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Rh  held, at which Brutus explained the cause of the degrading character he had assumed, and prevailed upon Lucretius, Collatinus, Valerius, and their common friends, to join in a resolution of expelling Tarquin and his usurping family. On the dagger with which Lucretia destroyed herself, and in sight of her breathless corpse, they swore to expel the Tarquins with fire and sword. And this sacred band of patriots accomplished their purpose, and laid the foundation of the Roman glory, by restoring that liberty of which for many centuries afterwards the people were so justly proud.

Brutus, and Collatinus, the husband of Lucretia, were the first consuls, and were appointed in the year of Rome 244, 508 years before Christ. Roman History.

translated from the original Greek into Latin that oration of Isocrates entitled Archidamus; the second and third orations of Isocrates to Nicocles, which she dedicated to her father; and likewise turned into Latin an oration of the same author in praise of peace, entitled Evagoras, dedicated likewise to her father. The manuscripts of these are in the Royal Library at Westminster, as also a translation of the Iphigenia of Euripides into English. The argument of the play begins with these words: "After that the captain of the Grecians."

No more of this learned lady's writings are known, nor when she died; but when her father wrote his will, which