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Alphonso, King of Naples a tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal by Their Majesties servants / written by George Powell.
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Powell, George, 1658?-1714.
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Looks that us'd to cheer the Court Are now grown Strangers to you Urania Prithee Peace Can I look pleasant in Cesario's Absence As well the Sun wrapt in a dark Eclipse May appear beautiful to th' frighted World Oh when Cesario when wilt thou return To free me from thy hated Rival's Suit This Ferdinand Disturber of my Peace Ardel. Madam you need not thus disturb your self He takes all humble ways to gain your Heart Your Father too seems not to force your Love And if Cesario comes with Conquest home The King's Consent perhaps may make you his Urenia What Musick 's that Soft Musick within Ardel. 'T is with Prince Ferdinand Uran. Musick from Ferdinand The Groans of tortur'd Ghosts were Airs more pleasing SONG within I. WHen Silvia is kind and Love plays in her Eyes I think 't is no Morning till Silvia does rise Of Silvia the Hills and the Valleys all ring Her Beauty 's the Subject each Shepherd does sing But if she proves cruel how little will move Those Charms which inspir'd us with Raptures of Love Thy Rigour dear Sylvia will shorten thy Reign And make our bright Goddess a Mortal again II. Here enters Ferdinand who stands gazing on Urania Love heightens our Ioys he 's the Ease of our Care Inspires the Valiant and crowns all the Fair Oh seize his soft Wings then before 't is too late Or Cruelty quickly will hasten thy Fate 'T is Kindness dear Silvia 't is Kindness alone Will add to thy Lovers and strengthen thy Throne In Love as in Empire Tyrannical Sway Will make Loyal Subjects forget to obey Urania Now now begins my Horrour The fatal Bell shou'd it proclaim my Death Were Sphere-like Musick to this Night-Crow's Voice Ferdinand Still my Urania still that angry Brow Dearer than Life but Oh more cold than Death Thou fair Insensible still deaf to all My Sighs my Vows my Prayers Prayers that move Gods And melt down Blessings even from Heav'n are Eloquence Too weak to touch the more adored Urania Uran. Oh Ferdinand why do you still pursue Your hopeless Suit how oft have I deny'd you Nay when Denials those rough Arguments Have been but unsuccessful Orators What soft Intreaties have I gently murmur'd To lull that Passion which but only wakes To rack your Quiet and to ruine mine Ferd. Too cruel Fair Uran. I know great Prince you are the Man design'd By my most Royal Father for my Husband But wou'd you wed my Person without Love There are a Thousand Beauties wou'd affect you Beauties whose Charms do far exceed Urania's And would be happy in so brave a Prince Ferd. Why do you treat me thus like cruel Judges Who speak them fairest whom they mean shou'd die What Charms can ever equal bright Urania's Or who indeed is worthy to possess ' em Were I the Glorious Monarch of the Skies By Heav'n I 'd place my Thunder in thy Hand Make Nature and her Laws owne thy Command Mount thee aloft on my proud Eagle's Wings Whilst all my lesser Gods like Captive Kings And fawning Courtiers fill'd thy shining Train Thou o'er thy Iove so Absolute shou'dst Reign To kiss thy Feet my Heavens should Homage pay And crowding Stars make a new Milky Way Uran. Forbear this Language I with Horrour hear Alas I 've made a strict and solemn Vow Ferd. A Vow to what to whom Ah speak Uran. To one who merits all that I can give To one that long has kept my Heart a Pris'ner With whom I 've vow'd it shall remain for ever Make me not perjur'd keep your Kindness in For Love and I must never meet agen Ferd. What murd'ring Sounds are these and must this happy Blest Cursed Rival have more Pow'r than I Uran. Pardon me Sir when I am bound to say And die to prove it true Not all the Sun sees must alter me Not Empires buy my Love nor Tortures force it Ferd. I feel an Ice creeping through all my Veins That more than killing Winter-blast that chills My crusting Blood and turns me into Marble Speak speak Urania whilst I 've sence to hear Who is this curst Invader of my Right Uran. 'T is you that are the Invader of his Right For e'er I thought or heard of Ferdinand I 'd treasur'd up my Soul in dear Cesario Ferd. Cesario ha is he my happy Rival Can you then stoop so low to love a Subject And slight the proffer'd Greatness of a Crown Yet yet Urania call up Noble Thoughts Think of a Crown Uran. A Crown a Glittering Trifle On which a Love like mine looks down with Scorn And thinks it greater Pleasure in a Cottage An humble Shepherdess with my Cesario Than Reign the Empress of the Gawdy East In any others Arms. You have my Answer And if my Father will not give Consent The Coals the Roman Portia did devour Are not blown out Steel holds its Temper still Nay there are Thousand ways to let our Life And I dare die for him Exit Uran. Ferd. Did my Stars owe me this Oh I could curse ' em And from my tortured Heart exhale those Vapours Those Sulphur-Fumes from the black Hell within me With Execration that should blast the Day And darken all the World Enter Oswell Who 's there my Oswell Oswell Ever your Creature Sir but much concern'd To find this Alteration in your Looks Ferd. Thou wouldst not wonder didst thou know the Cause The bright Urania she whose spreading Fame Drew me from Thessaly to view that Beauty So much admired by every neighb'ring Prince Whom when I saw I scarce could think her mortal Something so all Divine shot from those Eyes That I had not the Power to stand before ' em Our Fathers both consented to the Match But she that cruel Fair is still impenetrable Minds not my Passion slights my proffer'd Glory Dotes on a Subject one below my Birth Flies with Disdain from the true Flame I bring To light her humble Taper at a Gloe-worm Osw. 'T is very strange the great Prince Ferdinand With all his prosperous Fortunes cannot thaw her Ferd. The fatal Cause of all her Scorn's too plain This fair infatuated Charmer Dotes on Cesario on her Father's General Whose threatning Power stands like a flaming Sword To stop my Entrance into Paradise He 's now imploy'd 'gainst the Sicilian King And whilst he conquers Ferdinand is lost Osw. I rather think you should with Joy receive him Who comes a Conqu'ror from her Father's Enemy Ferd. If he comes home with Victory the King And his wise State must give him Thanks the People Giddily run to meet the Conquerour And owe their Lives and Safeties to his Triumph But where am I what Peace brings it to me What Blessing is 't to hear the popular Voice The echoing Crowd with all their barbarous Throats Shoot their wild Joys to Heaven and I in Torment Certain to lose my Hopes in fair Urania Osw. There may be ways at home to remove him And place you in your Wishes but
VVe shou'd have dy'd abroad And then perhaps been talkt of in the Crowd Of honest men for giving up those Lives VVhich for our service they may now take from us VVe are not yet i' th' Snare and have the power To stifle their designs Vincent The Soldiers hearts are yours Cesar. No no Vincentio let 'em be the King 's If such as they forget their Office we Must keep our Thoughts unstain'd I 'll to the King But without any Train Sigis. In this you do not consult your Safety Cesar. Safety is a Lecture To be read to Children But for me I carry My own Security within The King I know Is gracious tho' at present His Passion reigns too strongly in his Breast Uran. Hear me Cesario e'er you see the King Hear me or poor Urania's lost for ever Cesar. VVhat says my Love Uran. Swear then to grant my Suit And I will name the means to make us happy Cesar. Oh speak And bless my Ears with the dear Sound Uran. Command your Soldiers first to greater distance Cesar. waves his hand the Soldiers fall back You see Cesario how our Hopes are crost And if you love as you have often swore You will not stop at any thing to gain me Cesar. Propose a Means that may not blot my Fame Nor make me Traytor to my Sovereign Not all the Dangers that can threaten Man Shall barr Cesario from Urania's Arms. Uran. Were it not better in some distant Clime To live and love and peaceably possess The small Remainder of our Lives to come What though we quit all glittering Pomp and Greatness The busie noisy Flatteries of Court We shall enjoy Content in that alone Is Greatness Power VVealth Honour all summ'd up Cesar. I cannot guess thy Meaning Instruct me plainer what you 'd have me do Uran. Since then the King will ne'er let me be thine Let 's in the dead of Night retire from Court And to th' Arcadian Plains direct our Steps There amongst Nymphs and Shepherds we may live And quite forget that we were ever great Cesar. My Soul my more than Life now thou art too kind But can my dear Urania born a Princess Nurs'd up in all the Tenderness of Power The Pride the Pomp and Glory of a Court From her Arch'd Roofs and Golden Towers descend To homely VVeeds and humble Cottages And all for worthless me Uran. For thee my Love Thou Lord of all my Joys Cells Caves and Desarts Are Palaces with thee Oh my Cesario There there where True Love reigns is only Empire Cesar. Thou Angel-kind and more than Angel fair Sigism My Lord the King comes this way Uran. Now Cesario thou hast thy Choice Love or Ambition Either to challenge bravely or resign me poorly But yet might I instruct you in your Choice Since rather than wed Ferdinand this hand Should give me Death yet Oh If I must die Let me expire in Pleasure not in Torment If thou disclaimst me slighted and despised In that distracted Thought I shall die wretched But if my dearest Lord will Nobly own me Charm'd with that Bliss then I can breath out Life Like Saints in Martyrdome not one weak Nerve Or shivering sigh shall of the Dart complain But the great cause shall sweeten all the pain Cesa Guide me you Gods in this Unhappy Labyrinth Enter King Ferdinand Oswell Fabio c. Cesa kneels Most Royal Sir Alas you too much honour The poor Cesario who at your Feet Lays all his Lawrels the fair Grove That your kind Sun has warm'd and cherisht King Did I not give you a strict Charge that none 〈◊〉 pass the Gates Tell me how she came hither To Fab. Fab. Indeed an 't please your Majesty you did Give Order that no Man shou'd but she said She was a Woman and I askt no farther King Hence you Buffoon Cesario rise I shall not flatter you Nor indeed have I any Grace for him Who durst attempt to steal my Kingdoms Heir Cesa Thus prostrate to the Earth I sue for Pardon That my ambitious Passion soars so high But oh there 's Irresistless Force in Love The Gods have felt it then can Man withstand it Such is my Fate nay kill me 't is the same For though I know 't is Death to ask the Gift Yet on my Knees I beg the fair Urania King What says the Traytor off thy Breath will blast me I see it like a Mist infect the Air. Good Gods was ever Insolence like this But sure I dream this cannot be Cesario Vincentio Souldiers speak is this your General Ferd. Yes yes Great Sir This is that Valiant Man That fought for Loyalty and not Ambition Now you may see for what he drew his Sword 'T was for Urania that he fought and Conquer'd 'T is she 't is she that must be his reward O Sir deny him not make him your Son Mould that course humble Clay t' Imperial Honour And mix it with the Royal Blood of Naples Cesa This humble Clay what saist thou haughty Lord By Heaven that Tongue did not the King protect it Had better challenge Iove and all his Thunder Thou titled Vanity thou Courtier made for peace How much my Merits for the fair Urania Exceed thy poor Pretences thou all Feather Too tender for the very VVind to ruffle When VVars loud Trumpet in a Field of Death Call'd me to wounds and dy'd me o'er in Blood Thou slepst securely lull'd on Beds of Downe Less soft than the effeminate Lord that fill'd ' em King Be silent Traytor this is perfect Raving Your Valour has been paid in the Success What you have done was Duty Cesar. True it was I must confess that it was Duty all King To shew us then you have not mix'd our Cause With private and particular Revenge Resolve before tomorrow Sun appears To quit Urania to Prince Ferdinand Or be for ever banisht from Our Kingdom And Daughter resolve you to meet his Love And make Cesario to your Heart a Stranger Or else expect to feel the worst of Tortures Consult your safest way Come Gentlemen And from a grateful King you all shall find The just Reward that 's due to Truth and Honour Uran. Ah my prophetick Fear To night Cesario Aside Cesar. To night my fair Remembrancer Aside to Uran. Exeunt King Ferd. Osw. Fab. Vincent Sigism and Soldiers Manent Cesario and Urania Cesar. Good Heaven Can this be real what all gone I that this morning was the Lord of Thousands Am not the Owner now of one poor Servant Banisht from Love or Naples this is hard But yet indeed 't is not a wonder here In this unhospitable Court of Naples So my unhappy Brother fell before me Who for the slaying of this King's Court Minion VVas doom'd for ever from his Native Soil Oh Tachmas what e'er Corner of the VVorld Now hides thy exil'd Head Thy wretched Brother The poor Cesario too must share thy Fate Yes we will hasten to some Rural Seat And never more in Cursed Courts be