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A39808 The pilgrim a comedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane / written originally by Mr. Fletcher and now very much alter'd with several additions ; likewise a prologue, epilogue, dialogue and masque written by the late great poet Mr. Dryden just before his death, being the last of his works. Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726. 1700 (1700) Wing F1349; ESTC R226220 42,417 63

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Sails Ah! No no no. St. Hermo Never never shone so bright 'T is Phillis only Phillis can shoot so fair a Light 'T is Phillis 't is Phillis that saves the Ship alone For all the Winds are hush'd and the Storm is over-blown Phillis Let me go let me run let me fly to his Arms. Amyntas If all the Fates combine And all the Furies join I 'll force my way to Phillis and break through the Charm Here they break from their Keepers run to each other and embrace Phillis Shall I Marry the Man I love And shall I conclude my Pains Now blest be the Powers above I feel the Blood bound in my Veins With a lively Leap it began to move And the Vapours leave my Brains Amyntas Body join'd to Body and Heart join'd to Heart To make sure of the Cure Go call the Man in Black to mumble o're his part Phillis But suppose he should stay Amyntas At worst if he delay 'T is a Work must be done We 'll borrow but a Day And the better the sooner begun CHORUS of Both. At worst if he delay c. They run out together hand in hand THE Secular Masque Written by Mr. DRYDEN Enter Janus Ianus CHronos Chronos mend thy Pace An hundred times the rowling Sun Around the Radiant Belt has run In his revolving Race Behold behold the Goal in sight Spread thy Fans and wing thy flight Enter Chronos with a Scythe in his hand and a great Globe on his Back which he sets down at his entrance Chronos Weary weary of my weight Let me let me drop my Freight And leave the World behind I could not bear Another Year The Load of Human-kind Enter Momus Laughing Momus Ha! ha ha Ha! ha ha well hast thou done To lay down thy Pack And lighten thy Back The World was a Fool e'er since it begun And since neither Ianus nor Chronus nor I Can hinder the Crimes Or mend the Bad Times 'T is better to Laugh than to Cry Co. of all 3. 'T is better to Laugh than to Cry Ianus Since Momus comes to laugh below Old Time begin the Show That he may see in every Scene What Changes in this Age have been Chronos Then Goddess of the Silver Bow begin Horns or Hunting-Musique within Enter Diana Diana With Horns and with Hounds I waken the Day And hye to my Woodland walks away I tuck up my Robe and am buskin'd soon And tye to my Forehead a wexing Moon I course the fleet Stagg unkennel the Fox An chase the wild Goats or'e summets of Rocks With shouting and hooting we pierce thro' the Sky And Eccho turns Hunter and doubles the Cry Cho. of all With shouting and hooting we pierce through the Skie And Eccho turns Hunter and doubles the Cry Ianus Then our Age was in it's Prime Chronos Free from Rage Diana And free from Crime Momus A very Merry Dancing Drinking Laughing Quaffing and unthinking Time Cho. of all Then our Age was in it's Prime Free from Rage and free from Crime A very Merry Dancing Drinking Laughing Quaffing and unthinking Time Dance of Diana's Attendants Enter Mars Mars Inspire the Vocal Brass Inspire The World is past its Infant Age Arms and Honour Arms and Honour Set the Martial Mind on Fire And kindle Manly Rage Mars has lookt the Sky to Red And Peace the Lazy Good is fled Plenty Peace and Pleasure fly The Sprightly Green In Woodland-Walks no more is seen The Sprightly Green has drunk the Tyrian Dye Cho. of all Plenty Peace c. Mars Sound the Trumpet Beat the Drum Through all the World around Sound a Reveille Sound Sound The Warrior God is come Cho. of all Sound the Trumpet c. Momus Thy Sword within the Scabbard keep And let Mankind agree Better the World were fast asleep Than kept awake by Thee The Fools are only thinner With all our Cost and Care But neither side a winner For Things are as they were Cho. of all The Fools are only c. Enter Venus Venus Calms appear when Storms are past Love will have his Hour at last Nature is my kindly Care Mars destroys and I repair Take me take me while you may Venus comes not ev'ry Day Cho. of all Take her take her c. Chronos The World was then so light I scarcely felt the Weight Joy rul'd the Day and Love the Night But since the Queen of Pleasure left the Ground I faint I lag And feebly drag The pond'rous Orb around Momus All all of a piece throughout Pointing to Diana Thy Chase had a Beast in View to Mars Thy Wars brought nothing about to Venus Thy Lovers were all untrue Ianus 'T is well an Old Age is out Chro. And time to begin a New Cho. of all All all of a piece throughout Thy Chase had a Beast in View Thy Wars brought nothing about Thy Lovers were all untrue 'T is well an Old Age is out And time to begin a New Dance of Huntsmen Nymphs Warriours and Lovers FINIS