what hardned Infidel Shall dare to doubt the Oracles you tell Soph. I will when sorrow shall permit me speak But sure my heart must with unkindness break K. Mas. 'T is possible yet Madam e're I go Express your will for I have much to do My men I have not plac'd my father's Throne We have not fill'd I must I must begone Menander do we triumph Men. Bravely Sir All like your self and more then Conquerour Rez Merna we 're lost with what a haughty scorn He turns away and smiles to see her mourn Soph. Are you not Massinissa call'd K. Mas. I am Soph. Have you not heard of Sophinisba's name She who unmov'd your high disdain endures Yet Sophonisba who was always yours K. Mas. Oh heavens Soph. Whom wasting cares did all the day devour Who watch'd all night counting each tedious hour And never found that there were joyes in power K. Mas. Ha! Sophonisba yes I knew her well That Angel fair and lov'd her er'e she fell Oh Sophonisba hadst thou but a mind Half beauteous as the case where 't is inshrin'd Thou wert but she is dangerous to name My reasons snatch'd by my tempestuous flame Menander help Or I shall sink in th' abiss of thought My vowes my friendship glory all forgot As when we lanch into the Sea the land Goes backward with the trees and all the neighbouring strand Men. Be gone my Lord you 're rnined if you stay K. Mas. What from the vanquish'd shall we run away Mern Still there 's some hopes since at her name he shook And now he eyes her with a kindling look Rez With that last Glance methought love shot him there K. Mas. Yes Madam this is Massinissa here I am to thy Confusion be it kuown A walking Grave with sorrows overgrown With rooted cares and every baneful weed That nightly watchings and pale troubles breed Once I was free from these and flourish'd fair Like a tall tree I blossom'd in the air My cheerful friends like birds about me sung Free from the Charms of thy deceiptful tongue And ripening hopes blooming around me hung Till thou fair Murd'ress didst like lightning fall And blasted blossoms branches root and all Soph. O Massinissa hear I this from thee K. Mas. 'T is equally a truth from him or me Or any here why Madam not from me But if my presence should a trouble prove I will for ever from your sight remove Soph. Stay Massinissa stay my life my soul Why do your eyes with such strange motion roul Your fury in this heart that loves you hide K. Mas. Where does that searcher of the soul recide Who through blind tracks finds out a womans heart Loe here 's a bar a stop to all his Art Who wou'd not swear that such a love was true Soph. Do I not love you By the Gods I do K. Mas. Oh thou dissembler once this wou'd have done But all thy practis'd wiles at last are known Just so she talk'd and so she wept before And with that beauteous honest look she swore Gods If I stay I shall believe again Farewell thou greatest pleasure greatest pain Soph. By all our loves this cannot must not be Those cruel words could not be meant to me To me who love you with a heart entire A flame more lasting then the vestall's fire To me who am indeed all one desire Ah Prince thy love is all my light and health The treasure I would hoord my only wealth Take not that from me K. Mas. 'T is but vain delay Soph. Unkindly urg'd why do you turn away kneels You shall not go till you have left me dead My tears till now were never vainly shed O hear my sighs my vows ye powers above If any power like me could ever love Let loose your fires and thaw this frozen heart And thou dread God of love trie every dart You shannot stir K. Mas. What means this rising flood weeps Soph. Nature will start at such ingratitude Revenge on after ages this disgrace And only Monsters make of humane race Inhumane thou K. Mas. She shall not yet she shall She grasps my heart and cryes she 'l have it all 'T is so her eyes restless magick bear Angels I see and Gods are dancing there Rise Madam rise each sigh each softning glance Lulls my loud wrongs I 'm hush'd and in a trance Men. His sighs flow from him with so strong a Gale As if his soul would through his lipsexhale Soph. Cou'd you be thus on your poor Mistriss frown What was my fault alas what have I done K. Mas. Nothing why nothing only this thou art My life my soul my spirits blood and heart Whose hands least thirlling touch does please above The very act of any other love Gods how she Charms none sure was e're like thee Nor wild as I stormes borrow rage of me But thou art soft and sweet and silent all As births of Roses or as blossoms fall Soph. This Rose that sticks so near your heart will fade When planted by your hand in death's cold shade K. Mas. By mine Not savages would harm thy breast On whose refreshing pillowes Iove might rest And with Immortal sweets be ever blest So fair 't is well thou art not faithful too I cou'd not bear my bliss if thou wert true Soph. Think me not false though I did Syphax wed Who ever was a stranger to my bed Forc'd by my Father's positive command I must confess I suffer'd him my hand Heaven curse me if I ever granted more Cou'd I be his having bin yours before K. Mas. Why do you stop still as statue lo I stand nor shall the wind presume to blow Speak and it shall be night not one shall dare To sigh though on the Rack he tortured were Nor for his soul whisper a dying prayer Soph. Make your love long and let it burn less fast These sudden raptures are to hot to last K. Mas. Right Madam long if we such joyes should feel The furious transports of delight would kill Menander to the Temple lead away By my clear fame this is our Marriage day Soph. Your fame does far above all Censure sir Free from the taunts of low repining Wi 't Kings though they err should never be arraign'd But if I yield my glory will be stain'd What will the World report of such a Bride Who married the same day her Husband dy'd K. Mas. Since Scipio is your mortal Enemy It must be so upon necessity Who yet will not molest you being mine Soph. Then to the Gods let me my breath resigne K. Mas. Can you consent rather then be my wife To hazard honour liberty and life Soph. But sir. K. Mas. But Madam say what you can say You ought not must not and I cannot stay One minute more casts both our lives away Soph. Know mighty Prince I was and am the same And thongh the world this Act may justly blame I will be yours and in that way you name But first by all the
Prisoner If Massinissa should oppose you say 'T is my Command who swore you to obey Exeunt Maherbal Enter Hannibal and Bomilcar Han. My Rosalinda freed and in my Tent But wherefore was that Stranger with her sent Thou hast a Tempest rais'd within my mind Speak was this Youth so fair and she so kind Bom. Your Rosalinda's beauty did appear Bright as Noon day all piercing sprightly clear But he who lead her seem'd so soft and young As if that pity handed Love along And tears his blushing Cheeks did so adorn Me thought the Sun came usher'd by the Morn Han. Cease thy unwelcom praise what did she say Bom. That she would there for your appearance stay I bow'd and went but being curious grown I stopp'd a while to mark that Fair unknown When she with languishing intreaties said Is this your Love Shall I not be obey'd Be gone be gone if Hannibal should come And but suspect death were your certain doom Han. Peace Harbenger of Fate with Ravens dwell Thy tale at Midnight to the dying tell Oh! it has pierc'd me like a poyson'd dart Which by degrees infects the blood and heart And now it higher mounts divides my head Where like a plague its pointed venoms spread My brain ten thousand various tortures turn Now Agues chill me and now Feavers burn Oh Rosalinda false ungrateful Maid Am I for loss of glory thus repaid But let 's away to my Pavilion lead That Ravisher of all my hopes shall bleed Exeunt Enter Rosalinda and Massina Ros. Why will you stay If you did ever love Let me conjure you from this place remove Mass. Permit me as your Menial Servant stay And near your Person sigh my life away Is that so much Ros. It cannot must not be That you should idly spend your hours with me You like the golden Planet of the day Should as you rise all glorious set all gay A generous pity does my heart subdue Which bids you now eternally Adieu Mass. Say your disdain Alas how can I part Me thinks I go as if I had no heart But since you are resolv'd it must be so Near to some murmuring brook I 'le lay me down Whose waters if they should too shallow flow My tears shall swell'em up that I will drown Enter Hannibal Bomilcar Asper Ros. Massina stay I strictly charge you live Han. Not Heaven nor Earth can grant him a reprieve Since Hannibal has vow'd that he shall die Bomilcar bind him bind him instantly False Rosalinda Bear him from my sight And shade his beauties with Eternal night Is it for this at last we meet again Wou'd thou hadst still the Consul 's Captive been Ros. Oh Hannibal can you resist my tears What change is this your stormy temper wears He shall not die Bomilcar Asper stay 'T is I command you dare you disobey Han. Be gone he dyes who listens to her pray'r Pull off his Bracelets let him shackles wear With fetters fret his soft and supple skin Too light a pennance for so foul a sin Massina is taken away Ros. If Rosalinda yet has any part Kneels Left in that cruel yet renowned heart This Stranger 's freedom instantly enjoyn And you shall ever be the Lord of mine Han. How darst thou plead for him false as you are Falser if possible then thou art fair In his behalf no Intercession make His torments shall be doubled for thy sake Ros. Henceforth wrong'd Innocence from Courts retreat Thou best but rare Companion of the great Since thus abus'd ah visit them no more But rest thy sorrows at some Shepard's door Han. Oh guilt canst thou to Innocence appeal Who to this Youth such kindness did reveal Ros. If pitty kindness be I was most kind Who all my softness to his griefs resign'd And what but Marble hearts cou'd see him mourn Yet so much sweetness with such sorrows scorn Han. Pity like yours that does so swiftly move Is the fore-runner of approaching Love Ros. Unworthy of the honour you possess My passions great wou'd I cou'd make it less Know most unjust and jealous therefore vain For Jealousie 's great weakness in great Men My constant Soul did for thy glory wave The Rich the Young the Beautiful and Brave My charmes the cold and temp'rate Consul felt Whilst beauties beams did fiercely on him play The frost which long had bound his heart did melt And Love like Sun-shine thaw'd his Ice away Han. Your looks me thinks have quite another Air Nor doubt I but your Beauty has been try'd So faint loves Colours in your face appear Like Silks that loose their gloss with being dy'd Ros. That Scipio nor this Prince whom cruel you Have bound cou'd nothing on my heart prevail Is as Heaven's high Decree most justly true And I am Innocent as thou art frail Han. Alas 't was Innocence to say begone If Hannibal should but suspect you 'r dead Ros. Compassion for a Love I could not own Urg'd me to speak what you have heard was said Therefore release him instantly from Bands And yield him safe into the Consul's hands Without delayes or murmuring free him straight Or may your Lawrels never more be green Nor may your Arms in War be fortunate Nor Rosalinda but with frowns be seen Han. Stay Madam Hast the Captive Prince unbind My heart to others rough the Souldiers crime As Rocks to Seas or stubborn Oaks to wind Shall bow to you as those must yield to time Forgive my temper hard'ned with the steel In which I stood almost Immortal Man Till Love let fall a blow that made me reel And pointed Beauty through my Armour ran Can you forgive the rudeness of my mind Ros. Forgo your jealousie and I 'le be kind Enter Massina unbound Han. May a rash Man wrong'd Prince your pardon crave Mass. No Sir my pardon you shall never have For know I hate thee on a double score Much for thy Love more for Tyrannick pow'r Princes who have like me dishonour'd bin Should blush to look abroad in flesh again Disgrac'd Massina Fall dye dispatch to fortune's malice bow Thy Royal Uncle would not own thee now Life profer'd with the World I wou'd not take Yet I could live for Rosalinda's sake Speak Hannibal wilt thou thy share resign Ros. He may but I can never part with mine Mass. How never Ros. Never Mass. O unkind hard heart Love when he shot me sure mistook his dart Or chang'd with death whose quick destroying shaft Thus drinks my blood thus with a full deep draught Stabs himself Ros. Hold cruel Prince the Dagger from him wrest Han. Too late alas I drew it from his breast Ros. What have you done Mass. Only my Body areyn'd Of that sick blood which Hannibal had stain'd What less then death could I to honour give And Love neglected charg'd me not to live Now you may take him take him to you all This cruel haughty happy Hannibal Han. The bus'ness of our life 's a senseless thing Why burns th' Ambitious
his Immortal Kindred leave him then You may be better plac'd with blood of Men Besides who knows but his Divinity As Gods will sometimes very froward be May chance take pet as you in Love engage And thunder you to pieces in his rage Ros. 'T is true in War most dreadful he appears All Cruel Glorious dangers thick he wears Not to amuse you when I have nam'd all That 's great and lovely think on Hannibal Mas. Is 't possible In Age can beauty ought that 's lovely spy Can dreams of glory waking youth supply Ros. Though his blood mov'd like freezing Currents slow Were his head whiter then the Alpine snow My youth his age into one piece should grow Mas. All you have said I know in jest was spoke What should you do with such a sapless Oak When a young pleasant Vine so near you stands And bows with all his Clusters to your hands Ros. Honour to youth and beauty I prefer I 'm for the best and bravest Man in War And since the World knows none so great as he None else shall Lord of my affection be In shorter joyes let other Maids delight These transitory pleasures of a night But I more lasting happiness design In my Illustrious Warriour's heart to shine And have my name on his high Tomb engrav'd This this is she who Hannibal enslav'd Mass. Though I no dawn of comfort can descry Yet in this hopeless Love I will engage And every thought of Royalty cast by Through all the World attend you as your Page For all my pains I will not beg one kiss That were to wrong your mighty Man of War Give a kind look and I will prize the bliss Above those hopes which the Ambitious bear Ros. Since then you are resolv'd a while to wait As your first task shew me the Consul strait My beauty like a Comet shall arise That temperate Lord of Nations to surprize I 'll thunder in his ears and light'n in his eyes Exeunt SCENE The Carthaginian Camp Hannibal is discover'd in his Tent sitting at a Table with lights Han. How great 's the care the toil and lingring pain That racks a General 's breast and breaks his brain Argus had a hundred lights and I but one Yet all the Day 't is buisie as the Sun And all the Night 't is watchful as the Moon When shall I sleep from noise and business freed 'T is hush'd but beauty business does succeed Beauty which Iove cou'd draw from Heav'ns high Tower When Nimphs in Groves his Godhead stoop'd t' adore So much he lov'd delight above Almighty power In his deep blood the soft Contagion ran Staining his Son that vast Immortal Man The great Alcides who a distaf made Of that huge Club which Nations could invade Wou'd in his Mistress Glass kind looks devise Less'ning the Glories of his God-like eyes And tun'd his mighty voice to tender cryes Since Gods themselves and God-like Men have lov'd Why should not I with beauty's Charms be mov'd The highest Power has love's blind Mazes trod Then Hannibal love on and imitate a God Enter Bomilcar Bomilcar here so suddenly return'd You look as if your journey you had mourn'd Bom. My Lord we were discover'd Han. Ha! how then Was your lost freedom given you agen Bom. The gen'rous Consul knowing who we were Commanded us to dissipate our fear Then to his Officers gave strict command To let us take a view of every Band But such brave Men and such strict discipline Han. You speak Bomilcar as you knew not mine Bom. My Lord your pardon if I say these eyes Ne're yet beheld such gallant Enemies When we had seen what might less Spirits damp He generously dismiss'd us from the Camp Han. This Civil brav'ry has oblidg'd me so I shall to Battle with half fury go Doubts enter here which yet my breast ne're felt Doubts beget fears and fears my courage melt But of my Love Cousen you nothing said Is she alive how I that answer dread Or is it possible she can be dead Bom. Though in the search our utmost wit essay'd We nought cou'd hear of that Illustrious Maid Han. Perhaps his heart for temp'rance so renown'd From her all conquering eyes might take a wound And now he keeps her close which should he dare With fire and sword we 'l carry on the War Yes we will instantly our bodies join The World 's at stake let it be his or mine Bom. Throw boldly at the sum which the Gods set A hundred thousand lives at once are met That on your side will all their fortunes bet Enter Maherbal Mah. Come forth my Lord hast from your Tent behold Sights that may chill the fiery dant the bold Shrill Trumpets Eccho through the Arch of Heaven Battles proclaim'd and bloody signals given Two Suns their gawdy Charriots Curtains furl And at each other brandish'd lightning hurl Red bolts rush flaming through a bloody sky Wounding the Air vast pointed splinters fly Immortal Spirits drop down and seem to dye A Host of Heavenly Warriours bright and gay Appointed stand and ready for the fray In golden Armes their shining Chiefs appear Helmets and Shields of Diamonds they wear And Spears with Stars of value set they bear Han. The end of all things sure is drawing nigh Mah. Through the void place swift Darts obliquely fly Black swarthy Demons hold a hollow Cloud And with long Thunder-bolts they drum aloud Their Trumpets all with Sun-beams are inlay'd Where dreadful sounds by fiery breath are made Mountains are buried in the womb of Earth A grave they find where first they had their birth Our houshold-Gods sweat as they stand and all Your Garlands from their Temples untouch'd fall A Wolf but now his jaws all bloodied o're And by his fide a Savage foaming Boar. Your Out-gards fac'd and slaughter there began Nor stopp'd they but through all the Army ran Till satiated with blood the Monsters fled Vanish'd from sight and in dark Forrests hid Han. Lead to the place from whence we may descry These dreadful Prodigies that fill the sky Command our Priests a Sacrifice prepare T' appease the angry Doemons of the Air. Exeunt The SCENE drawn discovers a Heaven of blood two Suns Spirits in Battle Arrows shot to and fro in the Air Cryes of yielding Persons c. Cryes of Carthage is fal'n Carthage c. Re-enter Hannibal Maherbal Bomilcar Han. What means the Gods by these phantastick forms And unprovok'd why do they raise such storms Mah. When dreadful Prodigies like these appear The sure destruction of some State is near Our General 's mov'd his angry looks dart fire And noble rage does his griev'd Soul inspire Han. Can this be true Answer ye Powers Divine Shall in our death the Roman glory shine Has Fate our ruin fix'd Is it decreed That Carthage fall and Hannibal must bleed Yet with unshaken Souls our doom we 'll wait And perish bravely though unfortunate Yes ye malicious Powers this Hannibal Whom you
untimely to destruction call Still what he was shall like a Souldier fall Let Hanno shiver in the arms of Death But loud reports shall wait our parting breath We 'l drown the talking Gods with our last cry And Earth shall thunder back upon the sky Exeunt The end of the Second Act. ACT. III. Scen. I. A Roman Camp Enter Scipio Lelius Attendants Varro Guard Scip. 'T Is strange that we no News from Cirta hear No Souldier thence Lel. None Sir does yet appear Scip. 'T were fit some Tribune with our Horse should go And the intents of Massinissa know Enter Rosalinda and Massina Ros. Where is the General By your Majesty And august Garb you should the Consul be If such you are I charge you set me free Scip. Your strict Commands are told in such a way The Consul doubts whether he should obey Nor know I Fair one what or whose you are Wrongfully held or Prisoner of War Ros. By right or wrong when Beauty pleads like mine 'T is fit you strait my liberty enjoyn To keep me here against my will is wrong Since I to Hannibal the Great belong Dare you detain what 's his Scip. We all things dare But would not willingly offend the Fair None shall presume your freedom to deny If with the gift we may your friendship buy Ros. My friendship No to death I hate you all All that bear Arms against my Hannibal A Man so great I though a Roman born Can for his sake my Friends and Countrey scorn Who drives the bravest of you from the Field As I in Cities make all Beauties yield Rome she 's not fit though she her head lay down To be his Foot-stool when he mounts a Throne Scip. My yet unshaken Soul with vertue bound No force of War or Love cou'd ever wound But Mars and Cupid now at once appear And strike me with an Object fierce and fair How her Eyes shine what killing fires they dart And all within I feel the fatal smart Away with her she is a Sorceress go Mass. Stay stay my Lord remember she 's your Foe Besides I love her and if she depart Or suffer any wrong 't will break my heart By all those noble promises you made Kneels When Asdrubal in Spain before you fled And I your Prisoner was you lov'd me then With Gold and Jewels sent me home again And hung about my neck a Diamond Chain Scip. At your Request she shall not go but stay With me Mass. With you Dispatch her Sir away A Rival in my Love I cannot bear Love toyes my Lord below your greatness are They 'l take you of the business off the War Scip. Though War usurp the day Love claims the night At least we 'l try this Am'rous new delight Mass. Yes you may try but ne're can please like me You 'l still be dreaming Sir of Victory Of storming Forts and digging Trenches deep And call for Arms and break your Mistress's sleep Ros. The serious trifles of your love adjourn For know I view you both with equal scorn O mighty Hannibal thou all Divine This loyal heart shall never be but thine How little these compar'd to thee how low Scip. Trophees as great and Conquests we can show Noble as those which his fam'd Arms adorn From as dire dangers Victory have torn Ros. 'T is true some Glory you atchiev'd in Spain And Carthagina by surprize did gain For your late Conquest poorly did conspire Pretending Peace you set the Camp on fire Yet you will loudly talk of Roman fame When all your Eagles Dove-like flew so tame But Hannibal with noise to War proceeds Makes the World start at his unequall'd deeds He like some rowling Whale who as he laves With his bright Armory gilds all the waves Dashes the frighted Nations from his side That pale and foaming fury far off ride O're all the watry Region does Command The Ocean's Lord and Tirant of the Land While your tame Legions like the smaller fry Glide silent on and only twinkle by Scip. Take her Massina bear her from my Tent To Freedom Chains to Death or Banishment Bear her where I may never see her more Massina leads her off She 's gone and now I am as heretofore My panting heart with thirst of Glory burns Fame flyes before and beck'ning Fortune turns Bevers and Bucklers Swords and massie Shields And all the wonted Objects fancy yields Black Hills and dusty Plains and bloody Fields Enter Maherbal What art thou 'T is the Consul speaks Mah. From Hannibal I come with you to treat E're Fortune half the frighted World defeat The grace which for his Spies you did command He thanks you for But with his Sword in hand He who ne're yet a parley wish'd with Rome Since War is to the dreadful upshot come Would hold discourse with you of the Earth's doom Scip. 'T is granted where 's the place Mah. On Zama's Plain Attended only with five hundred Men Soon as the Morn's first blushes shall appear Expect the terrour of your Armies there Exit Scip. Wou'd it were done the great decision made Rome crown'd and in the dust great Carthage laid Enter Trebellius Treb. Laurels and all the Trophees conquest yields Colours and Standards bought with blood in fields King Massinissa does to Scipio send His Godlike Master and his Warlike Friend Scip. Relate in brief the progress of his Arms. Treb. Soon as King Syphax heard our dread alarms He sent some Troops of Horse abroad to scout Which were by equal numbers put to rout Urg'd with despair and by his charming Wife Whose beauty has been fatal to his life He came in person forth to end the strife Our Battails joyn'd and fiercly it was fought Till to the last extreams our Troops were brought When Massinissa more then Man appear'd And with his overflowing valour clear'd Those mighty odds which first our Souldiers tear'd Scip. Some wond'rous Act of fortitude was shown Which could re-settle Troops half overthrown Treb. Where e're our General turn'd death mark'd his look And whom he ey'd with his cold Arrow strook Like some vast flame he made his glorious way And all about him desolation lay Syphax whose name he made to Heaven resound With cryes of ecchoing Joyes at last he found Trembling though with his Guards encompass'd round Swift as revenge could dart he on him flew Whom from his Horse with his hands force he drew And pierc'd his heart in both the Armies view Which seen with one consent the Souldiers fled As if all hopes were with their Monarch dead Scip. Cirta should after such a loss in course Surrender to the Victor's dreaded force Treb. It did great Sir To Massinissa now The gravest Lords with willing homage bow Whereas I did amongst the formost ride 'T was wish'd the Queen might prove the Victor's Bride Scip. I rather wish thou cou'dst not Conquest boast And that the King were with the Battail lost To Cirta Lelius instantly repair And make that subtle Queen our
same haughty fierceness rushing on Which the Saguntines City thundred down Like Troy's young Hero Who while the World about him did admire His father bore through night death blood and fire Spight of opposing hell and war's worst harmes So will I bear my love upon my Armes Bom. To horse my Lord and leave this cursed place Le ts go and instantly the Consul face Mah. No more in this damn'd sorceress confide Permit my Sword her body to divide Or from her Corps cut her enchanted Head And her black braines upon the Altar shed Han. Wee 'le go Maherbal with to morrow's dawn On the vast plain our squadrons shall be drawn Yet for some minutes Battle shall decline Wee 'le see this Consul e're our Bodies joyn And if on equal terms a peace may be For Carthage sake I 'le court my Enemy Bom. T is just you should deliberation take With caution deal and mannage the last stake Mah. You Armies are the Cards which both must play At least come off a saver if you may Han. But like Sols off-spring swell'd with dangerous fires He to the management of all as pires Alone the scepter of the world would sway Alone would rule the heaven and drive the day Like that indulgent God I 'le first advise Show him the tracks through which ambition flies If deaf to all let him ascend the Throne Snatching at glories which must weigh him down Like Iove we 'le toss him from his glistering Chair Sindging ye Clouds hissing through liquid Air And darting headlong like a falling Star Exeunt Trebellius Enter Scipio meeting Lelius disarmed Varro Scip. Lelius return'd and said tell the Event Lel. Too late my Lord I was to Cirta sent For e're some thousand paces got from hence I Massinissa met that wretched Prince Not as I us'd arm'd with a warriour's grace Like Mars when thundring on the plaines of Thrace But in a Chariot drawn by milk white Steeds Like soft Adonis driving through the meads And Sophonisba leaning on his breast Like Venus with her wanton Hunts man blest Scip. Are these his vowes some new way we must try Rather then live dishonour'd he shall dye Lel. Soon as the Tyrant Syphax was or'e thrown With Menaces he forc'd the frighted Town Which entered straight he to the Palace flew Forgetting all his vowes he lov'd anew The Conquer'd did the Conquerour subdue In short her tears and beauty won so far In view of all the world he married her They are arriv'd and now upon the Plain In a Pavilion Royal both remain Scip. Trebellius go this subtile Charmer bring Take all our Guards to assist against the King And say that we 'l attend him in his Tent But first expect the Queen be Prisoner sent Tell him she is the Romans fo and shall A sacrifice for blood of thousands fall Exeunt severally Enter King Massinissa Sophonisba K. Mas. Let him Arm all his pow'r against this breast My heart unmov'd shall stand the mighty Test. What I have sworn shall like thy vertue last I 'le hold thee to me as my heart-strings fast Thou soul of love all charming Excellence Whos 's every look drives stormy troubles hence Does all the blessings of the Gods Dispence Why dost thou tremble let no sawoy fear Make thy heart pant or cause thee shed a tear Soph. Alas my Lord 't were better I were dead In my cold grave safe from these troubles laid Rather ten thousand Racks let me endure Then once be brought under the Roman power 'T is true that you have deeply sworn you wou'd Defend me K. Mas. To my hearts last drop of blood Or may I by some Coward mangled lie And dogs and vultures tear me as I die The Tygress will revenge her ravish'd young ' Midst Darts and Spears and Javelins rush along The Clown so low and ignorant of fame Will venture life to save his swarthy dame And shall not I for thee wast all this blood Thou softest blessing and the sweetest good Soph. I know not what the Gods for you intend But 't is most certan I am near my end Not that deaths darkest horrour I can fear But Bondage is a load I cannot bear K. Mas. Quit all those fancies that disturb thy rest And cast thy Melancholly on this breast This heart is ever thine Soph. O my lov'd Lord If you shou'd break but you will keep your word Keep all your Oaths yet Heaven and you know best Some surfeit with their love as on a feast And then they loath when once they 're satiated But you 'le remember me when I am dead From these dear eyes to endless shades remov'd None e're will love you sure as I have lov'd Enter Trebellius Treb. Guards wait without My Lord you must resign The Queen whom I have order to confine K. Mas. Touch her not for thy life but straight retire Safer thou mayst with thunder play kiss fire Grapple with death a Pestilence invade With all his fatal Purple pomp array'd Trebellius goes to seize her Massinissa kills him Treb. Cut off in my full growth curse on your strife To dye thus when I business had for life Just Scipio will revenge my death beware I feel I 'm going though I know not where Dies K. Mas. Nought but thy blood cou'd wash thy guilt away Who durst the rancour of thy heart display And sully with rude hands the fairest piece That the Gods ever drew your troubles cease I 'm in and now no hope of safety 's nigh Yet still a King we will attended dye Like a brave Merchant Who when his long toss'd loaded Vessel hits Against some Rock and with loud horrour splits First grasps one Casket which does all contain Then fearless shoots himself into the Main So I with thee my only wealth my all Amidst the numerous slaine at last must fall The noise comes near safe retire from view Glory and love shall teach us what to do Exeunt Enter Scipio Lelius Varro Guards Lel. Trebellius slain and in a woman's cause Shame to our Armes disgrace to honour's Laws What flames of mischiefe from this sparke might rise 'T is just with rigour you his fault chastise Scip. Yet Massinissa thou shalt dearly buy Thy ill got love and fatal Gallantry Curle on in wanton wayes bask in her Charms By Mars she is a victim to our Arms. K. Mass. meets him K. Mas. Your high displeasure in your face I spy When the great Scipio frowns great dangers nigh The fact I must confess done in defence Of beauty wrong'd and helpless Innocence Scip. Where is that fair incendiary fled Er'e to extreamest rigour we proceed I strictly charge thee bring her forth to bleed Or on thy person I will vengeance take And thou shalt perish for thy Mistriss's sake K. Mas. With greedy joy I offer you my life If by the Goâ—â— you swear to free my wife Scip. Yoâ—â—â—all not for her sake have leave to dy Nor will I give her life or liberty For Rome