THE

WORK S

OF THE

AUTHOR

OF THE

NIGHT-THOUGHTS.

In FOUR VOLUMES.

REVISED and CORRECTED by Himself.

A NEW EDITION.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

Printed for A. MILLAR, J. and R. TONSON, J. RIVINGTON.
W. JOHNSTON, C. CORBETT, J. DODSLEY, T. LOWNDES,
G, ROBINSON and J. ROBERTS, J. RIDLEY,
S, BLADON, and T. CADELL.

MDCCLXVII.

BUSIRIS

KING OF EGYPT.

A

TRAGEDY.

ACTED at the

THEATRE-ROYAL in DRURY-LANE,

1719.

O trifte planè acerbumque funus! O morte ipfâ mortis tempus indignius! Jam deftinata erat egregio juveni, jam electus nuptiarum dies; quod gaudium, quo mœrore mutatum eft? PLIN. Epift.