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XL. lines 6577-6794, Fr. 6495-6710 223

How Seneca, that noble man,
Succumbed beneath his pupil’s ban;
Set in a bath to die was he,
By Nero’s savage cruelty.

XLI. lines 6795-6884, Fr. 6711-6796 230

This tells how Nero sought to hide
Within a garden, where he died,
Self-slain. Thus, coward-like, life’s stage
He fled, nor dared the people’s rage.

XLII. lines 6885-7606, Fr. 6797-7526 233

This tells how Phanie to the king
Gave warning that his pride would bring
Him shameful death. The dream but sung
His knell, when he on gallows hung.


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