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Macbeth now Ihutting not only his eyes
hut his underftanding to every principle of
honour, friendfhip or humanity ; and aggra¬
vating in idea the refentment he had awaken¬
ed in Bancboy on account of an avowed de-
fignupon his fitter ; prompted by the moft
ungovernable luft for her! and eonfider-
ing him as an almoft invincible of obftrue-
tion to the completion of his happinefs :
he relblves to purfue his wife’s advice, let
the confequences be what they may. He,
therefore, in a fit of real languor and per¬
turbation of mind, fends for Bancho to at¬
tend him in his clofet, and there renewed the
difcourfe upon the mifery he fuffered, and
which preyed every day, he laid fo much
deeper and deeper upon his fpirits; thac
it was become quite infupportable to him ?
he continued, by telling him that he had
even mentioned his propoial regarding1
Bancho to the Queen, who although at
firft much difcompofed by it, was at length
fo moved by the diftrefs fhe faw him in,
that he did not doubt of reconciling her
foon to the experiment propoled, extra¬
ordinary as it was ! lb that now my friend,
concluded he, the peace, or wretchednefs of
your King and friend, is entirely depend¬
ing upon you. The gravity with which
he delivered himfelf upon this occafion,
made fome imprdfion upon Bancho •, who-
fearing