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A37017
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The siege of Memphis, or, The ambitious queen a tragedy acted at the Theater-Royal / written by Tho. Durfey.
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D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.
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1676
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live Onely by Air Air then shall be my food A diet fit for our o'reflowing blood Refresht with smiles my heart shall baffle death And surfet on warm gusts of Rosie breath Amas. Oh no for though great Love our hearts controuls 'T is a repast fit only for our Souls A natural food our bodies it must supply And we refuting that shall surely dye And then the Gods too mindful of our fates Against our souls approach will shut heavens gates Moar. The Gods perhaps their wrath will shew on me But when they shall thy brighter spirit see They 'r ill weigh'd rage they will conceive a sin And from their Thrones hast to conduct thee in Then leading thee through the Coelestial Signs Whilst at thy sight each envious Goddess pines They 'l seat thee there in State whilst I shall be Seeing thee cherisht by each Deity In Heaven opprest with Earthly Jealousie Amas. In vain your fears do such disasters bode Were I a Goddesse you should be a God I would create new Laws in heaven for thee And never blush at the Impiety So great my love so strong my constancy Moar. Blest in each others arms we would despise The troops of the Inferiour Deities But let us now with soaring thoughts dispence And prove on earth loves precious influence Bear witness heaven that now our Actions veiw How Little life I prize compard with you You whose perfections can such blessings give That for your sake I onely with to live Amas. And I your vertues though I blush to tell Confess my Soul I love not halfe so well Moar. When to our blisse a pleasant Race we run How swift the minuits are how quickly gone The time seems envious of our happinesse And strives to put a period to our bliss By an unlookt for hast but let 'em fly Each project of curst Fortune I defie And glorying in your heavenly presence prove Noblessing e're can match the charms of Love Exeunt SCENE II. Zelmura Sola Zelm. IT shall be done it must nor can there be A pow'r but heaven to alter my decree And that I may have int'rest in heavens Love For a short time I will religious prove Kneel to the Gods adore their pow'r and state Be just and pious meerly to be great I'm Egypts Queen my pow'r like a huge stream O'reflows small shrubs yet I am not supream My will is limited my orders stand But as the Copies of the King command Who in security now tramples on Those wreaths which I in war with danger won Coheirs in Empire shines but dimly bright Whilst eithers lustre darkens t'others light But I like Titan fixt alone would shine And dare all other Beams to equal mine Nature begone thou faint soft hearted thing What though he be my husband and my King Ambition is my Soul and die he must And 't is sufficient that I think it just Had Providence ordain'd I should have been A theam of Pity a kind vertuous Queen I had submitted to that harmless name And followed Piety But as I am The Child of War all Courage and all Fire My deeds above the sense of good aspire Die then dull King for since no way is known But by thy death for me to mount thy throne I am Resolv'd all thoughts of good to quell And raign first here though I raign next in hell The cause of your unmanner'd hast declare Enter Ptolomy hastily Ptol. My news exacts your courage and your care The King has had some close intelligence How Psamnis sent to Syria by the Prince To raise new Powers and get his Ransome paid Intends again our Nation to invade Knowledge of which hath so provok't his wrath He swore a no less Rash then mighty Oath Before the mornings dawn t' exault a flood And drown all Danger in the Princes blood Zelm. That breath has damn'd him hell has not endued The Fiends with half so much ingratitude He shall not no his doom I will recall By all the Gods if they permit his fall I will destroy the World kill and disrobe Nature of her perfections shake the Globe To its first Chaos and by actions prove Nothing can match a Womans hate or love Enter Amasis Amas. Ah! Sister can you thus your steps retard The noble Prince drag'd rudely by the guard Stands in the Presence bound Zelm. bound hell and death Here me you pow'rs above and shades beneath You that on Thrones of Day abhor the Night And you whom horrours of cold death delight Hear and assist my haughty enterprize For since controwling fate wears a disguise Since Nature takes a Pride Mortality To mould in Plots and Jugling villany I am resolv'd my influence to shew And fright the World with Natures overthrow Like some great conflagration I 'le appear And first with smoky flateries charm his ear Till I my hearts desire have obtain'd His his whole power by his promise gain'd That done from cloudy thickness I 'le aspire And Scorch opposers like consuming fire Exeunt SCENE III. Melechadel Zichmi Achmades Moaron held by Guards Melech AM I to be out brav'd Gods has my fate Made me as oft victorious as great Seated my Throne upon the conquer'd heads Of those that seek the paths ambition treads And shall I now stand tame when threatned by A weak low Object of my Clemency Wars vassal no my rage shall tempests grow And the fierce pow'r of inrag'd Monarchs show Lead to the Scaffold by my Crown I 'le try If thus inspir'd you can submit to dye If in the Book of fate my doom appear To be the next I 'le meet death void of fear And smile to think thou art my harbinger Moar. Tyrant not all thy tortures nor the Hell Fixt in thy Conscience shall my Courage quell My Spirit shall contemne thy basest deed And spite of torments dare thee to proceed The Bright all-seeing Sun when I shall dye From Reeking Mists will draw my soul up high Where on a Star I shall with Glory shine And in infernal Caverns see thee Pine Melech Dream on dream on of visionary joyes Your fancy quickens with these pleasing toyes Lead him away alas he weary growes These dull delayes but hinder his repose His power would conquer Crowns beyoad the Sun Did he not want a head to set 'em on Zichm Pardon dread Sir I If presume so far To tell your Majesty the chance of war Is incident to all men Kings have been The subjects of disasters not foreseen Blur not the trophies then of victory With the black stain of so much infamy Kings are like Gods when vertue they obey But that once lost they are but common Clay Melech Your Moral Phrase I cannot understand Vertue do's it not ly in my command What I decree is just although exprest A Miracle to an inferiour breast Vent your dull sentences where publick wrongs Lye brooding to be judg'd by publick tongues My will the power of factious souls shall awe A Monarchs mandate is his Subject
Law Zichm The beguil'd Citizens will factious grow When they your doom and breach of Promise know Melech Traitor these fears proclaim thy fell intent You wish those ills you so well represent You mean no doubt to their weak aid to run And with your Courage lead the factious on But e're that happen Zich If my erring breath Has given you cause dread Sir to doubt my faith My life prostrate thus low I offer here kneels 'T is only what I for your safety wear Melech For your first Crime my Clemency may plead But such another word forfeits your head Take him away I will here no replyes to guards He longs to sit on arches of the skyes Moar. Thou never shalt thy barbarous Conquest baost For day and night I 'le haunt thee with my Ghost When reeking blood my spirit steems to air Into thy fatal Pallace I 'le repair Through all thy Guards I 'le to thy presence Croud And Sit before thee in my bloody shrowd I will invent new shapes to vex thee more And in thy nightly visions make thee roar Till thou do'st feel by angry Pluto's doom A Hell on earth as well as Hell to come Melech ' Dsdeath drag him hence guards let your faith be seen Answer not but obey Shoutwithin Room for the Queen Melech Hah What curst Demon brought her to this place Her opposition will my power disgrace My lustre is excell'd when she is by Like a dim star when Cinthia rules the skie Curst Fortune do's my meaner actions sway But like a Monarch I will rule to day Tears nor intreaties shall his life reprieve I have decreed it and he shall not live Away with him As the Guards are carrying out Moaron Enter Zelmura Ptollomy Amasis Phillopater and Guards Zelm. Stay and bring back the Prince What do I see Is this your love to honour Sir and me Performance of the promise once decreed Your Kingly Oath forgotten and my deeds Dare you act contrary to humane Laws A Prince's murder without right or cause And not expect heavens dreadful vengeance due To all that dare such horrid crimes persue If as a foe to good you guilt prefer Insulting o're your chance remember Sir Monarchs sometimes are forc't to bend to fate Success not power makes men fortunate Melech In whose stale works did you these morals find Oh damn'd Hypocrysie in woman kind How like a low Ebb'd rivolet you flote As if you scorn'd th' applause my power has got When in your own design your Gulphy pride Outvies the force of the Seas swelling tide You seem to quake at actions done by me But dare the Fiends of Hell when you decree As if the severe sentences of Death Had onely their dependance on your breath But from this hour I do your aid disown One Monarch is sufficient for one Throne Phillo I like that well pray heaven that vote may stand Achma The Queen 's about to answer Zelm. The command I bear i' th' state I can with ease resign My fear is only that the Powers Divine When they this horrid crime have understood Will show'r their vengeance but the Gods are good Melech Yes now they are but should they ere deny Your suit they then were statues of the Sky Let them encrease in might and sway above Rule onely here do's my ambition move To purchase which content and excell you I dare be proud and irreligious too Zelm. Howe're my actions did my realm affright All know dread Sir I shone but with your light The power is yours and you may quickly have That lustre render'd back which first you gave My taper is extinct when you are gone Like the black Zodiack when it wants the Sun Phillo 'T is past beleif she cannot be thus tame aside This fordid meekness do's base fear proclaim Zelm. I aim'd not Sir your honour to defend For my own cause my own peculiar end My hopes and fears were always for your good In whose brave cause I freely shed my blood And since my words have set your thoughts at strise In being a mediatour for his life Let this submission penitence supply kneels Since 't is your will 't is reason he should die Ptollo Ungrateful Mother Oh that I durst speak Phillo Cease good my Lord passion is now too weak Achma The King begins to melt her policy Already hath atcheiv'd a victory Melech Rise my Souls better half the Gods design'd Thy excellency too good for humane kind Forget my censure let thy gentle breast Forbear to entertain so rude a guest What shall I do to gratifie thy Love Zelm. Your Clemency all merit is above But since your Royal bounty deins to place My actions in the Ballance of your grace Though far unworthy an estate so blest I will presume to unfold my last request And the hid secret of my heart declare Melech Do and by all our mighty Gods I swear By Apis our most powerful Deity Except his life I nothing will deny Pointing to Moaron Zelm. Bear witness good my Lords what he has said T is a Kings Oath and ought to obey'd Phil. It is as firm as Fate Achm. nor lyes it now In his own power to infringe his vow Phil. Heaven grant your will prove healthy for the State Zelm. You in your doubts too much your fear relate My nature from my Childhood has bin free Gentle and mild as Virgin modesty Nor durst I ere have climb'd ambitions Hill Had I not thus bin licenc't by your will bowing to the King 'T is true I long have wisht to reign alone But till this hour I nere durst make it known Though with my Nature it did well agree So great an awe I bore your Majesty Melech How 's this Phillo Some pow'rful God reject my fears Zelm. But since occasion shewes her silver hairs And bids me hold since Heaven and Earth or both Avouch my will by your confirming Oath Like a kind Wife share in your griefes I 'le own And on my own head fix your anxious Crown The Gods have destin'd you to live in peace To pass your term of life in rest and ease Oh happy state that uncontrowl'd lives free From the disturbing cares of dignity Whilst I I fear am doom'd to greifes unknown Few think what cares depend upon a Throne I durst not my intent so soon have told Had not your Kingly promise made me bold Nor should you my designs have understood But that I know 't is for the Nations good Ordain'd above therefore I boldly stand A suitor for the Kingdome and demand A Boon which may perhaps your wonder raize The sole command o're Egypt for three dayes Melech What heaps of wonders croud into my breast Have you considered Madam your request The care is great and weighty as the trust The People bloody headstrong and unjust Zelm. Their love or hate in me unsathom'd lyes One I mislike but t'other I dispise Nor doubts of Government will I dispute But onely urge you to perform