Lov. Is it nothing then to break the strongest Ties Ties which even Barbarians hold most Sacred Forsake Parents Family my Native Land Nay worse leave my Fame at Random For the malicious World to Censure whose Vile Breath scarce spares the brightest Virtue How will it blacken my Errors Is this Not worth a Sigh No Emilius he is mine And he out-weighs 'em all Emil. Come to my Heart thou Darling softness In thy own Mansion Reign Oh! What Transporting Pleasures does 't thou give The earnest of Love's rich Feast which I the Happy I shall now receive Lov. Alas Emil. Nay If thou break'st the Chain my pleas'd Imagination forms I shall suspect thy Love For I appeal to Thee with all my Foes thy Coldest Guards about thee if to a Tittle I Have not obey'd thy hard Conditions When In France I snatch'd thee from thy Destin'd Bridegroom 'T is true we were so close persu'd We scarce had time to Tye the Sacred Knot our selves I just cou'd call thee Wise my Charming Bride You Injoyn'd and I obey'd tho' my Heart Rowl'd in Fire I beheld thee like an Anchorite But now the cruel Task is o're and I will Seize thee Lock thee in these fond Arms Warm thee With my Sighs and fill thee with the Fury of my Love Lov. Hear me Emilius tho' unwillingly I wake thee from thy Dreams of Bliss Yet I have Fears that wrack my Soul And to whom but thee shou'd I disclose ' em Therefore I must be heard Emil. What wou'd my Angel say Or why Do ye repeat the Injunction to be heard Did I e're fly the Musick of thy Tongue Or listen to it with less respect Than what we pay to Oracles Divine Lov. You have brought me to Sardinia Where Your Father's Lord You are his Eldest and his only Hopes In the Spanish Court He no doubt has chose some Princess To prop his Name from Sinking and Bless Your Genial Bed What will then Become of me Emil. My Love Lov. I have no Witness of my Noble Birth Pointing to her Woman But that poor helpless Wretch Nay shou'd there be Enquiry made My angry Father for my Disobedience May disown me If they by Threats Or Prayers Draw you too on their side Then I shall be left Expos'd in this Inhospitable Isle perhaps wounded With opprobrious Names Call'd a Wandring loose One a wanton Mistress Save me Emilius from that Thought Save me quick It tears my Heart asunder Emil. Why dost thou Wound me with thy grondless Fears thy most unkind Suspicions Yet if there 's power in Words thou sha't be Satisfi'd Hear ye Just Avengers Hear this kneeling Imprecation If e're my Heart incline to any other Beauty If to the last ruddy drop that Animates this Frame I not protect thee my dearest Part my Wife If I am not proud to own and honour thee in All Prospirities or worst Extremities Let me Live the most detested of my Race Hated by all good Men And Curs'd by Heav'n Lov. Hold my Dear Lord Emil. No! Upon this Theme I will Exceed and yet Not talk too much Winds bear my Words And Treasure 'em amongst their blewest Plagues And dash 'em back upon this Perjur'd Head When I in thought Forsake her Lov. No more I will I will believe thee Emilius has said it And Truth it self Will sooner Change then he Emil. to a Servant I attend her here Enter a Servant and whispers Emilius The Lady my Blessing to Whose Protection I shall Commit thee Till I 've wrought my Father to a Consent Lov. Is she good and kind Emilius Emil. She was my Mother's valu'd Care lest By her Parents young Ever bred With my Sister and my self Large are her Possessions in both the Indies and in Spain Yet all Matches she refuses and in my Father's Court Exhausts her vast Revenues What e're Requests to him I made By her they were convey'd by her obtain'd She comes Retire a Moment whilst I relate the Story of our Loves Lov. Which shou'd she disapprove Emil. Impossible she will be pleas'd indeed she will Leads her out and returns All shall be well Enter Appamia and Zelide App. Emilius Cou'd you think our Joys For your return wou'd by Surprize Receive addition That you gave No warning o' the Blessing Emil. Oh my best Friend most Excellent Of Women Friendship was Languid Till you receiv'd the Sacred Fire and rais'd it To those Heights Natures almighty Master First Ordain'd Before designing Fraud And little Arts were us'd App. On any Theme you speak well Emilius Tho' I 'de hear nothing but what relates to your self Emil. How much I am oblig'd it is Impossible To say Yet like honest Debtors I 'de reckon up The mighty Summ e're I run further in the Score App. Hold Emilius I conjure thee hold The pleasure of serving you Rewards My utmost Care Emil. Oh! You are All Goodness and her Fears Were Vain App. starting Her What Her Emil. Nay Start not Madam To the Noble Stock of Friendship I have only added A little tender Branch which Nourish'd under you Shall kindly pay you back with Faith and Love Like mine App. What can Emilius mean Emil. In France it was my Fate to see a Lady Of whose Beauty I shall forbear to speak Because your Eyes will be the Judge It is Enough to say she caught my Heart In Everlasting Chains In the Gallantry The French Court allows I found daily means To tell my fair Saint the Victory her Charms Had won and she at Length Listen'd with A Relenting Ear drew me from the Terrors Of Despair for mine was no Common Wandring Fire which Time or Absence or Some other Beauty might have Cur'd There Was no Medium in the firceness of my Love I must be the most wretched of Mankind or the Happiest App. Oh Emilius Were these the Studies Thou wert sent to Learn Is thy Father's Care and my incessant Kindness Thus repay'd Emil. Confusion to my Hopes Appamia Weeps My Friend and my Protectress Weeps At her Emilius's Joys App. No! Pray Sir proceed Zelede Thy Arm I am Sick o' th suddain Emil. Madam App. Nay I beseech you Sir go on Is Your Choice of Noble Birth Emil. As any France can boast of App. Why was your Father then not made Acquainted Why in that Point alone Were your Letters sent to me Still silent Emil. I did design it all when from Lovisa's Mouth I knew my Fate but Oh! Just as with Down-cast Eyes a blushing Face trembling Hand Her soft Breath stole through the Rosie Doors In broken Accents Words half kind and half Conceal'd Just as my Ravish'd Heart Receiv'd the Blessing and warm Extasies Took place of Chilling Fears When Every Thought and every Wish and Every Look was Love App. aside Good Heav'n How eagerly he talks Emil. Even in this perfect State of Bliss Her cruel Father was Bartering my Inestimable Fair Bargain'd with a Neighbouring Lord for Dirt and Acres Sold my Goddess like a Common Nothing Of the
Coldest Virgin 's Bosome Heave her Heart to Pant And Eyes run o're as mine do now App. aside Oh scalding Drops they set my Heart on Fire Lov. But when he sees the listning Maid Incline To the soft passion his Sighs Inspire How his Eyes Will talk how he will tremble How Infect With the Convulsive Joy How Swear How Weep Oh 't is too much for Words 't is Rapture all App. aside Torture worse than Death Vengeance Before She noth possess him She dies my Zelide by all my my Face Wrongs She dies Lov. And did I believe all this Innocent and Credulous The Eager Transports of a first Amour the Noble Vows of Simpathising Souls which God-like and untainted Truth possest Did I Forego my Awful Duty loose the Dear Blessings Of my Indulgent Parents fly from my Tender Mother whose Arms Nurs'd my Infant Weakness Up to this Ingratitude whose kind Eyes never View'd me but with Smiling pleasure which Now perhaps are Streaming for my Fault Or Closing with Pangs greater than those I gave her at my Ill-fated Birth Zel. Oh! who can here words like these and keep their Temper not Conquer'd India Groaning under Her Tyrannic-Masters shows a greater Wretch App. Madam what mean your most immoderate Griess Upon a bare Suggestion Fie Fie 'T is most unreasonable Lov. Your Pardon For I must have leave to Rave Can I but think of sharing my Emilius's Love or Loosing the Idea my Soul had Fram'd of Deathless Constancy of endless Kindness can my working Fancy behold this dismal wrack of all my Quiet And not run Mad App. Mad For what Oh were but as free from Love as I Banish the thought that wou'd disturb ye Love Never Never till I 'm Convinc'd my Fears are Vain App. Zelide Prepare the Banquet I commanded let the Italian Eunuch Sing and softest Musick turn her Griess Till this Prince beloved this dearest Man return And bring Peace and Comfort to her mind Lov. Oh Heavn's Banquets and Musick am I Fit for either App. Unkind is your Refusal of what my Care provided Love I must Obey with all these Swelling Griefs I consent To your desires because you say 't is kindly meant So Wretches who despair when Death 's in View Do Pleasures Taste and seem delighted too Feign'd Smiles conceal the faltering Smart Gay in their Looks whilst Tempests rend the Heart Exit Scene Draws Discovers Brisac and Adellaida sitting on a Couch A SONG After the SONG Bris. Crown'd with dear Consenting Love Listening To the Musick of thy Voice willingly wou'd I Forget the busie World with thee Supinely pass My Softer Hours on this Lov'd Bosome Wrack'd With delight confess the bliss my Adellaida Created with Golden Slumbers Charm'd and Waking still to bless the Beauteous Cause Crown'd With Happy Days and Happier Nights which Feasted every Sense with Love and still renew'd Desires that will never never Fade Adel. If my Brisac one Corner of the Globe were yours Or mine I think we might Command a Lasting Happiness But when both tho' born To wealth and Noblest Honours are dependant on a Rigid Parents Will what shall we hope But lasting Woe Bris. Rather Eternal Joy Is this the Language Hymen Requires upon our Nuptial Day No No. Kisses Embraces are his Due Words soft as as thy Frame and Looks that Melt in kindly Shower's Amid Madam the Lord Lorenza comes this way Adel. Ha! My Fathers Favourite Call my Women Oh my Brisac how awkard is the Sound of Love Pronounc'd by those we hate Not but that Lorenza's Nicely brave and Justly Qualifi'd For his inherent Greatness But if there be A Fate below Sure 't is shown in that Which Guides Affection Enter Lorenza Lor. Thro' all the Rooms of State and Antichambers Have I pass'd where the Dumb Gazers In Expectation stand like Statutes or the Sensless Pictures over ' em No Life is seen In Court whilst you Fair Princess Retire To Recesses that are forbidden the Admiring World Adel. Methinks the Vice-roy's side is proper'st For the Gallant Man where in this Iron Age He will not fail to hear of Seiges Battles And all the Glorious business of the Brave Lor. Yet there 's a Lord like me seems to build His Hapiness in Beauty Bris. Does that Displease ye Lor. Don Lopez I shall find a place and time To tell you whether it does or no. Bris. Soon as you will I 'm ready Adel. aside Oh my poor heart My Lords Chose ye my Apartments for your Broils Hence I Command ye both you Don Lopez Return Apamia Word I 'le wait upon her And for you my Lord I shou'd be glad to know What business brought you hither Lor. Oh Words and Looks cold enough to Confirm Despair But my Happy Rival shall not Triumph for such I know he is here will I be reveng'd or Fall Turn thou Invader of all the Joys my Youth Had promis'd for upon this spot of Earth Will I dispute for Adellaida tho' her Presence Make the Chamber Sacred Bris. Here woud'st thou Fight for Adellaida To have the Womens Cries Alarm all the Palace Be parted ' ere my Arm cou'd reach thee Boy Lor. Thou art a secret undermining Traytor Bris. Ha! Adel. Don Lopez my Lord have I no power I charge thee go or else plunge both your Swords into my Bosome go I charge ye And leave me with Lorenza Bris. Farewel The time was most unfit And I repent my rashness Exit Adel. So My Lord was this well done Lor. Oh Madam ask the Mad-man a Reason For his last Extravagance Ask Sinners In Dispair why they Curse Heav'n when They shou'd Pray Your Beauteous Eyes Have ruin'd me they have darted Fires Which tho' they set me in Extramest Burnings Yet the reflected Heat warms not the smallest Particle of you Adel. Lorenza tell me freely is it your self You Love or me Lor. Oh Cruel Question Command one Hand To Cut the other off Take this Weapon Stab me o're and or'e with Wounds tho' but in wanton Sport of Tyranny See if I 'de Complain Adel. If this be true if you cou'd suffer this sure you Can suffer less and for a Gift so Noble as My everlasting Friendship bear the Wrack Of disappointed Love Lor. I guess your meaning how quick it runs Thro' my Distracted Brain 't is got alrendy To my Heart and pulls the Bursting Strings Your Father comes But Oh! I sind no Advocate will do Adel. Stop him Lorenza Divert his Wrath for much I fear He Has heard of this disorder Perform my first Desires and let me be oblig'd Lor. Tho' Death is mingled with these sweet Words And surely will follow yet much I 'm pleas'd to hear ' em Adel. No you shall Live renown'd and long if my Prayers prevail But meet my Father and appease him Lor. Will you forgive me then this Roughness this most Unmanly Violence my passion Caus'd Adel. I will Lor. But will you ever see me more Adel. Yes Instantly and tell you all my Fate Lor. Oh
Sex that World of Beauty for which My aching Heart had paid a faithful Slavery Must be thrown into the fordid Arms of One Who Gaz'd not on her Eyes but on the Gold App. Hast to the Issue you dwell too long Upon Description Emil. In fine the Marriage Day was Set but I resol'v'd upon the Bridegroom's Death Or to receive my own when my Kind dear One helpt by her Confident Escap'd Gave me her self with the Rich Prize I fled found a good Priest Who made us One and here as fully Trusting you Iv'e brought her my Virgin Bride Receive her Madam as the Enter Lovisa Heart of your Emilius For every Injury That 's offer'd her I shall feel it there App. Like that she shall be Cherish'd and find No other Usuage then the Heart of Emilius From me deserves Lov. If Madam you have never felt Love's Power I from your Prudence must expect severest Censures for my Rashness App. Emilius has a bewitching Tongue His Person too I think may Justifie A Lady's Fondness Emil. Your Kindness makes ye Partial See How I trust That Kindness when I Deliver up to you this Rich Gift of Fate Lov. You talk as if you were to leave me long Tell us rather the Method what 's your porpose Emil. I 'le to my Father's Palace which adjoyns and Learn how to proceed begging my best Friend My dear Appamia this Day to Conceal my Blessing from prying Eyes from any Gazers but in whom she dares confide At Night I will return App. Your Sister will prove your Advocate She loves you and has great Power O'er your Father's Will you ask not After her But one in Love Like you must be forgiven if His Relations and Friends are all forgot Lov. Wrong not your Friend most Charming Of your Sex for many pleasing Hour Have I heard Emilius recount your Virtues And the fair Adellaida's Nor Madam Look on worthless me with disdainful Eyes Since I hope not many Leagues from hence I have a Noble Brother App. In Sardinia Lov. In the Court of Spain Count Brisac App. The Count Brisac Lov. Do ye know him Madam App. No I have heard of him and slightly Saw him when he met Their Majesty's In their last Progress Emil. I never saw him but have from Fame A Generous Character and hope when We do meet it will be like Brothers App. No doubt on 't but if I might Advise Emil. Call it Command App. You shou'd not too suddainly Declare your Marriage If this Lady can Brook a short Retirement I 'le Manage it for the good of both Lov. Oh! I cou'd live in Caves or unfrequented Desarts So I now and then might see Emilius App. Every Minute 't is but a Gallery parts us From the Pallace his Duty paid to the Vice-roy What hinders but he in few Hours may return His Familiarity here will be easily Excus'd Emil. Bless'd be the Breath that leads me on to Bliss The dear Indulgent Guide to what my Heart desires E're a Balmy Slumber has half refresh't My Love I 'le fly to wake thee with my Kisses Lov. Oh! Do not think Sleep or Rest will close These watry Eyes or ease this Throbbing Heart Till I behold thy Face agen App. Emilius I am considering farther Suppose you pass'd this Day Disguis'd Or to your Sister only made a Discovery Then she anâ— I might break the Matter To my Lord and hear how he resents it E're he knows the bottom Emil. With all my Heart that way I shall spare The welcomes of Crouding Friends which Wou'd at this time detain me from my Wishes My long Absence and unexpected Arrival Has pass'd me hitherto unknown App. Stay not with Adellaida to tell your Story Only learn Intelligence and leave me to Explain ye Emil. I will One look one Smile and I am gone to Lovisa Lov. Forgive my Fears Emil. Which shall be short as my Return is Swift From thee With heavy Foot-steps unwillingly I move But I shall fly to meet agen my Love Exit App. Zelide Conduct this Fair Traveller to My Alcove Repose I am sure is requisite After your Fatigues Lov. I will retire not to Sleep But my dear Emilius think on thee When our Thoughts please Solitude's Felicity Exit Lovisa App. When our Thoughts please Solitude's Felicity Zelide O ye Just Powers Is this proportion'd Right Must hers Transport whilst mine like Hurricans scatter the labouring Brain that Forms 'em into a Thousand painful Atoms I 'le ha' no more on 't but fold my Arms and Fix my Eyes and stupifie the rowling Torments Till I am senseless grown A Statue Stiff and Motionless Re-enter Zelide Zel. How d' ye Madam App. Well my Eyes are Dry and Heart is still Zel. I am glad you bear it so App. Why Faithful Creature why dost weep Have I lost ought Can I complain It seems he did not know I lov'd Zel. True Madam App. Oh! Falser Baser than his whole Dissembling Race He knew it well And bronght his Minion here to Brave me With his Scorne I must prepare the Bridal Bed with Leaves of Roses Deck the downy Pillows Oh! Barbarity Zel. Return it Madam Disdain the Disdainer To his Father's Pallace send the Fugitive And think of him no more Is there A Grandee even near the Throne but Courts Your Favour If this ill-plac'd Love has got too near Your Heart go to the charming Western Climes and Reign a Princess there as the vast Donation of your Parents left ye ' you mind not Madam what I say App. Indeed I do not Am I ugly Zelide very ugly Zel. Not Michael Angelo could Paint a siner Face App. Foul as thy Flattery Yet I believe thou Art faithful tho' I like it not Express'd this way What cou'd he think my Letters meant or What the Mighty Summs by me Remitted to Keep their Grandeur up Zel. He thought not on ye Madam his Eyes were taken up with a fair Fool That never had oblig'd him App. Ha! I begin to wake What was 't but slighted Love made Medea Prove a Fury doubtless her Breast was Once as soft as Fond as Innocent as mine As free from black Revenge or Dire Mischiefs Rise ye Furies Instead of Tresses Deck me With your Curling Snakes For I will sting 'em all to Death Zel. Here are hundreds will obey your Orders App. No it shall be done without a Noise How quick is Hell Invok'd The Seeds of Ruine grow pregnant the very Moment They are Sown know'st thou Zelide That Woman I hate to Name Lovisa He did it with so much Tenderness Know'st thou I say Brisac's her Brother And know'st thou too Brisac Don Lopez Zel. What That Don Lopez whom Adellaida This Morning Marry'd I know in part the Story Dear Madam inform me fully App. Yes In the late Progress made with the King And Queen wherein the Duke d' Alberquerque My Uncle took Adellaida and my self to meet The Court there we saw Brisac Adellaida charm'd him I see how Fate returns
but Love Soars higher yet and will Preserve him Zel. Bucarius I dare dromise will not exceed your Commands least he forfeit what he so lately gain'd Your Favour App. Emilius comes hast give Lovisa Notice why Dost thou flutter thus my Injur'd Heart why Steals the Woman's weakness into my Eyes at his Lov'd sight here will I wait unseen and view their Fondness to Steel my Soul from all remorse Exit Enter Emilius With a Paper in his Hand Emil. Call'd Villain Coward Seiz'd Challeng'd in my Father's Court And yet By Honor and by Love compell'd not to Discover who I am for that wou'd give this Blaster of my Fame just Cause for his black Calumnies But Oh! Lovisa To whom shall I commit her How hide These dark Perplexities Which shou'd the Trembling Dear once know ' Twou'd Fright her Peace away and Break her tender Heart Enter Lovisa and Zelide Lov See where he Stands Squandering the precious Minuts which I with eager Expectation Counted Pains in my Heart and in My Eyes incessant Tears Zel. Some Grief has seiz'd him but sure your Sight Will hush his Cares I 'll to my Princess And inform her of his coming Lov. My Lord Emil My Love My Life Lov. Am I well us'd Emil. Are ye not my Dearest Lov. No! Emil. By whom Lov. By thee Emilius thou much Lov'd false One Emil. Ha! Lov. Is this your promis'd hast Are these thy Joys Sardina Yields Cou'd you not add a Day to your Dissembled Truth Must I be tortur'd instantly Yes yes I must For I deserve it all from Heav'n I merit more But not Oh cruel Man not from thee Emil. My Angel Thy upbradings are unjust Were there no Cause for my delay Methinks Lovisa might have chid me less Severely But Oh! Believe Emilius who never will Deceive thee there was a Cause Lov. That Cause I 'de know If I am Lov'd I may be trusted The Letter which at sight Of me so hastily you hid Let me see it Ease the wracking Fears that from my Heart and Eyes draw painful Showers For I too think I Have a Cause much Cause to suspect thy Faith Emil. What Villain equal Enemy to Truth and me Has dar'd Traduce my Honor Lov. Give me the Letter and I 'le confront the Accuser With the falshood you stand Charg'd Emil. How poor is your Request Command My Life and try your Power Lov. If desiring so small a thing I am deny'd What future hope can raise me from Despair Oh Emilius Thy words have lost their Accent And thy looks their Tenderness Something sadly Whispers to my Soul I am undone For ever ever Ruin'd Emil. Sure Fate has watch'd her time for my Destruction And with a smiling Face led me on to happy Moments Which I expecting doubly Fraught with Joys Now turn the Curst Reverse and leave no Grasping Hold Lov. I am that Fate you fear the Bar to some New Beauty or Wealthier Aim But Oh! My Lord If there remains one Spark Of Honor bestow me in a Cloyster amidst secluded Virgins I 'le remain nor murmur your unkindness Do this if you are not lost to all Humanity Let the Holy Veil shrow'd me from the vile Scorns Of your ungrateful Sex Emil. O here am I Who is it talks thus to me It is Lovisa My Wife Dearer thrn These Eyes Dearer than my strugling Heart Which never trembled but at thy Anger Dearer than every Tye or Bond which Nature makes By her am I Condemn'd by her thus hardly us'd Take notice thou Stranger Enemy whatsoe're Thou art All thy approbrious Names I here Forgive Thee since she my Bosom'd Soul who Like my Conscience knows each Action of my Life Since she Taxes me with loss of Honor Oh! All ye Powers Perhaps I have mistook the Paths of Virtue and am indeed a Villain Lov. I cannot bear to see him thus It wracks me Worse than my Suspicious Oh! Forgive my Inconsiderate Words and take me to your Arms whilst Mine are fill'd with Pleasures leaning on your Breast And Listening to your Sighs let me forget my Sorrows And if it is Deceit 'T is also Delight ineffable To be so deceiv'd Emil. Oh Charmer Charmer But all words are weak I 'le grasp thee fireer than Life can bear And leave my Soul upon thy Lips App. aside behind the Scenes Poison and Death shall enter next the Torturing Wretches Bucarius and Brisac appear in the Balcony Buc. Look there Bris. Ha my Eyes betray me into Errors Blasts and Lightenings seize ' em Buc. Forbear your Passion or our Revenge is lost 'T is but one Slave by Bribes I 've gain'd On the least Noise we are discover'd Emil. Do I not Love ye Lov. I will suspect no more Bris. Curst Curst Lovisa Contagion of my Blood Disgrac'd is our till now untainted Honor. Buc. Vile Lovisa Begon they 'l turn Upon us Begon or I shall think you Cowardly Avoid the Vengeance such wrongs require Bris. Fly I need no urging Conduct me to the Fatal Place that I may mark it for the Exeunt from the Balcony Traytors Blood O Lovisa Lov. Ha! Did I not hear my Name It was pronounc'd aloud and with a Voice That I 'm sure is not unknown Oh my Emilius All my Fears return Emil. Thy Fancy only Lov. Yet you started too Ha! Thy lovely Eyes Relate their Fires And thou agen Art lost in Contemplation Emil. Take off Oh! Lovisa those piercing Looks Let not those Heav'nly Lights the Planets That must Rule my Days this Moment Pry into my Heart And all the Years I have to come I 'le lay it open to thy view Spare me some Hours and I 'le bring thee everlasting Peace Lov. Eternal Woe Ha! I reflecton thy past words Thou hast an Enemy O Idle Jealousies where Got ye room into a Bosome that is fill'd with naught But Love Behold me on my Knees Hanging upon Thine with Dying Pangs Oh! Let it strike Compassion Through thee Emil. Why doth thy Tenderness Torment thy self and me Indeed my Love there is no Danger nor Just Cause For thy disquiet I 'le intreat our Friend to Comfort ye Lov. I have no Friend but thou slay with me I beg ye by These Tears by these poor trembling Limbs which with Their shaking loose their Hold that I will never quit Till Life forsakes me Emil. Oh hardest Tryal But the time will be Elaps'd Who waits there Lov. Do call 'em Command they tear me from ye No they need not Death Death rids ye of the trouble Emil. Ha! Sinks Faint and Cold Appamia She faints Princess Zelided Help there Enter Appamia and Zelide App. Bless me What 's the matter Lovisa Swooning In your Arms Emil. Enquire not but quickly apply some Remedy App. The precious Cordial now Zelide now Zel. Madam App. Dost thou demur and seest the lovely Creature dead Be Swift I charge thee Fly Bend her Exit and returns with a Bowl Gently forward Give it me Hold from your Hand it will be most acceptable
Visionary Bliss Adel. These are a Bridegroom's Extasies But my Brisac woo't thou talk Thus when after many Rowling Years Thou hast lost that Name when I have lost The mighty Charm of being new Nay perhaps when both our Angry Fathers with Hatred May pursue us Drive us among humble Villagers Thou an Inhabitant of some Barren Plain and I the Mistress only of a little Cell Woo't thou then revive me with Love like this And make our Low-built Cottage Happier far Than Palaces whose Turrets wrap their Aspiring Tops in Clouds or Crouded Cities Where Ten Thousand lay their Anxious Heads and never know such peace as ours Bris. All must be Peace near thee Joy settles Round thy Habitation and Blooming Pleasures spring at thy Lov'd sight Adel. Oh! Thou dost talk away the Minutes forgetting Our Restraint withdraw or we shall Be Observ'd Bris. Not till you have Promis'd Adel. What Bris. To be this Night at our obliging Friends The kind Appania's Adel. Impossible Bris. Most easy Command your other Women To retire then with the faithful Amidea When all the Court is still pass the Long-Gallery There 's no shadow of a Danger Adel. Yet my Heart trembles at this thought Bris. Eager Love shall drive thy Causeless Fears Away Appania Pitifull And kind as her soft Sex Inspires Prepares the Bridal Bed Adorn'd with all The Sweets that ever Bounteous Nature gave But Oh! What need of Odors when thon art there Amid Madam One of the Pages is just Entring Adel. Be gone my Lord. Bris. You will come Adel. I think not Bris. Those Charming Eyes my better Friends Speak kinder things Adel. Then trust to them and leave me To Blush alone Bris. A Taste of Bliss 't is Sweet as Health or Liberty It glides thro' ev'ry Vein and Centers at my Heart Yet will I try to gain another Hour else Shall I hate the slow passing Day repine at The All Chearing Sun and dye with Eager Expectation Of the Friendly Night Night Sacred to Lovers Joys And Covert to the Blushing Bride for Oh What place in Absence can my Spirits chear When all my Ravish'd Heart admires is here Exit Enter a Page Page This Note from the Princess Appamia Also a Gentleman who beggs to speak with you In Private Adel. Reading Mention your Marriage but with Caution Let me see you E're you name the Happy Man You 'll be pleasing surpriz'd I 'le say no more Lest I forestall it Yours Appamia Hast Admit the Stranger then let none interrupt us Why doth Appamia Write in Riddles Enter Emilius Emil. Madam Adel. Nay no Sett Speeches I know thee By all the Blessings of this day 'T is he He himself my own my dear My lov'd Emilius Oh! Brother what do the Bounteous Heavens mean by this profuse Addition Emil. Adellaida Adel. I won't stop nor ask a Reason for thy Disguise Or odd appearance but talk wildly on And rest Secur'd I have thee here Emil. My Sister yet still the Dearer Name 's behind My Friend Blood is the Tye of common Souls a Sordid Earthly Link Friendship The Noble Workmanship of Heav'n Adel. Art thou return'd thou Wanderer Emil. I am Adel. Yes Yes I see thou art my pleas'd Eyes Behold thee not Alter'd nor Estrang'd Thy Looks their wonted kindness bear and I am blest Emil. My Adellaida I begg thee cease Help and Assist me with thy utmost Power Adel. Is there a Power in me to serve Emilius And am I not Commanded Emil. Without my Fathers License I have Ventur'd back I prithee Sister choose Some Auspicious Hour to Reveal it Nay go farther yet my Sister let him Suppose I am Harden'd grown in Disobedience Have made a bold disposal of my self Without Consulting him from whom I had My Being Then if his Fury Rise as much I fear it will with all thy winning Sweetness Melting and soft Curb the just Tempest Plead for thy Brother as I wou'd do for Adellaida Adel. Oh Sir Emil. Ha! What mean these Ominous Tears 'T is Strange I cannot mention the Blessing of My Life the Business of my Love to my Best Friends but strait I meet the Face Of Sorrow Oh Adellaida Had'st thou To me committed ought of this Import I wou'd not thus have Check'd thy Blooming Hopes Adel. Twins were we in the Womb and since onr Birth By our Father equally Belov'd for my poor Mother dy'd E're we could Taste her kindness Both too I think have trod the Paths of Virtue Both aim'd at the rich Standard of all Generous minds Immortal Honour But if both have fail'd Emil. In what Adel. In Duty Brother If Love has Broke The Holy Ramparts down and lest us Expos'd Like the first Pair Will our Adhering to Each other Avert the Wrath of Heaven And our great Parent Emil. Expos'd the Wrath of Heav'n What hast thou done my better half Adel. Even that rash thing I guess you guilty of Which I shou'd never have dar'd to own Had you not by Example Taught me boldness Than Gordian Knot Which few Escape and yet by fewer is easy made By me is Ty'd without my Father's knowledge I am Married think thou my Brother What an Advocate you have chose whose Every Argument us'd for you bears for her self The same Validity and Weight Emil. What strange Game of Fortune's this The more I think the more I am Confus'd Adel. Yet you are a Man and will I am sure look Danger Boldly in the Face But I a Woman fearful As a Hind when the full Cry is up and all are Bent Upon the Slaughter therefore I beg when the Discovery's made you 'l be my Protector and Prove a Brother tho by an Angry Father I 'm forsaken Emil. Oh Adellaida To look too far is wild amaze Hush then our Faults and let us talk no more Let us forget this Interview till to morrow And if thou hast such a Prospect as my pleas'd Fancy Paints No Suffering can outweigh the Blissful Hours 'Twixt the Setting and the Rising Sun Adel. Promise only that you 'l Love my Husband That My Father shan'not force Your Noble Arm against him and I am satisfi'd Emil. I do Adel. Nay but you shall Swear Emil. What wou'dst thou ha' me Swear Aeol Kneel thus with me and Swear that as I 'le prove saithful to your Beauteous Choice Fulfilling every wish and word of hers So you 'l protect and love the Lord That Rules your Sister's Heart Emil. I Sware I will but why so nice a fear When I injure him Fate Deeper Wound the darling my Soul is fond of Ha! Adel. Why start you Brother Emil. Methinks as thus we kneel thus Strengthning each other in highest Disobedience Red hissing Bolts Are forming to Consume us Adel. Alas Emilius Emil. 'T was a Cross thought But let all Be forgot as these past Moments Name me not Nor think of me till next we meet Then Appamia shall direct us I hear the Huntsman's Horn and guess my Father Is returning No word of me I
Noblest Frame of Nature Poyson each Azure Channel let down the useful Springs Stop the beating Pulses and all the curious Movements Till the Machine Drops into it's Original Clay To be reviv'd no more Zel. Oh Princess Merciful Heav'n keep you From thoughts like these App. Why dost tremble you said you were a Princess Born and that thy Swarthy Veins Carry'd the Royal Blood of those who heretofore Were Lords of Mexico It must be false Thou hast a Plebian Soul else thou hadst Us'd that skill which I Implore and died E're been my Slave Zel. It was your gentle Usuage which reconcil'd me first To Life and then to the Love of you Which if I have fail'd in App. No thou hast not nor you shan'not If you refuse me with this drawn Dagger I 'le give my Rival present Death Then Our Laws will Doom me to severest Wracks And publick Shame upon a Scaffold End me Zel. Oh my Lov'd Mistriss App. Why is it such a pain to Live and sin to Dye If Bucarius fails Lovisa's not remov'd and Then this Night they meet and long succeeding Joyful Days and Nights attend 'em prepare My Slave a Draught prepare for her or me Both caenot must not Live Zel. Have peace you shall be obey'd App. I thank thee faithful Creature now to the Alcove lead I must Tinge Lovisa's Sweets If her mind is undisturb'd I am but half Reveng'd She must be Rouz'd Alarm'd with Doubts and Fears set her Desponding Heart in Tortures like to mine Create her Woes May Equal my Despair Exeunt SCENE Drawn Lovisa Sleeping on a Couch Enter Appamia and Zelsde App. There wrapt in Innocence and Peace She lies No Dreadful Dreams warn her of approaching Fate Calm Sleep Cordial to the Wretched for ever Fled from me seems fond to eang upon those Beauteous Lids Baths and Wanton's in her Eyes and Revels on her Lips in Charming Smiles Zel. Can you Commend and not yet pity App. 'T is Emilius no doubt is the pleasing Image Of her Dreams She sees him at her Feet Hears his soft Vows and Darts him back Ten Thousand Joys Zel. Madam She Wakes Lov. What gone agen ye Airy Fantam Why have ye forsook me Why are my longing Eye-lids stretch'd in vain for him whom Sleeping I beheld App. I told ye so Forgive my over-care Such Charge Emilius gave such Charms Have you That much I Covet to be near you Lov. This is Excess of Noble Charity to a poor Stranger and your humble Handmaid But is there yet no news from my Dear Lord App. None I doubt my fair Friend you 'l be Too fond expect more Complaisance More Kinnness than our Spanish Nobles Pay to Wives Lov. To Wives Why Madam is there a Dearer Name App. Bless me Nurtur'd in the Court of France and Ask That Question I thought your Gallantry had been Our Example I assure ye there 's scarce a Man Of Quality here but wou'd think himself despis'd Deform'd or most abominably Scandaliz'd If publick Fame took no notice that he had A Mistress At all our old Customary Feasts There 's not a Don tho' Marry'd to the Charming'st Bride On Earth but wears some other Lady's Colours Leaving his Wife so to be Honour'd by her Hero If she has any But by the Husband She 's Certainly neglected Lov. Oh my Emilius How far art thou from Once resembling such a Waverer App. I 'm glad to hear it France has strangely Alter'd him In this Court he was the very Minion of the Ladies Addrest to all each blooming Beauty Shar'd his Heart tho' none possest it wholly With an Air of Universal Kindness apply'd to All But these were the Triffling Hours of Youth Now He seems fix'd indeed Lov. The Character is so indifferent from the Brave Emilius that were it not for strongest Proofs I shou'd think you did not know the Man App. Oh! He 's a Dissembler take my word for 't But he may make the better Husband Lov. If I could think the Lord my Heart has Chose For whom I have forsook all that the World Calls Comforts thus Inclin'd I 'de Dye to Rid me of the Dismal Apprehensions Oh Madam Forgive me if I say 't is unkind App. What Lov. To tell me this If it be true I 'me undone Think on my Condition Suppose you had left This Delightful Palace the Place where you are Known and Honor'd fled with some Dear Man To Distant Climes Consider how t' would shock ye But to fear this trusted only Friend shou'd prove Unconstant Faithless as the Seas you Past Such Is my Fate if he forsakes me for whom Iv'e All forsaken Despair and Death 's my Portion Oh Emilius Cruel Unkind Return and Chear me e're it be too late App. Accuse him not nor grieve at what 's deliver'd As a Friendly Caution But why doth he Loiter now He said he would not see the Vice-roy and tho' he hold His Sister near his Heart Methinks if he fulfill'd His parting Words his Visit shou'd be shorter Lov. I know not what to think My Soul so long Has held him true with such a Faith Believ'd his Promises that it will be wondrous hard To Judge him False but harder much to find him so App. Be wise and you are happy All yet is in your Power Untasted Sweets Virgins Favours Beauty like yours Wou'd Urge the greatest Rambler to play the Saint With Perjur'd Breath kindle such lovely Fires and Venture his Immortal Hopes for your Embraces I say not this of our Emilius But such Men there are Lov. Oh! App. When next you see him which must be suddainly if His Friends have sway'd him or Adellaida by The Description of some fam'd Beauty in her prime Renew'd his old Amours You 'l find it in his Alter'd Carriage he 'l be reserv'd disturb'd Spite of Dissembled Fondness mark him Nicely and you may discover Lov. Oh all ye Powers is this my Task must My plain honest Heart that 's full of Love Of Faith and true Obedience be wrack'd with Jealous Pangs still on the Watch to find out the Tricks and Turnings of Deceitful Men No rather Than endure the Killing Pain the little abject Office I 'le rip it up and led out Love and Life together App. No my Lovisa give me leave to call you mine We will live in highest Pleasure Live if you can Learn like me to Despair and slight the Betraying Race I who have seen 'em Cringing at my Feet been Surrounded with eager Eyes and bended Knees Stopt my Ears at the bewitching Charmers The false Guilding of their Love wou'd not down With me I saw Interest Lurking underneath â—nd scap'd Destruction Lov. Alas What have you scap'd You are yet within the Very bloom of Beauty Love has not yet sent the Hero He designs your Conquerour had you met with one Like my Emilius graceful in his Person by Nature fram'd to be the Darling Joy of Woman-kind Who when he tells the Story of his Love wou'd make The
Emil. to Zel. Why dost thou tremble App. Alas We are frighted all T' has seiz'd me so I am almost in her Condition Emil. My Love Drink this App. Well may she indeed be faint for all my Art Cou'd not perswade her in your absence by the Taste Of ought to Refresh her out-worn Spirits Lov. Oh! Will it give me Rest Drinks Emil. I hope so dearest App. aside 'T is done and by his Hand Methinks the Infernal Powers Smile turn turn o're their horrid Leaves Of black Revenges And set mine down most Exquisite Emil. How fares my only Blessing Lov. Beyond the power of strugling longer with my Woes Lead me Virgins from him and from the Light Let Sable Curtains make an Artificial Night There will I fix and my sad Fate deplore Nor e're look up or aim at Comfort more Exeunt Emil. She 's gone And with her Griess has riven my Heart asunder Oh Appamia By the pure Fire that kindled in our Infant Minds and grew To Friendships holy Flame I do Conjure thee Cherish my Lovisa whatever rugged Fortune 's mine In Life's uncertain Lottery Or if the Blank Prove Death Oh! Let me dye your Beggar Turn All the kindness you have born to me and Fix it on my Mourning Bride So may The Power 's shed on your Beauteous Frame Eternal Blessings never ceasing Joy And successive Comforts without end App. Why this Injunction Emil. If I return 't was needless If not Remember it my latest Prayer Protect that Innocent Unhappy Fair And Shield her from that ugly Fiend Despair Exit App. Ye Curst Fond Foolish Eyes that drew in Fires yet Wanted power to dart 'em back Stretch your Extorted Lids persue his Lovely Form perhaps ye never May behold him more Zelide I prethee Drench this Dagger in thy fatal Compound that the least Enterance by it made may carry Death speedy And inevitable Zel. Is this at last the only Service I must do for My most Generons Mistress to scatter destruction Round and leave her Name Accurst App. 'T is past my Zelide we are plung'd in deep Unfathomable depths there 's no returning The shudderrings o're Lovisa there I must sink In Blood and loose the sense of fear Zel Oh for Lovisa I cou'd weep In few hours space Such heat will boyl within her Veins Such pains will stretch her Aking Nerves Intolerable Burnings in her Brain thro' every Pore Fire unquenchable force its way Hissing in her Blood and Flaming in her Eyes App. And by Emilius this Cordial Draught was Administred 't is fit he sees his handy work Oh Subtil Aid of Hell for the Contrivance was Beyond my hope In such pains must She Expire say'st thou Zel. Oh yes But if your Christian Faith I have Learnt Be true Death Ends her Misery and mine for causing it Bears an Eternal Date App. Canst thou fear Hell that look'st its Offspring Complexion'd as our Fancy paints Devils But Oh ' for me who have a thousand times Been told my Form was bright as Angels Form To sink amongst Internal black Tormentors Away I 'le shun that thought my selfe I 'le fly To think is tasting Hell before I dye Exeunt SCENE Changes Enter Adellaida and Amidea Adel. Support me Amidea for I sink with Fears And ye Auspicious Stars Assist Grant as I Wish to loose a Lover I may gain a Friend Ami. See Madam he comes Adel. By my Appointment comes What shall I say How work him to my Wishes Ami. Denying his despair Succeeds Enter Lorenza Lor. With all the trembling Fears unhappy Wretches View their awful Judge I am come to know From you the bright disposer of my Fate What is my Doom Adel. And when that Doom is past Lorenza the Wise And Brave Arm with Resolution and what 's Irrevocable bear with unshaken Minds Lor. Oh pointing Prelude to the sure Blow of Fate Why was I born Or why preserv'd to this Distracting Hour ye Malicious Stars that knew Me form'd the hate of Adellaida Why in my Cardle did ye Forbear to shed your poisonous Fires and blast my Thoughtless Childhood E're I knew such pangs as these Adel. Call it not hate Lorenza when I profess an Esteem particular which every day increases And grows to an Admiration of your Noble Qualities Lor. But never will produce the least spark of Love Say Madam Is it not so Do I not speak your thoughts Adel. Suppose you came too late turn'd Beggar when I Was Bankrupt grown your worthy Heart is not To be Trifled with therefore I deal without Reservâ— Lor. Executions tho' delay'd or given Instantly Bear equal Terror Adel. That you My Lord already have my Father's Voice Is Granted Nay that Minutely I expect his Dread Commands Most true but that they cannot be by me Obey'd is also a sad Truth which you must hear Lor. Hold ' e're ye pronounce my Fate what never Adellaida no continu'd Services not Reiterated Prayers no Expence of Blood will nothing Nothing move thee Oh Inexorable Adel. Had I not thought you the Noblest of Mankind I had not Dar'd thus far For my Petition is Lor. I Guess it Madam what ails my heart to heave But go on all will be Calm Adel. Ha! Lorenza Thy Face grows Pale I wou'd have ask'd thee to have told the Vice-roy Thy desires were Chang'd But Oh! I find Thee fix'd to both our Ruins Lor. What does my Rival fear my Sword Or does he Scorn me Or is it height of Pride or Cruelty To send me Death this Torturing way Adel. Wrong not the Innocent 't is I alone wou'd tempt thee To a Generous Act to do a Deed will set the Foremost in Heroick Lovers Fame to quit thy Passion but to save thy Mistress for Oh! if you Persist you may heap my Father's wrath upon me Yes you may cause my Death My Love ye cannot Cause Lor. O Severity But I 'le Complain no more If I am Thy distin'd Victim 't is he the happy he shall Send me thro' my Wrack'd Heart force his Triumphant Way with hands steep'd in my Gore a sight will Please those Cruel Eyes Grasp the Bliss for which Whilst I have Breath I shall be wishing is going Adel. Hold Lorenza against whom dost thou Arm Lor. Needs that Question Don Lopez my Curst Supplanter Adel. Stay thee a Moment and know That Noble Youth 's my Husband If after this knowledge thou Dar'st to lift thy Impious Hands against him If thou dost Wound him For Chance of 't Rules the Brave Blasted be my hopes for ever when I not double all those Wounds Upon my Bosome If I not neglect my latest Prayer And in Cursing thee forsake the hated World Lor. Oh wretched State Be still my Raging Heart be still Bound no more in boyling Blood I 'le ope the Sluce and give thee Ease Turn Adellaida swift as thy Wishes See where Thy Fury falls I have Reveng'd thee of thy detested Foe Adel. O desparate Man Now thou hast Ruin'd me Stabs himself Indeed Some help there
no further Talk no Words Lean and Let me bear thee to the adjoyning Palace of Appamia There try the power of Art To stay thy Fleeting Life Bris. To Appamia's My Lab'ring Heart Beats quicker at the thought There I may See But I will not Name her She Shall be happy and I forgot Emil. Lean Sir yet more Yonder I spy some That may assist Us Oh Fate Oh Lovisa How shall I ever dare appear before thee Thus sprinkl'd with thy Brother's Blood Exeunt Re-enter Bucarius and Roderigo Buc. The Victims are ready for the Sacrifice Now let 'em Dye in whining Tales and hope Elysium whilst I Seize My exasperated Heroine And Retire till the Storm is past Rod. What 's your Design Buc. To abscond a while and if the Murmurings prove Too loud at Us To fly to the Indies and there Revel In Love and Pleasure too great for Laws And happy above the reach of Fate Rod. I ask but to partake your Fortunes Which ever way they Bend. Buc. You shall Command 'em hast to Appamia The humble way I need no longer move She dares not cannot now deny her Love Her Guilt and Rival Rage her scorn Disarms I 'm paid with nothing but her long'd for Charmes Exev SCENE Changes Enter Adellaida and Amedia Adel. How every Sense is out of Tune wounded and broken When the Minds disorder'd through these Antique Cloisters have I walk'd alone at the silent Solemn Midnight Hour without the least fear or apprehension Yet now a Gloomy Evening and the Fatal Chance Of the proceeding Day strikes me with horror Each Marble Pillar seems a shrouded Ghost And the hollow Winds Eccho like their Groans Amid Go back dear Madam For sure there is unusual Terror Adel. On and seek Appamia I have made thee A Coward by my Fears Enter Emilius Brisac Led Bris. Here let me Rest any further Motion gives me present Emil. Gently set him down whilst I fetch help Death Whose there My Adellaida Adel. returning Is it Emilius calls Emil. That Wretch Emilius Oh Sister This cursed Hand And this unhappy Sword I fear has slain a Gentleman Whom now to save I willingly wou'd Dye Adel. What Gentleman Emil. The Brother to Lovisa my Wife Behold Adel. Ah! Murder Murder My Love My Husband Falls Emil. Darkness o'rewhelm me What dost thou say upon Bris. Bris. Thy Brother Oh the strange work of Fate But upbrad him not nor grieve too much My Charming Bride Upon thy Bosome let the poor Brisac Expire 'T is the Millky-way And leads I hope to Heav'n Dies Adel. Thou sha't not go without me come back Come back Open thy Eyes Speak yet again Breath upon me Alass his Breath is gone Some Angel hat caught the precious Sweet And Treasur'd it in Immortality Emil. Her Griess root me with stiff'ning Horror Pale Death Usurps the lively Red that us'd to Adorn His Face What Villain with obdurate Heart And cruel Eyes cou'd do this But shall a Wife Behold thee thus and not Revenge Thee Thy Dagger poiuts the way detested and Accurst I 'le drive thy barbarous Soul to Shades Below if my Sight almost Drown'd in Tears can Guide my feeble Arm Emil. Strike boldly Adel. Ha my Brother My Darling Brother Fall fall thou Wretch Strike strike and wound Thy self Emil. What mean ye Adel. Prevented then in Desparation Dig the Earth up Force thy way through to the Center or call upon You ponderous Roof to Crush thee Amid Help Sir I cannot hold her Emil. What shall I do prithee call my Father hither 'T is now too late to hide ought from him Exit Amid Oh! That at first I had discover'd her Love and mine Adel. My Father Ah his Curse did this a Parents Curse brought on me all this World of Woe Since then Curses have the power to kill I 'le Curse All humane Kind And first for thee Despair Still gnaw thy Soul when e're thou hop'st for Comfort May the deluding Vision vanish from thy Eyes and Such a Sight as my Brisac is now Be thy Perpetual Portion Emil. I beg ye cease Adel. Where 's now the charming Syllables that us'd to carry Thrilling pleasure to my Heart and melting softness To my Eyes 'T is gone 'T is past for ever Even the Last Antidote against Despair Hope is gone Then with never-ceasing Wailings fix here on this Dear dead Image feed thy Soul with Sorrow till I grow Pale and Cold like my Sorrow Love till One Grave the only Bridal Beremains Receive us both Emil. Severely has my Fate Ordain'd that I shou'd be The cruel Causeof these Heart-wounded Griefs Enter Vice-roy Amidia Vice What does this continual Voice of Sorrow mean Still to Alarm me with New Mischiefs Can the time Measur'd by so few Hours Produce these various Scenes of Horror Is it Don Lopez o're whom my Daughter Weeps Amid Not Don Lopez but a Nobleman of France Who in the late Progress gain'd the Heart and Since the Nuptial Vows of my unhappy Mistress Emil. Oh Sir Your Son your wretched Son has done All this Commit me to the hardest Laws My Just Country Decrees But Oh! If e're in my Obedience I deserv'd your Favourur'd If my Mother whose lov'd Memory you Treasur'd As your greatest Bliss Was dear to ye when Under the Ax or on the Wrack I expire Save And protect my wife Send her safely back To France From whence I stole the unequal'd prize Vice Emilius here My Eyes and Ears thus entertain'd With Sights of Death and Sounds of Marriage What mean these dismal Riddles Adel. I can Explain 'em See Sir your Power you Bid it Rain and lo from my Eyes whole Deluges Have pour'd you said I shou'd behold Pale Horror in the Face of him I Lov'd And look how dreadfully you are obey'd Vice Alass 't is dire Confusion all But Take her from the Body and Guard her with special Care Adel. Stand off Indeed ye' are to blame They go to take Adel away Do not Father do not part us now I ask but this Cold Hand I 'le lay it to my Heart and it shall bring me Quiet Everlasting Quiet Vice Ye humour her distraction to some Apartment lead her Adel. Let him come with me then do do Inhumane Creatures do yet all your Forces cannot keep in Life I have him still I hold I grasp him Ah me Their cruel strength prevails Another Look Ye Tygers my Heart-strings Swell and Ach with painful stretching Once more and they will burst Yes yes My pale dead Love I shall I will O're take thee I will I will Exit forced off Vice What have I done Alonza to deserve Such Punishments Henceforth never Let Man build in Earth his Happiness Since even our Children whom we from Heav'n are priviledg'd to Love prove our greatest Torments To the Hall of Justice let this Dead Lord be born and Summon thither the Alcade and all the Officers Oh Emilius How shall I behold thee now a Criminal to Heav'n and me But I won't