beg Adel. My Tongue I will Command But my thoughts are full of thee As thine I hope sometimes remember me Exit severally Enter Vice-Roy Lorenza Attended Vice The Lowering Heavn's all Sullen as the Fate I fear Conspire to Increase this most unwelcome Load upon my Drooping Spirits The Day Lorenzo which was as fair at our up-rising As Gaudy Nature cou'd put on is now reverst The Sun Wrapt up in Sable Clouds Seems To hasten his Delightful Course and long To Sett in Darkness Lor. Such are the Joys of Humane kind Uncertain as the Seasons So Fortune Tempts us With a Smiling Face and in a Moment Sickness Death or Cruel Disappointment Blasts Our growing Expectations Vice True Lorenza yet thou complain'st not By Experience or the weight of Sorrows But like the Common Vogue of the World That still Crios out The Times are hard Fate grows blinder more unjust than ever With a Knavish Partial Hand Scatters Her Favours Missing none but the Deserving This Complaint the present Age always thinks Is new When alass their Fore-fathers Always said the same But prethee Lorenza leave thou such Affectation Thy Fortune 's large Thy Character is good Noble thy Birth And all the Blessings of a prosperous Youth Attend thee Lor. My Gallant Friend Venerable Governour Say Rather all the Curses Vice How Lor. The Wretch that in a Raging Feaver Lies Whose parch'd-up Soul Hunts round the Burning Clay wherein it is Consin'd and sighs but for a Cool retreat were he Lord of the Universe Wou'd he not give it all for Liquid Draughts Of Quenching Water Sound his Big Titles In his Ears Disclose his Hoarded Wealth Lull him with Enchanting Songs Surround him With the Various Pleasures Luxury in Health And Power Invented wou'd this make him Happy No! Like me amidst the hateful Bustle He 'd beg for Ease or Death Vice Folly and Madness Thou hast no cause Lor. Not Cause Is not all the Happiness my Heart Can guess at or my mind can Frame Treasur'd In Beauteous Adellaida And doth not the Disdainful fair still view me with relentless Eyes Like the Coy Daphne Fly my Loath'd pursuit Shun me as she wou'd Infection O must Accurst Hated by Adellaida Why do I Live Why Drag This Irksome Being round a World where Nothing else can please Vice Far from thy Soul be such a thought my Son She hates the not but fearful unknowing yet Mankind will only try thy Faith e're She for Life Surrender Lor. Oh! had I grounds for that kind hope I 'de not Exchange the Prospect of such Bliss to be Spains Monarch or the United Worlds Vice Have you not my Approbation and is she not The Pattern of Obedience I own won by her Sweetness I did promise not to force her Inclinations but I know she wou'd as Soon forgoe her Honour as Contradict my will Lor. That Don Lopez the lately arriv'd Kinsman Of your fair Charge Oh forgive my Jealousy Vice Nothing but her Friendship to Appamia At the return of my belov'd Emilius I hope To fix that Lady and all her Fortunes in my Family Direct me heav'n but in the Disposal of those two choice blessings Thou hast given my Children and what e're Probations is Fit beside shall be receiv'd without a Murmer thought Lor. Auspicious be the Moment that we offer up Our Prayers Grant me good Heav'n my Love I ask no more Vic. Search my Lorenza find this darling Mistriss out Fall at her Feet and Breath thy faithful Vows I 'le follow and my persuasions add This kind Force Will Storm her gentle Breast and touch that Heart whieh seems Impenitrable Lor. Oh Love Thou charming little God dwell in my Eyes And hang upon my Tongue with Honey-dropping Eloquence Steal through her Ears and thrill into her Heart Till She at lash th' Almighty Rapture know To please her self and ease her Lover's Woe Exeunt Enter Apamia and Zelide App. Remember Zelide each particular We'ave from Lovisa Learn't Zel. Fear not Madam my Memory shall be A faithful Register to serve you App. Easie and plain her Words An honest Freedom ran through her Narration And am I Doom'd to Ruine this Artless Innocence Zel. Blest be these Reflections Cherish these thoughts Coutinue Madam as free from Guilt As is Lovisa App. But shall she then possess Emlius Shall these Cursed Eyes behold the Hateful O ject of their meeting Loves See the Gay Years Circle round with flowing Pleasure Whilst I despair No rather gape wipe thou Earth And swallow them or me to bear us all The Burden is too great Zel. Still I am your Slave and 't is my fear for you For your dear Safety only make me wish You 'd move no farther App. Yes I will on and give 'em back the Wracks I feel Sure 't is but Justice The Earl d Englesac he was the Man Her Father chose for whom the Nuptuals were prepar'd Zel. Right Madam Enter Page Pag. The Lord Bucarius waits your Pleasure App. Admit him yet stay come back Zelide Whither am I going can I decree Emilius Death And Live Yes for he 's Dead to me already But can I dehold the noblest Form Nature In all her Workings e're produc'd or Joyning Art rendred Exquisite a cold Lump Of Clay The Immortal Soul Hunted by Violence from her lovely Dwelling Zel. Think well Madam for after Death Repentance is too late App. What is 't that Staggers my Resolves Avaunt thou soft Intruding Pity Let my wild Fancy view their Scenes of Mutual Love and Fire my just Revenge Ha! Methinks I see their glowing Lips Which thurst to meet their close Embraces Where their beating Hearts keep time Their Arms are Revetted together Part 'em ye Powers part ' em Set Seas Olimpick Hills And all the Lumber of the Earth between ' em Oh! Zel. Dear Madam Cease App. I will be Calm as the still Waters when scarce A Breath of Wind Curles the falling Waves Husht like a sleeping Serpent underneath A Bed of Flowers But when those Happy Loves think to trace the Steps of Everlasting Joy Tempests and Whirlwinds Stings of Adders shall surround ' em Now let him come Oh what Earth-quakes shake This little Frame wou'd it were once Destroy'd Emilius and Lovisa then Might Live in Peace Zel. Look up my Princess disquiet be their Portion Since they have made it yours App. He comes my Woes must be dissembled and my Looks be Cheerful Enter Bucarius My Lord did you not wonder at my Summons Buc. I was pleasingly surpriz'd as Dying Men with a Reprive or Tortur'd Minds with suddain Ease So Joyful and so unexpected was the mighty Favour App. Your repeated Services I long heve weigh'd Your continual Application in whatever Related to my welfare nor is your Constant Vows Of Love forgot And if I seem'd to slight those Assiduities It was but the utmost Tryal of your Faith Buc. Oh Sounds Celestial Words Transcendent as Thy Charms What can my Goddess mean App. Leave Extasies to a more
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
thanks tho' 't is my undoing whilst I hear You speak I shall dye Contented Exit Adel. This young Noble-man is Honest Just and Brave I must Conside in him else his Love will Set him full at my Brisac or draw my Father's Hatred on my Husband What a Name is that How much is he Dearer Than all Mankind If I forgot my Duty Forgive me Heav'n 'T is Love Nature's first and great decree Preserver of the World and Conquerer of me Exit Enter Bucarius Buc. So this Disguise will do Appamia doubtly Arm'd for our Destruction Resistless Beauty Dwells in her Coelestial Form but Oh! Hell has Been at Work within There Subtilty Revenge And violent Passions Reign yet she shall be O're reach'd and yield to my Embraces or Bear the Odium of the Bloody Crime which I 'le Contrive Heist Roderigo Enter Roderigo Rod. The same Buc. Well! How and How Rod. Exactly as your heart desires Emilius passing From the Palace back to Appamia was seiz'd His name demanded which he denying was a Spy clapt up And there Remains till you think fit I shou'd release him â—nd as you Order'd give the Paper Buc. Within an Hour let it be done Comes Don Lopez as I directed Rod. He follows I told him a Stranger waited For him in this private Grove Buc. Excellent away be careful Roderigo since Ruine or Glory waits such bold Attempts Fly I hear him Exit Rod. Enter Brisac Bris. By my full hopes of dear expected Bliss This Quarrel most Ominous If 'T is Lorenza waits me here shou'd Death Or Conquest be my Fate What Troubles Must I heap on thee my poor kind Adellaida Ha! Who have we here Wou'd you Sir ought with me Buc. If you are the Count Brisac Bris. Brisac How came you by that Name Buc. My Eyes Inform me you are the the Man Bris. Trust me Friend I cannot recollect where They Learn that Knowledge for till this Moment surely mine did ne're Encounter ' em Buc. Yes often Tho' not heedfully my time indeed was spent From Court where you resided but my Noble Injur'd Friend I 'me sure you 'l own Brisac What Friend Lead me out of this amaze Buc The Earl of d Anglesack Bris. And what of him Buc. Have you not a Sister too Lovisa Nam'd Bris. Yes Pleasing is the Remembrance her Beauty And her Fame stood fair when I lest France I dare Answer for her She has not lost the Virtuous Character Buc. Beauty indeed she still retains But Oh! The more Inestimable Jem Bright Honor Which sullied once or lost like the flying Hours Can never never be retriev'd Bris. Whither do thy Speeches lead for I am yet i' th' Dark Buc. Observe that Earl I mention'd Espous'd your Sister Bris. I do believe it for my Father writ 't was so Design'd Buc. Oh fatal Nuptials Oh unhappy Marriage Wretch'd d'Englesack Oh my dearest Friend Bris. What mean these Exclamations Who Has wrong'd your Friend and mine Buc. Lovisa Bris. No. Buc. If deserting his Red and him when scarse the Hymenial Tapers were burnt out e're the Fresh Beauties of the Spring by Virgins strow'd Were wither'd If this base Then basely Has Lovisa done Bris. With whom Or what Or how Let me By degrees to a just Fury rise Buc. Of him she has blindly chose I can give But small Account Some Idle Debauchee Who caught her with a Foppish Face A Guady Coat such a despicable Triffle Bris. Patience ye boiling Viens Back to your Fountains and carry cooling Patience Where are these Adulterers Speak thou Upstart Fiend sent to Wrack my quiet Buc. Behold this wound given by the Villain who is In Sardinia hid I have track'd him hither Your Father and the Earl come on but Spite Of this disabl'd Arm I 'le make Vengeance sure E're the dishonor's blaz'd abroad Bris. Thou make Vengeance sure Thou prevent the Dishonour of my Family By Hell I shall Believe all that thou hast said a Curst invented Lye Unless you show me Lovisa in Sardinia Buc. I 'le do 't if you 'l Engage to keep your temper And after bring you where I am to meet the Traytor I knew not of your being here nor when I saw you had I made an Application but that My over-eager Zeal for poor d'Englesack threw me on On his Honors Ravisher just at our Landing Where the Ships Crew prompted by the Triumphant Villain whom I suppose a Native here disarm'd And broke my Limbs Bris. Prodigious All Monstrous and uninteligible Buc. I am sorry I can with so much Ease convince ye Who wou'd serve a Friend so earnestly and be Thus suspected it was my violent Friendship Made me out do their Search and find away to pass In the same Ship with the false Fugitives tho' 't was Too late to stop 'em Follow me I will Inform you Of every little Circumstance and to Confirm 'em true Show you Lovisa in the wanton Reveller's Arms. Bris. Do this and be for ever Buc. What Bris. Curst as I am now From all the Downy Sweets I long for thus remov'd From all that 's Lovely all that is belov'd From Love Natures Feast her sublimest Joy From Raptures that wou'd almost Life destroy Rouz'd by the call of Honor Injur'd Fame My Love I hazard to preserve my Name Quit the Dearest Wife to hide a Sisters Shame ACT IV. Enter Appamia meeting Zelide App. HAst thou seen Bucarius Zel. I have App. And moves the Engine right Zel. As Mischiefs self were the Contriver Emilius is freed and by a Lotter charg'd with Villany a Feign Challenge sent him to defend his Honor Threatn'd with Cowardize If he devulge or Forbear the meeting App. An early Courage and undaunted Mind his forward Youth has still discover'd His Manly Arm Pluckt fair Fame from Danger 's ugliest Mouth And in our Annals made long Tracts of brightness Zel. Gloomy and sad this way he walks now revolving Deeply in his troubl'd Breast this unexpected Charge Of Fate then starting as from a Dream of Horror And Crying out Lovisa App. Aye that 's the Thought that tears him not For himself but her he fears Fool Fool Be still or to Elysium go and meet her there On Earth I stand the Flaming Barr between That ye shall never clasp with Joy Zel. The Lord Bucarius hither trains Brisca by ways To him unknown where he shall see Emilius and Lovisa behold their meeting Joys and Confirm the Dishonor he suspects next the pretended Challenge Draws Emilius back and leaves Lovisa to yours And to her Brother's Rage App. My Fancy hurry's on to wild Confusions I dare Not trust Brisac's resentment they may talk and All be well is the fatal Cordial ready Zel. The Poison is App. But may we trust Bucarius in his Contrivance Of a Challenge I know Emilius eager to Answer His Accuser Suppose the General prove a real Foe My Rage shrinks back at thought of my Emilius I cannot bear that he should be destroy'd my Injuries Mount high
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
Chide thee Lest thou shoulst suffer and thy Father's words Prove the sad Presages of ensuing Fate Emil. You are too good and I too guilty for the Blessing Of your forgiveness I feei a Pain almost Intolerable where that Villain toucht me with his Sword Vice Lead to the Wife you nam'd so tenderly and let us Try to stop the further Current of these Misfortunes Enter Lovisa led by her Woman her Hair down Distracted Wounded in her Bosome and Arms. Ha! What Beauteous Wretch is this Emil. My Lovisa Or is it some Phantome rais'd For my Astonishment Lov. Give me way I am all Consuming Flames Unhand me Let me Lanch my Veins yet Deeper They are all on Fire Blood cannot quench ' em My Breath is Flakes of Fire My Eyes like flaming Meteors Shoot! My Nerves my Arteries Like Shrivelâ—d Parchment shrink in Fire I Burn I Blaze I Dye Oh that I cou'd For Death they say is Cold Emil. Speak La Brette the Cause e're I Catch the Madness E're I grow Wild as Winds And Deaf as Storms Lab. Thus did I find her mangling her own Flesh Tearing her lovely Hair and Raging in these Direful Torments Lov. Off off with these Burning Robes Dip 'em in some Spring Then Cover me agen and let 'em Drop and Drop Upon my Fiery Heart Or turn the Rivers On me Lap me in Cool refeshing Waves Give Oh give me Ease Emil. Oh that I cou'd that I cou'd know from whence These Horrors come Look not thus Distractedly Upon me Be Calm my Love be Calm And since there is no hope of Life Let 's Dye In peace Vice My Son Emil. Your Pardon Sir I have no further wish The Business of my Hours is done Vice Alonza Search Inquire these Pangs are greater Than Nature gives Emil. What Starts and what Convulsions Dost thou bear It must be Poison But by whom Lov. Ha! Yet another Blaze Am I not Consum'd My Head is Aetna All the Springs Of Blood Rowling Seas of Fire Bear me to the Frozen North lay me in a Bed Of Snow will ye not Emilius No 't is impossible The Mass is all on Fire Ay now the Fabrick Falls and I am Ashes Emil. My Sisters Dagger Death Lingers Look up Lovisa Vice Alas Emilius Think upon thy wretched Father Enter Bucarius Dragging in Appamia and Zelide Buc. Come forth thou Woman Angel in View In Action Fiend And thou Black Accomplice whose Looks and Deeds are Parallel Come forth My Breath Will last Spite of thy Bloody Hand To tell the Vice-roy the Murders thou hast Caus'd Vice Bucarius Wounded Which way shall I turn My Bloodshot Eyes Appamia Buc. Curses instead of Pity First upon her and then on me App. Villain Buc. I am Indeed a Villain Love which sooner or later Ruins all Mankind was my Destruction But Oh! I find I cannot end my Story Appamia's Love set me on to Mischief and when I claim'd the promise she had made For my Reward Her person and her Wealth She answered with a Blow By a Poyson'd Dagger given Sieze Her and that Devil Moor They will finish What I cannot Oh! Dies Vice How Madam Guards put that Infidel upon the Wrack immediately Zel. I Offer up my Limbs practise your Torments Yet not all the Agonies Spain or hell can Invent shall force Confession from me That will Injure my Lov'd Mistress App. Oh thou Strik'st me deeper than my Conscience 'T was my Command forc'd the unhappy Wretch Save her from the Wrack And I will own the fatal Turth Vice Appamia Is 't possible Is this Lovely Creature by thee Destroy'd App. No by Emilius Emil. I did I Falser than Malice in the Mouth Of Envy Invention blacker than Hell Creates App. the Cordial Fool 't is true it was by me Prepar'd but you convey'd it to the Charmers Lips Emil. Hell and Despair What cou'd provoke Thee How have I been Deceiv'd App. Dull and Insensible had I not Eyes As well as thy Lovisa She saw and Lov'd And ventur'd all So wou'd I My Flames were Fiercer far than hers Which disappointed turn'd to black Revenge Accomplish'd now but Oh for thee ungrateful As thou wert To thy Death I never did consent Nor that I care to be believ'd for all things now are Equal with me But when that dead Villain brought The Fatal News That with Invennom'd Steel he had Touch'd thee I with the Poyson'd Dagger which he Nam'd gave back the Blow and there he lies at Once the proof of my Revenge and Love Vice How Terrible's a Womans rage but the Law Must speak thy Sentence Secure 'em Guards App. The Law but will that end my Misery haâ—tâ— Late I begin to see the Fatal Ills my unhappy Love has caus'd My Zilide who now shall Shield us From the Terros of Despair Let me for ever Warn my Sex and fright 'em from the thoughts of Black Revenge from being by Violent Passions Sway'd Murder And am I the cause Fall Mountains On this Guilty Head and let me think no more Vice Emilius Is there any Hopes Emil. Still there is warmth about her Heart Her Eyes too Glimmer like dying Tapers Oh my Lovisa My Love has been thy Bane Lov. I grow Cool Emilius thou mayst receive me now And not be set on Fire This I can bear Thus I cou'd have dy'd And not Complain'd Emil. what pains hast thou not born what Wracking Misery When the Pangs of Death are thought refreshing ease Hold off a little Thus let us meet Thus let me Clasp thee Thus will We Mount together Stabs himself Vice O Fatal End of all my Hopes Emil. Farewel the blooming Expectation Of a Prosperous Life Also farewel The wracking Cares the Treacheries the Woes that might have been my Fate Your Pardon Sir My Disobedience thus punish'd Claims it How fares my Partner even in Death One Kiss the last that I shall ever take Oh! Dies Lov. Stay my Emilius I am a Stranger Here and have been hardly us'd No Friend to Close my Dying Eyes He 's gone I follow Lay me by the Man I have Lov'd With whom I wou'd have Liv'd for whom I Die Dies Vice Appamia My Foster Daughter but I have done Heav'ns Mercy overtake thy Crimes On Earth thou wilt meet with none Alonza Thee I Substitute in full Authority Till farther Orders from the Court of Spain Arrive and will My self for ever from the World retire Leaving this sad Truth behind That Parents Shou'd not beyond the hopes of Heaven Their Children Prize Nor Indulg'd Children dare to Disobey Lest they are punish't such a dismal way FINIS