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The injur'd lovers, or, The ambitious father a tragedy acted by Their Majesty's servants at the Theatre Royal / by W. Mountfort ...
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Mountfort, William, 1664?-1692.
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with such Skill They 're sure to Hurt if not to Kill Let Pity move thee to seem Blind Lest Seeing thou destroy Mankind II. Lucinda hide that swelling Breast The Phoenix else will change her Nest Yet do not for when She Expires Her heat may light in the soft Fires Of Love and Pity so that I By this one Way may thee Enjoy King OH Love like Death no Difference thou know'st The Heart thou strik'st must to thy Power submit Tho satisfyed the Yielding Ruins it Not Alexander could withstand thy Dart Yet he had baffled Millions with his Shield The God of War thy Arrows did Disgrace Making him languish at thy Mothers feet No wonder if our Heroes were thy Slaves When you subdued the Deity they serv'd Enter a Gentleman Gent. Ghinotto waits your Majesties Commands King Bid him Enter Enter Ghinotto Oh my Ghinotto dost thou bring me Comfort Or must Despair consume thy Master speak Ghi What might be urg'd to serve your Majesty This Brain has studied and this Tongue perswaded But still the Coyness of a slighted Maid Seduc'd by the false Vows of her first Lover To all besides she bears Nor Power nor Pomp can bring her to my Will. King Thou dost not sure the Art of Courtship know That canst not with Preferment win a Woman Ghi Perhaps Proposals from your Majesty might tempt her But from me tho Duty should instruct her to obey Yet she despises the utmost hopes My Cunning can invent King I 'le see her then my self They say there is a Power in Majesty Which Woman can't withstand And if a Crown can win her Aside I will exchange it for the moments Bliss And be content to serve my after Daies How does she bear the Marriage of Rheusanes Ghi As gaping Courtiers do the Rise of those Who take it o're their Heads she sighs And coldly saies She 's glad Rheusanes Fortune Has provided a beauty in all Points So much above her to share his Heart So much more worthy in his Masters eye so King What now Shout Ghi 'T is for Rheusanes Sir. The Crouded streets smoak with his Aclamations And He their Sun sucks up the ambitious Fogg King Ghinotto he must be Clouded set in a Winters Sky Where sometimes he may shine but weakly warm Ghi Success in Souldiers makes 'em Popular Nay oft disturbs the State which once they serv'd So 't is a Prince's safety to remove 'em Still as they grow familiar with their Country Into a private Life Which to the full shall recompence the Publique And keep 'em with just duty to their Prince King 'T is well advis'd You once were great i' th' Military Cause Deserv'd and did receive Applauses too Thy Son being grown fit for the honour'd Field I took thee to my self my bosom Friend Ghi So warm a Climate vertue does encrease My care have ever been to serve my Masters King Thou art a worthy States-man Rheusanes on his Marriage shall resign his Staff Which to thy Son descends Let him Example From his Father take and well I shall be Guarded This Night I 'l see thy Daughter If thou canst bring her to accept my offers I 'le make thee Father of thy Prince Ghinotto Enter Gentleman Gent. The General waits for admittance Sir. King Conduct him in Ghinotto Exit Ghi and Gent. I must Enjoy her Great is the interest of this General As great I know the Love is he bears her My Sister first presented him to me And now expects to reap what she has sown Tho Kings would Glory in so rich a Bride Yet for my own content she Marries him I have no hopes to compass Antelina But by this snare For when Love once for Greatness is Despis'd Still the neglected by that scorn 's advis'd And when Rheusanes falshood she has known How will she catch the offer of a Crown Enter Ghinotto Rheusanes Dorenalus Attendants Rheusanes Kneels Rhe. Success and Plenty wait upon my Prince And still when e're his Country wants relief May Fortune prove as favourable as now King Welcom most fortunate most wish'd for man Thy Prince's Guardian and thy Countrys Prop Rise and look like the conqueror thou art Rhe. You pay my duty much above its merit Nor could my Life tho lost in your defence Be worthy of such Title or such Praise I 've serv'd my Prince but as a subject ought When he commands his serviee King Dorenalus thou' rt welcom Dor Kneels May still good fortune wait upon thy Youth Encouraging thy Endeavours with success Dor. Long as the favour of my Prince waits on me I need not fear the want of Heav'ns assistance King Rheusanes since Heav'n has blest us With Victory and thy safety I think it were presumption more to tempt it Thou hast discharg'd thy Office well and Nobly And how to recompence thy Merit we have studied But if thy fancy would reward thy service With a particular choice it most delights in Proclaim thy wishes to our grateful ear With a most worthy and just assurance Rhe. So well I know the goodness of my Master That on his choice I wholly will depend For fear my wishes meet with his intentions Which rudely might interptet that I knew My own deserts as well as does my Prince King My wishes hope to agree with thy desires Goes to the door and brings in Oryala Can this reward thee Dor. Ha! Aside King Why so surpriz'd Rheusanes 't is real and thy Merit Here take her and the next sun shall see you Joyn'd much faster still senseless Rhe. Such blessings Sir must be receiv'd With all humility and admiration King Courtship I know is troublesom in Publique We 'l leave you to the Eyes and Ears Only of each other Ex. King Dor. Ghin. Manent Ory and Rhe. Dor. The use of mine forsake me At this Moment Rhe. What shall I do or how shall I approach her Most gracious Princess Ory Most worthy Lord. Rhe. By Heav'ns she spoke as if she lik'd my answer And prompts me to go on Aside Ory Some pitying God now stand a Virgins Friend Inspire him with affection towards my Love That neither my desires may be refus'd Aside Nor Greatness slighted Rhe. Since Madam by the King I here am left To win your favour or receive your scorn I would entreat e're I presume to talk Of that nice subject we must enter on You would resolve me one material Point Kneels Which my fears urge me thus to beg of you Ory Rise My Lord so well I know the goodness of your soul That whatsoever it dare ask I need not blush to grant I guess his Measures and am prepar'd to meet ' em Aside Rhe. Oh Antelina Aside 'T is Madam whether by inclination or command You do permit this single Conference Ory My Lord Rhe. Pardon me Princess if I err impute it to respect And much of Honour 'T is probable your Choice is made already If so what happiness can I expect From an intangled Love or forc'd