Note 062 On the fate of these lovers, whom he names Phocyas and Eudocia, Mr. Hughes has built the siege of Damascus, one of our most popular tragedies which possesses the rare merit of blending nature and history, the ma& nners of the times and the feelings of the heart. The foolish delicacy of the players compelled him to& soften the guilt of the hero and the despair of the heroine. Instead of a base renegado, Phocyas se& rves the Arabs as an honourable ally; instead of prompting their pursuit, he flies to the succour of his countrymen, and, after killing Caled and Derar, is himself mortally wounded, and expires in the presence of Eudocia, who professes her resolution to take the veil at Constantinople. A frigid catastrophe !]

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 51