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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58017	Edgar, or the English monarch an heroick tragedy. By Mr. Thomas Rymer, servant to Their Majesties.	Rymer, Thomas, 1641-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing R2424A; ESTC R218574	36,395	72

you done in this true Blessing crost On me are all your splendid Trifles lost King of the Isles and of whole Albion crown'd And Master far of the vast Seas around Thus great I reign if in her Favour blest But that deny'd no Sweets of Power I taste Wretched forlorn in Woods condemn'd to pine Exil'd where no kind Ray of Heav'n can shine Alfr. I cannot make your days more clear or bright Nor to the Sun a Glo-worm promise Light No humane Excellence that strange power can claim Nor you for me these great Idea's frame Edg. What is all Power if it to Love must bow Or what indeed is all of Heav'n we know But Love All Happiness in Love alone Is plac'd 't is there the Blessed fix their Throne Ethelw Furies must I a tame Spectatour stand Did he for this from Prison me remand Aside Am I from a less painfull Rack releast Thus to be tortur'd Howsoe're disgrac 't To Edg. Howe're obnoxious judg'd yet Truth is bold The Breath that marry'd you is yet scarce cold And yet your Actions threaten a Divorce A Tyrant's Sword the Gordian Knot may force Your Royall Grace was taught another Law Edg. Of which you shall the Rigour undergo Take take the Traitour hence must you upbraid Walks a turn You check my will Bring back the Duke How did I urge a Crime Which I before so late had pardon'd him I own the Truth that he declar'd I own I have some rash impetuous Transports shown They sprang from no approv'd or certain Cause For without Thought a sudden Passion rose Boisterous and high no place for Reason left All helpless ran 'fore the fierce Storm adrift But Reason now makes head at th' helm employ'd And my Desires to the vow'd Port will guide I moving towards my Queen as on the Sea Think the fair Land behind goes back from me Whether the Foot goes forward or beguiles My sense I 'm sure the stubborn Heart recoils Exit SCENE IX Alfrid sola How shall I the obscure nice Track discern Or where this high undaunted Conduct learn A silent Shame weighs down my face and I As guilty from who-e're approaches fly Exit SCENE X. Lewis and Editha Lew. Your Eyes that make the proudest Victours bow To Editha turning from him And shake the Lawrells on their haughty Brow Behold us as unworthy of your Charms Who could submit to any other Arms. Editha Oft is a King pufft with undue Success When Flatterers his Courage to caress Unforc'd are beaten Lewis Edgar's close Disguise Left here no room for that unjust Surmise But 't is more Glory by his hands to fall Then in a meaner Crowd to conquer all And what-e're Praise to Edgar's Arms is due Fate brought me to be vanquish't first by you Editha The Victour with small Triumph would be grac't Except with him more Courage you profest But you pursue your Libertie too far With me your onely safe Discourse is War Lew. War I might with less fear and danger move But all are here the certain Spoils of Love Love sways my Tongue Editha Love is a Crime reveal'd When written in the Heart the Lips must still be seal'd Lew. But Love how-e're industriously hid Breaks out in all our Looks and Actions read Editha More easily smallest Cyphers some discern Then others largest Characters can learn But do not rashly to my Rank commit What never was for our perusall fit Lest that unlicens'd to your Ruine turn And juster Flames your wretched Labours burn Lew. Who want your real and unquestion'd Worth May glory that Queens travell'd at their Birth What wants in Heart in their proud Veins does flow And Bloud they boast their Vertue ebbing low Others in this as Equalls may contest Whilst you 'r alone and matchless in the rest If Royall Lineage authorize a Flame You cannot then our just Ambition blame The man for whom I 'm bold to mention Love Is from a Crown at most but one Remove Editha Who is not King holds but a Subject's place From Crowns the very first Remove is base Lewis But were he King and of a Throne possest Edith That onely were no Title to my Breast Were he so great and your Supposal true He then might claim a Liberty to sue And at my Feet his Royaltie depose Whilst I shall weigh the Merits of his Cause But if you wish a prosperous Embassie Let me my Love first on his Picture trie Then blazon the renown'd Originall Proclaim his Sovereign Titles then Lew. I shall Obey and trace the method you command For to the Eyes Love his first Shafts must send Exit Lewis Edith Whilst a rash Flame was in his Breast surmis'd I 'gainst his Folly a just Anger pois'd I coveted a cause to seem severe And too much wish'd what I did vainly fear Too mean and humble for that brave Offence He onely is ambitious for his Prince Intreat the Stranger back I will explore His Breast and search all the dark Volume o're To Women who go off To learn the Secret out He from a King Might Confidence and free Expressions bring Looks so engag'd and Words so nicely turn'd Lewis returns Prove he his own a nearer Passion mourn'd Is your own Heart secure whilst 't is alledg'd To Lewis Your Cares are on another score engag'd Symptoms appear as though your self endure Some Pain Declare is your own Heart secure Lew. Surpriz'd it pants and trembles to be search't Amongst so many blazing Beauties scorch't Edi. Many may spread a harmless lambent blaze And all without the flashy Meteor plays And till in one contracted hath no force 'T is onely a particular can pierce To me reveal that Fair particular Sometimes it may be Prudence to declare However Courage often better speeds Cold Prudence thinking stands whilst Courage vaults to deeds Lew. Climbing too high from an ignoble Root Courage turn'd rank doth into Rashness shoot Edi. In happy Climates by a warmer Sun To a new height Plants without fault may run But to be plain you know your self esteem'd Lew. Alas Edi. Confess and venture to be blam'd Lew. My Courage starts Love is a Crime reveal'd Edi. But undiscover'd can a Wound be heal'd Lew. These Favours daunt me more then when her Brow Did with the hottest Indignation glow Aside Much more this sudden Floud doth me confound Then by Despair when lately run a-ground Fears press my Hopes and Hopes confront my Fears Most in the dark when most the Light appears Edi. Considerate and slow why this Delay Love on stretch'd wings impatient speeds his way Lew. Let me not speak a Rudeness you abhorre But at my distance silently adore Edi. Suspect no Pale or nicer Distance set In the mid space two equall Flames will meet But I mistake your Breast Love reigns not there What is it thus that clogs your Tongue Lew. Despair Edi. Some Hopes I thought from my Indulgence sent Might bloom and strow the way to your Content A Princess woes in vain Turns from

Courage reigns He their glad Veins with generous Fire distends And to each Heart the brave Infection sends From Edgar 't is that England's Glory grows Prot. More then one Edgar Fate to England owes These retiring Tritons dance They retiring 3 Sirens arise out of the Sea and sing THE SONG 1. Siren. LOve the Ambrosia of the Blest 'T is Love in Heav'n that makes the Feast O Mortalls Mortalls come and tast 2. Sir Whilst jingling Honour strives for place And Vertue sets her ugly Face The Moments the sweet Moments pass 3. Sir It cools alas how fast it cools Fall to ye men ye men with Souls And Ceremony leave to Fools All. When Nature invites And keen Appetites Care tearing your Hearts and tormenting Is some Devil in the way That creates your Delay Or a Bug of some Bigott's inventing Three Celestiall Sirens approach skymming on the surface of the waters The former Sirens dive hastily and disappear These looking after them say 1. Sir Fly Monsters fly with your deceitfull Breath That warbling strikes and pleases unto Death Each tender ear ev'n yet the Accents wound And th' Air yet trembles with the impious Sound 2. Sir A Heav'nly Voice and Beauty they prophane With the unblest abominable Train Which their false boasted Pleasures do's detect Sweet to the Sense but Poison in effect 3. Sir Great Edgar from those Charms is safe To all but those of Glory deaf Glory whose Chariot drives an height 'Bove the rude Jolt of sensuall Delight And hurry of low Passions Victory On silver Wings and Triumph with them fly These 3 dance and after they retiring the Sea seems troubled Andromeda appears ty'd to a Rock a great Sea-monster making towards her Perseus is seen in the Air on Pegasus with his Scimitar and Gorgon Shield When Edgar abruptly starting up turns from the Masque and with Face towards the Pit speaks Edg. Glory had once th' Ascendant Glorie's Dart Did from all other Flames my Breast assert Which raging now torment m' enfeebled Heart A Dream of Majesty a King no more These Shows are now less Shadows then my Power They represent Love's utmost Malice try'd Has me dethron'd degraded and destroy'd If ought survive if ought of me remain 'T is but the sense of an immortall Pain Love I obey and Captive follow thee To Solitude a fitter Scene for me Exit Edgar gone all in a consternation goe of and the Scene changes to a Garden SCENE I. Enter Lewis solus Lewis Unhappy Princes who a just War make And onely Arms when necessary take For me yet cruell Heav'ns determine worse Against my own to head a forrein Force By those that no Allegeance owe obey'd Born to protect the Nation I invade They have the Blows yet I partake the Pain A Subject lost in every Foe that 's slain My Mind 's distress'd whilst my bold War succeeds My Heart at every Wound they suffer bleeds The English must my juster Cause decide Whilst them I in new paths of Glory guide How can the Continent their Shock sustain Whose Arms ev'n force an Empire on the Main But I shall teach them thus perhaps a way That France may wish untaught another day In France again their fatall Banners spread This Heav'n avert I love their Vertue but their Valour dread Ambition blunted by these soft Regrets My Love provokes and to fierce Action whets 'T is not my Crown alone that I forgoe But with my Crown I lose Editha too Let Kingdoms my Despair in Ashes mourn A meaner Flame the Universe will burn SCENE II. Enter two old French Statesmen They on their Knees say Both. Long live King Lewis 1. Statesm The Usurper gone France with one Voice recalls you to your Throne Your Absence they lament Lew. Is Rodulph dead 2. Statesm And to the just Reproach of Heav'n in Bed Yet his black Soul did th' Air and Heav'n deform And dying Breath did bluster to a Storm As if the Troubles since he ceas'd to live Which to the Earth he could no longer give He still would through the Aiery Regions drive 1. Statesm The Day which did his last black Night precede The bloudy Tyrant had your Death decreed And hearing that to th' English Court you fled Sent two Embassadours to demand your Head 2. Statesm But these things may in vacant hours be said Our Bark my Liege waits ready to convey You safe e're Fame the Secret shall betray Kings caught on forrein Ground are lawfull Prize And for a King what Ransom can suffice Lew. I my Condition may some time conceal But cannot from this Court so rudely steal Nor can I fear the Danger you foretell Knowing the King and English Hearts so well 1. Statesm Their generous Minds as nobly you report But who can find an English-man at Court No private Mind can any Courts controll All mov'd by Interest their common Soul 2. Statesm Hot Places those where Vertue cannot look But withers dies and vanishes in Smoak 1. Statesm The private Love is ended that he bore Since you are now the Private man no more To ruine all your Cause he might advance And loving you declar'd his Hate to France 2. Statesm Your Kingdome he may without Wrong invade Till Articles and formall Leagues are made Friendship with Kings requires a certain Date Engross'd and seal'd on Instruments of State Nor this 'gainst crafty Counsels a Defence Who weaker Words suborn against the Sense To sacred Interest their bald Heads they nod That they adore and know no other God 1. Statesm Possess your Kingdom first and then send back Embassadours your Complements to make Lew. Is that the Court Your Message do's invite Me thither and from thence your Maximes fright Maximes within the English Verge not known Nor shall in France whilst I possess the Throne Pardon me King to Friendship if unjust I yield unwilling to a Friend's Distrust Aside I on my Throne shall mourn with the Disgrace If in your Breast I forfeited my place Attend me there till I in such Disguise Points to a distant place Return as shall deceive observing Eyes Exeunt Statesmen SCENE III. Lewis solus For my Ambition Fortune could no more Yet am I after all this Fortune poor Ambition is not all I will not move One Step from hence till prosperous in my Love No Power no Scepters shall allure me hence Love too shall feast though at my Pride's expence Blest Omen see her Image strikes mine Eyes Heav'n guides her hither SCENE IV. Enter Editha Madam To Editha Edi. That false Tongue No more I 'll hear Lew. Alas I Triumph sung Aside Too hasty cheated by an empty Dream Yet free from Guilt I may the Tempest stemme To Editha Edi. An Innocence presume not to perswade These Eyes beheld the Conference which you had The strict new League and Interchanges made Lew. She saw me with Gunilda late embroil'd When Kenneth was in the same Errour toil'd Aside What League what Conference Edi. New Allies to make With Strangers