marriage between that Prince, and Margaret of Anjou, a Lady of the most consummate beauty, and what is very rare amongst her sex, of the most approved courage. This lady entertained an aversion for the duke of Gloucester, because he opposed her marriage with the King, and accordingly resolves upon his ruin. She draws over to her party cardinal Beaufort, the Regent's uncle, a supercilious proud churchman. They fell upon a very odd scheme to shake the power of Gloucester, and as it is very singular, and absolutely fact, we shall here insert it.