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 304 Anne Bradji reefs Works.

His Brethren, Kinsfolk and his chiefeft friends,

That fell ^ within her reach came to their ends:

Dig'd up his brother dead, 'gainft natures right,

And threw his bones about to fliew her fpight:

The Courtiers wondring at her furious mind,

Wiflit in Epire fhe had been ftill conhn'd.

In Peloponefus then Cajffander lay,

Where hearing of this news he fpeeds away,

With rage, and with revenge he's hurried on.

To find this cruel'' Qiieen in Macedon\

But being ftopt, at ftreight Thermopoly^

Sea palTage gets, and lands in Thcjfaly.

His Army he divides, fends poft" away,

Polifperchon to hold a while in play;

And with the reft Olimpias purfues.

For all her cruelty, to give her dues.

She with the chief" o' th' Court to Pydna flyes,

Well fortifi'd, (and on the Sea it lyes)

There by Caffander fhe's blockt up fo long,

Untill the Famine grows exceeding ftrong,

Her Couzen of Epire did what he might,

To raife the Siege, and put her Foes to flight.

CaJJander is refolved there to remain, [172]

So fuccours and endeavours proves but vain;

Fain would this wretched Queen '" capitulate.

Her foe would give no Ear,'' (fuch is his hate)

^ were. ' So goes to finde this. « part.

V flow'r. ■^ would fhe come now to.

X Cajfander will not heare,

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