Throne Lady Ah! Gen'rous Youth thou art the only guest That I admit to lodge within my Brest Ast Say Madam have you ever Lov'd before Lady Not on my own but on my Sisters score Distress'd Astragia where so e're thou art Thy Sister means to give away thy heart I know thou Lov'st the man who once Lov'd me But in thy Love he may more happy be I therefore do resign all claim that she In him may happy prove and I in thee Astragia weeps But why these tears sweet Boy You must not cry Unless you mean to drown me in your eye Ast How can I chuse but weep to think I shou'd Deceive a Sister which dos prove so good Ah Madam I have cause to weep you 'l say When you do know I am Astragia Pulls off her Peruke Lady Propitious Gods with blessings don't destroy We wept for sorrow once but now for Joy How quickly my affection thou had'st won Thy vertue 's strong that could subdue so soon What greater blessing could there be then this She who my Lover was My Sister is Ast Whil'st others leave self int'rest to controul Honour the Bias was that lead thy Soul For what could cause thee to resign thy claim Lady Because I knew yours was the nobler flame Your Love exceeded mine 't was therefore fit That to the strong the weaker should submit Ast Could you all this for poor Astragia do Lady Dear Sister can I do too much for you Not doing this I should unworthy prove 'T is fit that honour should give Laws to Love Exeunt The Scene is Rome Enter the two former Senators 1 Sen. The time yields nothing but distracting care And gives a prospect only to despair Since Julia's death Pompey aspires so high Admits no Rival nor Equality And Caesar is so great a Conquerour He 'l ne'r admit of a Superiour And this I fear will cause Domestick Jarrs 2 Sen. Their Armies are ingag'd in forrain Wars Part of great Pompey's Army dos remain Under the Valiant Afranius in Spain Caesar's in Gallia sure they 'l never come And thence remove the Wars to bring 'um home 1 Sen. Pray Heavens Amen I wish they never may I would not live to see that fatal Day But shall I fear Who with Ambition thirst Imbibe the poyson 'till at last they burst And with their ruine draw on thousands more And make it universal on that score Enter to them Uxama A Boy bearing Lawrels after him and Garlands Is this a Time for Triumphs when we may Rather expect this Empire should decay Ah Rome Thy greatness dos draw on thy Fate What Atlas can support thy tott'ring State 2 Sen. How goes Report Uxama Grave Senators I hear News which with terrour will invade your eare Curio's Just now arriv'd 't is Thought that he From Caesar brings some dreadful Embassy Whil'st Caesar with his Army as they say A day's march distant from the Town dos stay Expecting his return from Rome I fear He 'l turn your Triumphs to a bloody War 1 Sen. Wise Cato told the Senat as a friend To what all Caesar's deeds would turn i' th' end If that his Pride were not controul'd in time Made great by Conquests He too high would clime But Pride 's best Curb'd still by as proud a one A Diamond must cut a Diamond or none Therefore I think we wisely did admit Great Pompey's Army 2 Sen. Ne'r think that Caesar will to force submit He has an Army and may come secure And force by foul what fair means won't procure And when his force by Pompey's is withstood Our Eagles then will prey on Roman blood Lo when two Clouds of Fire and Water meet They kiss in Lightning and in Thunder greet Exeunt Senators Uxama stayes Vxama What are these troubles in the State When I Reflect on those which in my Bosome lie No Civil War like that within my Breast Where love and honour equally contest Honour comes arm'd with Glory in her hand And thus methinks she speaks Vxama stand What must Love's passions thus distract thy mind And must my Mansion be to Love resign'd Can Love preserve thy Name 't is I that must Like to the Phoenix spring from out thy dust Love with thy body dies but I controul And keep thy name immortal like thy Soul But now comes love and thus methinks dos say Dost thou refuse bold Rebel to obey Who take my Weapons from her eyes and owe The Twist unto her hair which strings my Bow Enter Selania undiscover'd Eagles which build aloft shall teach their Young To try their Eyes at hers and not the Sun June still resides upon her Cheeks and ows Unto her Breath the perfumes of each Rose He discovers her I must confess I 'm conuer'd by surprise Love dos pursue too fast when honour flies Selan Have you releas'd the Pris'ner Uxam. Madam he Has Liberty but you have fetter'd me Aside Selan Did you appoint him for to meet me here Vxam. I thought the place not safe the Prison's near But in a Pilgrims habit sent him Selan Whither Uxam. Unto you Plains Selan Will you conduct me thither Vxam. Madam I wait upon you Selan Since you prove Thus generous Let that express my Love Gives him a Purse Uxama I prize your favours but refuse the gold The service done for you should not be sold The name of servant when 't relates to you Both payes the service and gives honour too Exeunt The Scene is some Italian Plain Enter Astragia nd her Sister A Pilgrim is discover'd asleep Lady Ha. A weary Pilgrim sleeping on the ground Thy quiet breast is with contentment crown'd These fresh and fragrant Plains thy Eyelids close With a secure and undisturb'd repose Here wandring Streams do in soft murmurs flye And Court sweet sleep to lodge within thine eye Ast Let 's wake him Lady Pilgrim awake arise Stamps with her foot Chase away drowsie slumber from thine eyes Enter Selania and Uxama The Pilgrim rises Selan Did you most holy Sir a stranger see Uxama If that you mean the Pris'ner this is He. Selan You have mistook Orang There 's no mistake in it Oranges never was in fetters yet Unless you count the man in fetters lyes Whom you have captiv'd by your powerfull eyes Madam he lives is free and kept secure By a Disguise I did for him procure Selan Be blest good man for ever since that breath Calls back my soul both from despair and death And dos Oranges live you Powers divine Your Altars daily shall with Incence shine Vxam. What Labyrinth is this things seem to me Riddles in love and all a Mysterie Orang I hear his Voice Selan You fancy that you hear I wish his happy Voice would bless my ear Orang But for a little time subdue your fears His sight shall bless your eyes his voice your ears Provide to meet him at you Lawrel Grove Selan I shall not fail appointments made by love Orang Thither I 'le bring him to you
tincture to the flood And purl'd the Sea with Clarrets of Their blood When the Barbarians saw Their Gen'ral dye They made strange Outcries and began to flye It may seem strange but yet Great Sir 't is true We were O'recome ev'n whil'st we did pursue They us'd their Bows in flight and in short space Kill'd more then when They fought Us face to face Thus fell Our Fortune Caesar 'T is but just We shou'd Who share His Glory recompence His blood Enter another Messenger Messeng Pompey's return'd with Victory from Spain But Crassus by the Parthian Arms is slain Caesar Ill News like a Contagion spreads too fast And in its slowest pace makes too much haste Messeng Neither Marcellus Sir nor Cato Now Envy the Lawrells which do crown Your Brow Each face is crown'd with smiles and All concurr By gen'ral Vote to choose You Consul Sir But first Great Sir You must Your Troops disband Caesar No Man's secure if He unarmed stand Your Message friend suspition do's create Their Love I fear 's but Vizard to Their Hate They fain would have Me to disband My Men That so I might become a Prey to Them Curio First with Your Army march to Rome and then If You think fit You may disband Your Men. This Sir's Your safest Way and by this Course What They refuse to give You 've Power to force If We lay down Our Arms We do as They Who some officious Constable obey Who in the King's Name do's command Their Swords And then presumes to give Them sawcy Words Valerius Although They urge it was the Antient way To come unarm'd Yet pray You Sir disobey From These Our Swords We safety may expect And from Their malice may Our selves protect Whil'st in Our Ensigns conquering Eagles fly All Birds of Lesser Prey must quit the Sky Curio Our Ancestors Who Candidates did stand For Consulships or other high Command To be chose Senators or so still first Lay'd down Their Arms and did the Senate trust But 't is not safe for You We rather may Pervert such Customs then our selves betray Valerius Greatness 'till Now might but a Shrub's height own Which Now in You Great Sir a Cedar's grown And hence They do repine at Your bright Fame And by Their hatred would Ecclipse Your Name Your Greatness Sir strikes Their Ambitious Head The Lyon which They fear They 'd trample dead A Will They have but 't is the Power They want If you lay down Your Arms That Power You grant Caesar My Lords Your sober Councils I approve The Senat 's hate I fear not but Their Love Pretending Love they think to gain their Ends For so disguis'd we know not foes from friends Dogs that intend to bite do seldom Bark But with their silent Chaps they wound their Mark. Love they pretend but Envy they design Castles we cannot scale we undermine But let them still pretend in vain they set Lime-twigs for Caesar's hands in vain the Net In vain such Serpents shew a painted skin That think to tempt my fingers to their sting For by your Councils being thus forewarn'd Wee 'l keep our selves secure whil'st thus forearm'd Cato and proud Marcellus I defie At abject Preys Eagles disdain to flie Fortune my Name above their Pride has born And as they envy me so them I scorn Give Order for the Armies March That Fate Exe. Valer. Curio Which France hath felt I 'le make Rome tremble at Her Senators and Consuls too shall stand As thunderstrook when I do lift my hand If they refuse to do what I think Just I 'le lay Rome's stately Towners in the Dust Break up her Treasure and my self requite For all the Service I have done in fight Her Borders with the noise of Drums I 'le fill And strike Convulsions in her seven top't Hill Enter Valerius Curio Colours flying the Drums beat a March. Those Eagles have brought Conquest on their wing And to us yet this Sword victorious been Over the greater part o' th' world And now Proud Rome shall know what Roman hands can do Exeunt Omnes the Drums beating a March. The Scene is a Tempestuous Sea Two Ladies are discover'd as cast on Shoar on a Planck 1. Lady What Shoar is this that we are cast upon 2. Lad. Alas some forraign Coast to us unknown 1. Lad. Let 's humbly Kiss it what so e're it be Since from devour'ing Seas it sets us free 2. Lad. Here we perchance may spend our Dayes in grief Strangers in forraign Lands find cold relief And when grief spins our time we cannot say We Live but rather dye our time away 1. Lady But yet our Sex sure will some pitty move Or else our Beauty will procure some Love Have Storms been so Injurious as to plough Furrows on ours as on the Ocean's Brow We want our Glasses to consult let 's spie Our forms i' th' Mirrhors of each other's Eye Is all our Beauty gone and all our Arts Our Charms and Graces which did conquer hearts Cannot these Quivers yield one Dart may prove To wound with Pity or to wound with Love 2. Lad. Alas that Power is gone We hope in vain That such mild Basilisks can Conquest gain 'T is not the Martial but the Am'rous Crew That Women conquer and that Eyes subdue This Land perhaps contains a Race of Men With hearts of Stone what Weapons have we then When all our sighs and tears have no more force Then drops on Marbles and meet no Remorse 1. Lad. Were this the Land where cruel Scythians dwell Or were it some inhospitable Cell If once the fire of Love did warm their mind 'T would make the Scythians Courteous Tigers kind Why since in ev'ry Breast Love do's controul Aâ—d warm the North as well as Southern Pole Should we despair or fear our fate although These people in their Breasts had Alps of Snow 2. Lad. I am for going back to Sea again Wee 'l flote to seek new fortune on the Main Perhaps the Planck as well may us restore Unto our Native as a forraign Shoar 1. Lad. No. Being safe let us not trust the waves Let we our Countrey seeking find our graves Hark how the Winds do blow and Seas do roar I fear this Countrey but I fear them more 2. Lad. The Sea seems troubled at our fate and moans Weeping in waves whil'st Rocks do Eccho groans The Winds do murmur at our shipwrack't fate And chide the Seas 'till they new storms create 1. Lad. No more I 'le trust the Sea though she should smile Then I would do the weeping Crocodile If we return again we do as they Who fly one Bear to be another's Prey Wee 'l try our Fortune here at Land We may Hope better Chance Night ushers in the Day 2. Lad. May the kind Gods whose eyes with just respect Look down obnoxious Innocents protect Exeunt hand in hand The Scene is an Italian Plain Where an Augure is discover'd as amongst Sheep A Nymph passeth by scornfully
He Sings THE SONG Augure NYmph why so coy you hope in vain To cool my Bosom with disdain Scorn can no more my heat asswage Then Payls of Oyle a fire's Rage If you would quench my hot desire Contribute fuell to the fire For nought my Breast can satisfie Unless You burn as will as I. The Nymph Answers Nymph I 'le never burn in flames again But pay your falshood with disdain If Scorn cannot assuage your beat Nor make you from my Love retreat My absence shall put out the fire When it wants fuell 't will expire I will remove the scornfull guest And thus I 'le satisfie your Breast The Augure Answers Augure If that your Rebel thoughts foreknew Or thought your Absence could subdue My Love You then would use that Art To make a Conquest of my heart But you a Conquest hope in vain Whil'st you the Fortress do maintain I 'le never raise the Siege but sware To make an everlasting War The Nymph Answers Nymph When I beleaguer'd you with Love You in the Siege did constant prove And seem'd as much to scorn the Foe As now your falshood makes me do From your Example I am grown So wise as to maintain my own With useless Troops of Words be gone Invade not my Dominion Exit Nymp. He follows her hastily and returns solus Augure The day is overcast methinks I see Laborious Ants and the Industrious Bee Ants to their Hillocks travel with their Packs Bees flying to their Hives with thighs of Wax These do foretell some Rain besides the Sheep Feeding so fast I know the Heav'ns will weep But let it rain I 'le to you Shepheard's Bower And sing whil'st spungy Clouds weep down the Shower He is going off Enter Faeries Faer Stay stay What mak'st thou on our Faery ground Seest thou not here a Ring where we daunce round Pinch him till blood come nothing shall suffice They pinch him Aug. Accept Lamb's blood then for a Sacrifice He cryes out Faer Nought can suffice for coming on our ground Unless like us thou knew'st to daunce a Round Aug. I cannot daunce but I can Pipe at need Pan ne're in all his Life had better Reed Faer Sit down and with thy Pipe begin a strain It shall suffice Wee 'l trip it o're the Plain The Augure sits down the Faeries daunce an Antick Measure round him singing as they daunce Faeries sing and daunce WE daunce an Antick Round Blew Rings on the Ground Shall alwayes be found Where we keep Rendezvous We love the kind Swains Who delight on the Plains At night comes their gains When we think on their Shoes Pinch the next pinch him round Untill there be found Like the stains on our ground Blew spots in his Arms. Wee 'l daunce and Wee 'l sing Whil'st we alwayes do bring In our fingers our Sting And rejoyce at his Harms Exeunt The Augure rises and speaks Aug. I 've been a Piper made indeed I 'me sure This wind these water Musick did procure The rain I did foresee fell from mine Eyes Here lyes the Shower in Tears and these the Skyes These Faeries were the Ants and Bees which bring Not in their tails like them but thus their sting But Night draws on and Heav'ns resplendent Eye Winks as 't would say Sister approach the Skie Enter Valerius Attendants Valer. Are you an Augure Aug. Yes Valer. I 'm hither sent By Caesar for to bring you to his Tent. Aug. Sir I must begg this Night to be at home And in the Morn I 'le tell him things to come Exeunt severally The Scene is a Grove Enter the two former Ladies 1. Lad. We have wander'd all this Day within this Grove Wee 'l lodge to Night that we may dream of Love And so delude the tedious time away Night locking up our griefs till break of Day 2. Lad. The day grief's Term time is but then Night brings A short Vacation on her sable wings Let us lie down to sleep grief hidden Lies Whil'st slumber shuts the Casements of our Eyes They lye down Flagilets play a Flourish within the Grove to the Tunes of Birds Both rise 1. Lad. 'T is Philomel who by her warbling Lay Bids a good Night to 'th Planet of the Day 2. Lad. The Birds are gone to roost the Lawrels nod They seem to listen As Daphne slept or started at the God The Sun 's to Thetis gone to take his rest Betwixt the Azure Pillows of her Breast Under these Courteous shades wee 'l lodge to Night Till on her scarlet Wings Morn brings the Light Exeunt hand in hand into the Grove ACTUS II. SCENA PRIMA Caesar is discovered asleep in his Pavilion a Page playing on a Lute and two Souldiers standing Sentinel Enter the Augure Caesar ariseth and come on the Stage Caesar HOw now Can you foretell Events to come Or do you know what is decreed of Rome Aug. Command your Men away the things you 'l hear Should not divulged be to ev'ry Ear Caesar Nods Exeunt The Augure circles with his Wand and speaks Birds appear Eagles and Vultures Whether to the Left or Right The winged Troops do take their flight If to the Left it dos portend Some Evil will accrue i' th' End If to the Right it does presage Prosperity will crown the Age. Caesar What mean those Vultures and yon Eagles Aug. Bloody War And more then them yon Blazing-Star Which in the Eastern quarter shines Men speak by Words the Gods by Signs Strange Omens in a time so short Predicting Birds do now report Tarquin's Lust did End the Kings And two Mens Pride Romes Ruine brings She by one blow shall lose far more Then many Battles gain'd before Great Sir in Sybill's Books 't is said 'Till by a Prince her Bands be lead Rome o're the Parthians can't prevail And Sybills Books do seldom fail The Parthians do our Power disdain Remember Crassus there was slain Vengeance for his death pursue Caesar I have Foes at home that I must first subdue Aug. Behold a Dismal sight see where The Ghost of Crassus does appear Crassus passes by the Pavilion Caesar stands as frighted Ghost If thou dost fear I will away Caesar Can Caesar fear stay Crassus stay Ghost The Senate masque their fatal harms As Circe once her poys'nous charms Come not on the Icy ground The Senate would thy Power confound Perfidious Pompey broken hath Those Vows by which we seal'd our faith When we did combine of late For to share the Roman State Since Julia's and my Death I know He dos contrive thine Overthrow Thy safety in thine Army lyes Boldly thou may'st his Power despise He shall be overthrown by thee But then Great Caesar think on me Caesar The Augure tells me Sybill's Books have said That by a Prince the Romans must be led Before the Parthians can be conquered Ghost True But when thou art a Prince say Wilt thou then March to Asia For to revenge my death Caesar If e're I come To sway the
Scepter as the Prince of Rome I will Ghost Enough I must away The Morn dos usher in the Day My Ghost hast's to the Asian Flood Exit Caesar I 'le pacifie thy Ghost with Parthian Blood Exit The Scene is the Lawrel Grove Enter the two Ladies as from out the Grove 1. Lad. The Stars start from their Dreams and seem to say We must unto our Mansions float away Lest staying here Heav'ns resplendent Eye Should put us out as Glow-worms of the Skie For now the Champion of the day dos rise And routs those Common Link-boyes from the Skies A Flourish from Flagilets within Both. Hark Hark 2. Lad. 'T is Philomel whose warbles seem to say Make Room there for the Planet of the Day 1. Lad. Would Night again begloom'd this glorious place Whose winged Tenants mock us to our Face Might an Eternal sleep our Sense delude Who late were Inmates to that Solitude That we might find like them who Opium take Our Souls i' th' other world when as we wake My sorrow whil'st I speak my Tears exacts And turns my weeping Eyes to Chataracts She weeps 2. Lad. Why weep'st Secreta come discharge your Mind Sorrow when 't is declar'd relief may find 1. Lad. 'T is most unjust my sorrow to reveal 2. Lad. 'T is most unkind your sorrow to conceal Your Shipwrack't fortune I did share at Sea Let me at Land in grief your sharer be 1. Lad. If in my grief you should a sharer be The Shipwrack would be worse then that at Sea 2. Lad. Not knowing of your sorrow whil'st you cry I 'm Shipwrack't by the Tempests in your Eye 1. Lad. If in mine Eyes such Tempests you do find You 'l find far greater Tempests in my Mind 2. Lad. Come speak your Mind that I at last may prove My self your friend and manifest my Love For in your grief I 'le share 't is some redress To have Campanions when we 're in Distress 1. Lad. You force my tears and tongue First Madam know That to Sardinia I my Birthright owe. My Name 's Selania I to Spain did come When bloody War call'd brave Uxama home 2. Lad. You call'd your self Secreta Selania 'T is no shame If Love be all the fault to change one's Name My Name 's Selania when yerst while in Spain Thousands by Pompey's bloody Sword were slain The Brave Uxama taken Prisoner And carr'd to Rome to grace his Triumphs there I went in hopes to find him out at last But with you on this unknown Shoar am cast Uxama gone I could not longer stay Shadows pursue the substance ev'ry way But like an Amazon did take up Arms Such is the power of Love's forcing Charms Nor was it more then just that I should be Disguis'd for him who was disguis'd for me He call'd himself Oranges or our Isle And stamp't his Fortune from my frown or smile She weeps Lady I pity your hard fate nor is mine less Though not in Tears I 'm Rival in distress Grief 's like a River which dos silent creep And makes but little Noise if it be deep Spare fruitless Tears in vain you do deplore What once being lost you never can find more Selania Who from so small a Tribute can refrain As Tears although the tribute be in vain We weep dead friends although each Tear that 's shed Prove but a needless payment to the dead Merchants may mourn their Loss though tears they spill Do with more water drown the Treasure still My dear Uxama who conceal'dst thy Name And call'dst thy self Or anges She weeps Lady You 're too blame To yield to passion and give way to tears Cast away sorrow and subdue your fears I 'de fain divert you from your grief I 'le sing And see if musick may diversion bring Selan Madam I wish whil'st for my grief you seek a Cure You may a Balsome for your own procure Exit as into the Grove Musick and Voices THE SONG THou God of Love whose Quivers hold Shafts of Heat and shafts of Cold. When hot we do Love's flame indure When cold they do disdain procure Whose points are sharp and strong enough To pierce through Maile or coats of Buff. Which can from hearts of flint strike fire To catch the tinder of Desire Then dive the Seas and there create In Neptune flame in Fishes heat Then mount the Skies and with new fire Snatcht from the Sphears the Gods inspire That Jove himself becomes the prize Being shot with darts from Danaes Eyes Such power has the God of Love He Empires greater rules then Jove Though the cold Zone should gird with Art Or ribs of Ice immure a heart Yet ribs of Ice would thaw with Love And the cold Zone would torrid prove Enter the Lady and with her another Lady in the habit of a Shepherdess Lady Madam I 've met with a kind Shepherdess Who vows she will take part in our distress Selan Kind Maid I would not have thee change thy state And for our sakes become unfortunate Shepherdess Madam Please you to give me leave I will attend Your sate 'till happiness dos crown the end Selania and the other Lady whisper I find they know me not and this disguise Dos hide distress'd Astragia from their eyes I need not ask for to attend their fate When as mine own makes me unfortunate Though we were shipwrackt all yet now I find The gods in this our meeting do prove kind My Sister 's Lov'd by one whom I do Love I will her Faith and his Affection prove I 'le try if she Love him and then I 'le know Whether he Loves Astragia or No. Enter Uxama disguis'd like a Shepherd with a Hook in his hand Uxama What are you are you Stars fell from the Skies Or Apparitions which deinde mine eyes Speak if like me you be of humane Race What make you all thus early at this place Lady Coming along last night we lost our way And waited here the conduct of the day Uxama Please you sweer Ladies to accept of mine Where lies the place for which you do design Selan In Italy I fear w' are far from thence Uxama Th' Imperial City 's not far distant hence Selania seems transported Selan Thanks you tempestuous Seas How things succeed When shipwracks are so fortunate decreed Aside Chance hath preferr'd my wishes and I 'm come Where I shall see Oranges now at Bonee Uxama What 's that Oranges do you know that name Selan That name adds a new fewell to my flame Aside Uxama A Pris'ner call'd Oranges as 't is said Must put the Garland on great Pompey's head But then must die For Pompey thinks it good Two of the Ensigns should be steept in 's blood Selania swouns the others help her Then hung in Janus's Temple for to be The bloody Trophies of his Victory Lady Help Help the Lady Swouns Exit Shepherdess Uxama helps Enter a Souldier Sould. Hold Ravisher Vxama It is this Lady not thy sword I fear Sould. What didst
friendship may make each your friend Perhaps to your proposals they 'l consent Oblige the Senate and the War prevent Not that I fear a War but shall obey And follow dangers when you lead the way But yet 't is madness if we chuse to run Into a storm whose fury we may shun Caesar They 'l not their safety forfeit at that rate To trust themselves with me whom they do hate My Letter speaks 'um fair if that won't do I shall expect the rest be told by you Curio Sir I obey your Will Caesar 'T is fit Since Pompey's Army that they mine admit Else I may justly think they do design To side with Pompey and my Cause decline Has he done more for Rome then I have done Who have proud Nations to her Empire won Th' outragious Gauls who with their num'rous swarms Made Macedonians tremble at their Arms Who wasting Asia and disposing things Did insolently make and unmake Kings This hand did Conquer There I gave decrees Then wounded Neptune's bosome with wing'd Trees The Gauls no more presuming of their might I did the World divided Britains fight The Germans from their Youth inur'd to War Whil'st neither Hills nor Seas my Course could bar Whose Martial minds still haughty thoughts have bred Yerst saw the Rhene with their own blood run red Nations where e're I went did trembling stand Who with my Sword carr'd Conquest in my hand Nor did they ever think themselves secur'd Though moted in with Seas or Hills immur'd Those Eagles for their prey have Kingdoms won And conquer'd both the Mansions of the Sun Nothing could ever yet controul their force Nor Alps nor Pyren Hills could stop their Course Whose wings with Conquest imp't spread uncontroul'd Disdaining Southern heat and Northern cold The Acts that I have done my glories raise My Deeds in number do exceed my Daies Curio You by your Conquests have inlarg'd Rome's Bounds By which they think your Power too much abounds Caesar Who dare to lodge such thoughts within their minds Curio They whom your bright Meridian glory blinds Caesar They who do think my glories to suppress As well may think to make the Sun shine less Thou think'st in vain proud Rome my high-born Soul Will Cringe so low as to let thee controul No Rome thou dost mistake though Jove should shroud Or case thee in the bowels of a Cloud Yet Gyant-like I 'd heap up Hills so high If he 'd not yield thee up I 'd scale his Skie Should he transport thee past remotest Seas Or carry thee to the Antipodes I 'd pass those Seas or shute some Gulf and go To scourge thy Damn'd ingratitude below I would pursue thee ev'ry way where force Could not arrive I 'd damn thee with my Curse Caesar walks in a Passion Valerius and Curio whisper Caesar comes and speaks Caesar Valerius What do you think is fittest to be done Valer. The way that 's safest Sir 't is best to run Caesar My safety dos depend upon your Swords Valer. Love greater safety then our swords affords Caesar Nought to a Prince can more inconstant prove Then strength that 's builded on the peoples love Unhappy Monarch whose ill founded State Stands on his Subjects Love or on their hate He holds at Will the Scepter and must be A Tenant to his Crown by Courtesie His spirit 's mean Who dares not to controul Is made a Subject by his dastard Soul Valer. Love 's a foundation that will ne're decay Caesar Yet oft in Ruine doth the builder lay The Peoples love may like the Sea awhile Whil'st Calms salute her surface seem to smile But by the Winds saluted by and by The rough imbrace makes her invade the Skie Whose foaming Billows post unto the Shore And flit for fury that they can't do more Thus in affection do the Vulgar prove Inconstant There 's the Weathercock of Love Lend me brave Souldiers but your Swords and where Rome dos deny to Love I 'le make her fear Val. Curio Our Swords and Lives are yours great Sir Sould. Vivat Caesar Vivat Caesar Caesar Jove would not firmly in his Heaven stand But that he holds the Thunder in his hand That Idol Greatness which most men adore Is gotten with great pains and kept with more It never can be truly kept secure But by those means which did it first procure But I waste time Curio make haste to Rome And tell the Senate that from Me you come Give 'um My Letters if they do command That Pompey all his Army shall disband I to the same conditions then will stand And Mine dismiss if not I think it Just Since they to His I to my Army trust And then what they refuse I 'le force and Might Shall be the Arbitrator of my Right And when by Pompey's Army I 'm withstood I 'le march to Rome through reeking fields of blood Thus what a Torrent 's force impeaches more Swels th' uncontrouled streams and makes them roar When Pyramids do burn whose tops aspire Engines are useless and can't reach the fire Excunt Caesar Valerius and Souldiers at one door Curio at the other The Scene lyes in Italy Enter Astragia habited as before leading her sister Ast I cannot in my Language periods find For to express the Vertues of your Mind Rhet'rick's too scant all Metaphors in one Speaking of You are diminution Hyperbole's no figure and in this Auxesis too is but a Miosis My tongue mine Admiration can't impart Accept mine eyes as Agents for my heart Madam 't is just you should accept the same Since from your eyes mine admiration came Lady I can't with dumb Embassadors conferr Fond Youth thine eyes want an Interpreter Ast Madam the Language may be understood As easie as a dumb Man's Signes for food And as to him you 'd charitable prove So let me now experience your love Lady Can'st thou love one thou never saw'st till now Ast Like motion Love dos in an instant grow I cannot doubt your vertues since I know Distress and vertue both together go Lady I am distress'd upon the score of Love Ast Upon that score I would distressed prove But Madam can distress from Love arise When as all blessings Center in your eyes Your Lover's absence can you count distress When you may tread new wayes to happiness Lady Who do new Lovers before old preferr Walking new paths of Love may chance to err And whil'st they quit the Course they stear'd before May leave the Indies for a Barren Shore Ast Pursuing Love you cannot go astray When vertue guides your beauty in the way who 'd go to th' Indies if at home they could Find Pearls of equal price and mines of Gold So that Love's progress now may ended be If what you sought in him you find in me Lady Much more sweet youth unto thy vertue 's due I blush to tell thee that I Love thee too Ast But may I hope that you Love me alone For Love resents a Rival in his
She weeps Convert those tears to Oyle that they may prove Matter for some new flame which may impart A warmth unto my poor dispairing heart Which in expectance of your sentence lyes Like a tame Lamb prepar'd for Sacrifice Selania You bring an Off'ring which I must refuse Orang If I offend in ought let love excuse I must confess what 's offer'd at your shrine Should like your self have something that 's divine Selan It were unjust to give another's due Unto a stranger which I never knew Orang Although a stranger yet do not despise The flame that you have kindled by your eyes Selan I will with tears endeavour to suppress The flame you talk of and to make it less She weeps Orang Rivers of tears cannot suppress desire Nor Seas of Water ever quench Love's fire Whil'st tears bedew your Cheeks you do but more Inhaunce your beauty's lustre on that score As Roses sprinkled by the drops of Dew Do smell more fragrant and more lovely shew Fair Maid too late you do begin to shroud Those Twins of light under a watry Cloud And I too late alas forbear to look Upon those Stars when I am Planet strook Since I am call'd Oranges let that name Give me some title to my Name-sakes claim Selania If to the Name alone my Love were due Then I might Justly pay the debt to you But 't is a debt I must to merit pay Orang Presumption past a pardon 't were to say Merit might reach you or deserts might stand And Love your free gift saucily command Selan He who I love may plead deserts to me Orag If that in love there might a merit be Or he who lov'd might but deserving prove I 'd boldly then plead merit since I love Selan My love to honour and to vertue 's due Orang Though I won't say I have 'um both 't is true Yet I do love them both in loving you Selan Sir I am preingag'd let that suffice Orang The Antidote 's too late to him who dyes Too late we take the Taper from the flie When he is burnt so that he needs must dye Selan Since I have thus far gone I 'le let you know His name to whom my love and vows I owe. Orang Oranges is it not Selan He once did own That for his Name to keep himself unknown His Name 's Uxama whom if I forget I quit the Pearl to take the counterfeit Orang Vxama said you sure that generous guest Only deserves to live within your Brest Madam I quit my claim and do implore Only your pardon who begg'd love before Durst I presume his Rival Glow-worms might Rival the Sun with all his beams of light I knew his love long since and constancy Turtles no more shall now love's Emblems be And as I know his faith so now I prove Your constancy to him and equal love This moment puts a period to distress Which once being past dos sweeten happiness He stamps The Musick Playes within Enter the Lady Singing Selania admires THE SONG COme Hymen come 't is Thou alone Of these two lovers can'st make one Who one in heart already be As when two flames unite we see Thou lazy God make haste away And do not thus consume the day Which is beholding for supplyes To the bright Planets of her Eyes Astragia advances with a Garland on her head and a Torch in her hand as Hymen Hymen make haste prepare the Church And do not stay to light thy Torch Make ready the Solemnities And Light thy Taper at her Eyes Vxama advances to whom Oranges bows and Uxama looks earnestly upon him The Turtles on the Altars mourn Hymen make haste or I 'le be sworn Thou never shalt be thought Divine Wee 'l only Worship at her Shrine Uxama to his Servant Uxama Parmeno The Ladyes whisper How cam'st thou here Parmeno I came Sir to provide That you might meet your Mistriss like a Bride Uxama My Mistress ah Parmeno she is dead Parmeno They by her Ghost my fancy has been lead Parmeno goes to take off his upper Garment Sir give me leave to take off your disguise Then see if you are known unto those Eyes Vxama What dost thou mean Parmeno Parmeno Sir I pray Let me disclose you to Selenia Selania gazes upon him Lady Selania Madam cast your eyes on me Her eyes are fixt with some strange Extasie Selan Yee Gods as once ye helpt me in distress So now support me under happiness Such throngs of blessings with Uxama come That in my breast they hardly can find room Vxama The Persians don 't with adoration run Kisses her hand Greater then mine to welcome in the Sun Alas Selania I have been mislead Report came to my ear that you were dead I had resolv'd not to survive your Fate But then your sight did new resolves create I striv'd in vain my passion to subdue And liv'd because she seem'd to live in you In this respect alone the diff'rence lay I lov'd but knew not 't was Selania Selan When from Sardinia you return'd to Spain Report came to my car that you were slain I strait imbarqu't for Spain when I came there All did affirm you were took Prisoner Then in this garb I firmly did decree To dye in the attempt or set you free I was misguided by th' assumed name For the report still of Oranges came It was my love that did suspect your fate Knowing that you had us'd that name of late Uxama I was too blame Parmeno why did you Presume to call your self Oranges too Parmeno When I was bore in Fetters Sir from Spain I did despair my freedom to obtain Using Oranges name the means I knew You then to gain my freedom would pursue Since you by mutual vows had both agreed Either imprison'd should at last be freed If either Plot or Ransome might but be A means whereby the Captive might be free But then A noise of Arms within Selan A noise of Arms invades mine ear Uxama Your Vertues guard you and you need not fear You may the god of War himself defie He must resign to Loves Artilery Ceaseth To the other Ladyes Where ere you look you conquer by surprise Conquest still waits on those victorious eyes Caesar did take his Motto sure from you Who where he came or lookt did still subdue Those glances like the Cephalian Dart wound still And Parthian like whil'st you do flye you kill A noise of Arms again Caesar and Pompey are ingag'd I fear And by the Noise their Armyes should be near Please you wee 'l walk awhile within the Grove And there discourse the Adventures of our Love Exeunt omnes Uxama leading Selania as into the Grove The Scene is the appearance of an Army The Armyes fight o're the Stage Pompey retreats Enter Pompey hastily his Sword drawn Pomp. Have I in War as many actions done As that proud Eastern Conqueror the Sun Of Fortune rather then of Macedon The amazed World fill'd with astonishment