THE EARL OF ESSEX.

THE

ACT THE FIRST.

SCENE I.

An Antichamber in the Palace.

Enter Burleigh and Raleigh.

Burleigh

Raleigh

Bur. The bill, at length, has pass'd opposing numbers,

Whilst crowds, seditious, clamour'd round the senate,

And headlong faction urged its force within.

Ral. It has, my lord!—The wish'd-for day is come,

When this proud idol of the people's hearts

Shall now no more be worshipp'd.—Essex falls.

My lord, the minute's near, that shall unravel

The mystic schemes of this aspiring man.

Now fortune, with officious hand, invites us

To her, and opens wide the gates of greatness,

The way to power. My heart exults; I see,

I see, my lord, our utmost wish accomplish'd!

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