provoke to chide They ••brace He kneels 〈◊〉 the fountai• But that we must Unite e're we divide You Pow'r inclin'd to Pitty who inspires This only Cure to unquiet Desires Least that my Grief as your Divinity Both immortal and infinite should be Receive this Body for your Sacrifice My Soul too you should have but that her Eye With sacred Charms so captive it retains Though cruel she It other Bonds disdains Yet let my Death to satisfie her Crime Against my Love be to you a Victyme Let the Subject of our unhappy Strife Be subject to prolong her Peace and Life Sylvander Kneels to 〈◊〉 fountain Thou cruel Pow'r whose irrevocable Law My Soul through all those Ils could hap didst draw He rises See your Sentence fulfill'd and see that you As in the Evil in the Good be true Alexis I fear these Beasts should forth their Limits stray And hurt these fair Ones Sylvander Let 's bear them away Alexis The eager Beasts approach Sylvander Let 's them defend Alexis Alexis hastily enters Sylvander follows and 〈◊〉 down as the entry Rather secure them avancing our End Phillis Adamas Bellinda Paris Lycidas Hylas Stella Leonida Phillis Undoubtedly th' are there the Shepherd said He saw them both asleep but be'ing afraid Durst not approach the Lions being nigh Unto the same place whereon both did lie Adamas 'T is very strange from thence we are not far Phillis Approaching She spice them Whereof Each one may be Discoverer Bellinda The company afar off seem distracted with wonder B•llinda would run to her daughter but i• withhold by Adamas Oh my Shame I thus unto the world made known And in thy Disobedience onely shown Adamas Stop your rash Speed you must approach no nye'r We must invent some Means them to retire Paris Betwixt my Wonder Sorrow and my Love I strange Distractions in my self do prove Lycidas But see me thinks i' th Fountain doth appear As if two other Persons yet there were Phillis By their Habits they should your Brother be And Sylvander Lycidas VVould Heav'n I could him see Adamas How strangly hath the Day forsook his Light Our scarce born Noon is ev'n become our Night After thunder lightning a flaming Cupid on a Porphir Pyramid appears as 't were in the mid'st of the fountain They fall on their knees after some intermission the Oracle is delivered See how contracted Clouds do mask the Skie Almost forbidding their Discovery Oracle Let this your Wonder cease Your Murmurs not increase Against my Miracles Those Corps convey away And next ensuing day Consult my Oracles Cupid v• nisherb they approach the fountain and find the bodies as dead and without blemish Lions converted to marble Adamas Ha! they are unblemish't Lycidas And yet are dead Phillis Without a Bruise Paris Or any Bloud being shed Adamas These Lions which so fearful did appear To coldest marble now converted are Bellinda Of Diana Thy just Punishment but my double wrong Lycidas Too soon I find what I have sought too long Paris Oh my afflicted Soul Phillis Oh cruel death Adamas Heav'n hath you charg'd to cease your murm'ring breath Hylas They carry forth the corps See now the wise Effects of constant love Which in their ends such Tragedies still prove Scene 3. Act 5. Leonice VVHat I have often heard now true I see The Wise are to themselves their Destiny The favourable Gods do still assist Those that untir'd with Industry persist How long them unrelenting I assail'd With Tears Vows Prayers and yet herein fail'd Of what my Subtilty hath brought to pass My Joy is doubled I the Author was Who secretly and in the dead of Night This Desart did invade what could affright Being arm'd with Love and my Tyrsis to find Whose Plaints became my Guides till then ne'er kind Unseen at Distance following to his Cave VVhich when securest sleep had made his Grave I enter'd him with fain'd Voice to awake Reciting oft Tyrsis Tyrsis then spake These hollow Accents I the shadow am Of her thou vainly lovest and now came But to conjure thee to yield up my Right To Leonice cease unto her thy Spight Heav'n wils it so and Cleon it commands VVho shall delight in your united Bands VVhen strait he it confirming with a Grone I vanished and left him there alone But lest he should believe it but Conceit VVrought on his Fancy again my Deceit Attempts a second Proof But see th' effect VVhich in my Search his wandring steps direct Yet what with Crast I sought with Crast I le shun She retires on one side Tyrsis enters Lest I should mar what is so well begun Tyrsis Thou blessed Shadow whom I yet adore Why do'st thou thus command me to restore Thy Right unto Another can it be That thou art tyr'd with Importunity Of Love or do'st my Sighs and Tears disdain As too mean Offrings empty fruitless vaine Alas though these effects oft fail and die The cause endureth to Eternity My love which now an unknown Trial proves Since to destroy it self thy Will it moves Tempt yet the same to possibility Inflict some yet unheard of Cruelty If any yet is left I did not trie And I shall count it Guilt thee to deny VVhich now is such thee even to obey Since thou command'st my Love my Love betray Who shall dispense those holy Vows did tie Our sympathising Souls in Harmony Ev'n she whose Power only did them frame Her Power only must dissolve the same If but t' unloose my Love she did intend Why since hers could not seeks she not my End Perhaps when Souls cast off this Earth delight T'in infinite objects their loves to unite No Jealousie can touch their pure Essence Which only but the Object is of Sense All all possess in so equal degree Ev'n 'twixt themselves Distinction cannot be Why then defer I her to satisfie He discovers Leonice Propitious Heav'n see that Divinity VVho my Commander was is now my Guide She seems to ••ie he takes hold on her and kneels Leonice ev'n she that did us divide Is now become the means us to unite If for my Punishment your exchang'd Spite Then mine more just have not o'rethrown your Love Leonice VVhat Miracle is this you Gods above Mock not our Frailty if this Tyrsis be What I of him sought why seeks he now of me Or is it but his shadow you have tane T' increase my Sorrow and reproach my Shame Tyrsis 'T is that Tyrsis who for Cleons Respect Did long so much thy injur'd Love neglect But be'ing by her discharged from my vow No other Object can my Love allow Then thy fair self let no Reproach reveal He kisses her hand My Shame on this true Penitence I seale Leonice This doth confirm that you are truly he But your intention yet I cannot see Tyrsis Ever to be yours if my former Hate My true Love and Remorse may expiate Leonice How shall either be known Tyrsis Heav'n's holy Bands Shall both confirm joyning both Hearts
he in Mirth did so much overflow Who said our Shepherds Glory's wed to day And 't is our universal Holiday A secret Fear seis'd my distracted Sense Presaging strait without Intelligence That it Diana was which true I found VVhen of his Mirth he had disclos'd the Ground Cruel Diana did thy command intend To witness this should be deferr'd my End But 't is no Time for Plaints both Heav'n and thee Do glut your selves with your slow Cruelty Yet stay what shall the welcome Agent be Or Sword or Floud in neither 's Certainty I le to you Heav'n neighb'ring Mountains summit And where he do•h his head out hanging jet I will precipitate my self to Dust And make my hasty Execution just He that pretends to such Divinitie Must fall like him who to the Heav'ns would flie Alexis discovers her self and holds him Alexis Stay thy rash Execution yet a while Of thy charitable Office not beguile In Mis'ry thy Companion Sylvander Celadon For such disguis'd thou we•'t to me made known Alexis And such I am Sylvander Wherein can I thee aid Who to my own Misfortunes am betray'd Alexis If that my own Griefs had left any room For an Increase they greater would become Let thy Favor give to my Grave a Peace And from me bid m'incensed Brother cease His renew'd Enmity t' Astraea's Race Whose Command dying tell her I imbrace And will revive to all Posterity The forbid Fountain of Loves Verity With my own Death wherein she plain shall see My Love most priz'd by that Divinity Sylvander I envy this thy Glory and do blame My self I thought not to attempt the same Like Charity I must request of you That which you sought of me to me now shew Admit me Partner to your Enterprise From you the Glory only shall arise Alexis Preserve thy Vertue to a greater End It may a Nation nay a World defend Sylvander I must not leave you Alexis They 〈◊〉 Nor must be deny'd VVith thee 't is Glory Glory to divide Scene 2. Act 5. Astraea Diana Astraea WHile yet Death's elder brother doth exact His welcome Tributes with Death we contract Hid with the Vale of yet unmasked Night From all Attachments we secure our Flight Yet by fair Cynthia's glim'ring light we see I judge this our intended Path should be Diana How hardy Love the frailty doth subdue Of our weak Sex No Fear doth us pursue Th' horror of Night unguarded and alone Dismaies us not because no Evil known Astraea Such are thy happy Suff'rings but my Guilt Is onely clear'd when for 't my Bloud is spilt Thou art not faulty cause anothers Force Not thine as mine wrought thy fair Loves Divorce 'T is just for it that I should onely die Diana Envy me not in Death Society Thine own Words plead thy Life all do agree That Victyms spotless innocent should be Astraea And such shall make me these repentant Floods She seems to weep Desist to dye needless are both our Bloods One onely of our Sex must satisfie Of true Loves Fountain the Divinity Whose VVisdome will provide a Lover fit For the Releasment worthy to submit Diana With your Pardon why should it not be I My Heart tels me it feels an Amity •s such as is requir'd a faithful pair Of t•e most perfect Lovers ever were VVhose only Death 's the secret Charm unties Astraea Disputes are vain to make known Amities Fair Diana the Gods betwixt us judge Who will I hope preserve thee Diana Do not grudg• Me thy fair Glory thus but to partake Astraea Love in his Glory will no Rival make Our diff'rence ends see see the new born day The fountains discovered they approach Astraea first kneels The Fountains figure to us doth display All pow'rful Love who Nature do'st preserve But me destroy'st unband thee and observe As my pure Love is perfect in thine Eyes Receive me worthy for thy Sacrifice T' appease thine Ire this Fountain to set free And render Lovers thy hid Mysterie Diana She kneels Thou divine pow'r of Love I need not tell My Love is perfect for thou know'st it well Command thy Lions insensible to be To fair Astraea spare her sweet Beauty Else you destroy the Power you have got Amongst Mortals your Name will be forgot Your Temples rac't your Tapers no more shine Your Altars smoke nor you no more divine Accept my Death your Anger to asswage I yield my Corps to satisfie their Rage Astraea Dear Diana wrong not your self and me 'T is ev'n herein your own preheminency That pleads your preservation if the Gods Be just and can distinguish Beauties odds Therefore I do again your Pow'rs implore Preserve her and preserve your Treasures store She kneels again Diana would kneel but is withheld by Astraea They imbrace one another and fall one 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 side of the fountain the other on the other fa•• asleep No more I do conjure thee by our Love 'Gainst my Desire and Peace the Gods not move Alexis Sylvander Alexis Each Mountains pride with new gilt Crown appears And fair Aurora hath dry'd up her Tears Let us renew our Speed I fear some sent In search of us should our Design prevent Ha! Astraea Sylvander They draw nigh the fountain and discover Astrea and Di••• Good Gods Diana see Alexis Or doth Heav'n mock our weak Humanity If she you Gods why grant you such Repose To her unjustly caus'd me mine to lose Sylvander What hath ye hither brought ye beaut'ous Pair Was it again our Lives to reinsnare They are become your Triumphs and your Spoils Cease yet again thus to renew their Broils Alexis Kneels You Soul-charming Power unclose her Eye Not to appease but see her Cruelty You do withhold an Object more would please Then doth this your untimely flatt'ring Ease But you know better it doth her delight Thus to deprive me of her loved Sight In vain I you implore Astraea hath shown Div'nities now insensible are grown Sylvander Thou fair Inchainer of my Soul receive Kisses Diana My last Farewel And do not me bereave Thy blest Mem'ry VVhich Favor if thou give I shall not dye but in thee still shall live Kisses her hand Fil'd with those Joys which Mortals do recite When to the Gods they shall themse•ves unite Alexis Kisses Astrea The like Farewel to thee thou glorious Pride Of her that fram'd thee now we must divide But to what Heav'n so ever I do go Depriv'd of thee I shall not think it so I le there attend thee like a mournful Dove Kisses her hand Perhaps when dead thou wilt approve my Love Why tempt we so our Frailty thus to greet Approaching Death makes Heaven with Hell to meet Sylvander They both rise Yet be perswaded gentle Friend to live She that was once offended may forgive Can any think who sees that heav'nly Face Anger there moves a Circulary Race Alexis A greedy Partner thus to dispossess Him that did give thee to thy Share Access My jealous Love would me
and Hands Scene 4. Act. 5. Stella Hylas Stella YOur pleasant Humor you have left I find If not to me be to your self more kind Shake Dulness off can his own Enemies Death Thus droopingly stop merry Hylas breath Hylas It was from his my Harmony did spring And now is ended where it did begin Opposites support each other one Wit Enter Phillis with a merry countenance smilng on Hylas Begets Another and subsists by It. How Phillis doth that Countenance become These Times Or hath thy Inmate left his room In your Sex ne're Inhabitant was Sorrow For still 't is here to day and gone to morrow Phillis Hylas I 'de persecute thee thus an Age And change thy wonted Mirth into a Rage Leonice and Tyrsis listen at distance to their discourse Could I my Joy within it self contain Know then whom thou thought'st were are now not slain Hylas Hah Phillis Astraea Diana thou shalt see VVith Celadon and Sylvander living be Hylas By what strange Miracle Phillis It seems the force Of Magick Charms were here not to divorce The Soul and Body as thought but t' invade The depriv'd Senses with Death's seeming shade A breathless Slumber which now having end New life to us in their revivings send Hylas I do begin m' Heresie to forsake But such another will a Convert make Leonice Leonice and Tyrsis en•er By such Another such you Other see Phillis me pardon your Loves Jealousie Tyrsis And let the Innocent your Grace partake Phillis Ye both are such if such I both can make Hylas I 'm thunder-strucken how joyn quick and dead I will believe now any thing can be sed Leonice We did partake your Sorrows when t' us shown Which by your Joy had death so soon as known Tyrsis To perfect which let us them haste to see Phillis To that your eys may present witness be The whole troop of Shepherds enter in solemn manner with great silence which at distance making a stand after a while Adamas alone approacheth the Temple and kneeleth which done all the rest do the like at that distance they were at Adamas Ador'd Divinity fair Venus son Who Agent art of all that e're begun Foe to Confusion first of Heav'nly race As thou did'st Chaos so vouchsafe thy Grace Our amaz'd Doubts to order and enlight We come not Cur'osity to delight But thy prescribed Ord'nance to obey In consulting thy Oracle this day Pronounce thou God in favour of our Groves VVhat Destiny thou dost disign their loves Th' object of our Demands is to please thee A •aming Cupid appears in the mid'st of the fountain 〈◊〉 • Porphis pedestal Let our Content thy Answers Subject be O•acle Since that faithful Lover requir'd Alexis is to all expir'd Celadon receive thy happy Choice Astraea thee Heav'n doth present The price of thy long Discontent To which let none oppose his voice Celadon My humble thanks just Love for this thy Grace Heavante•• and again kneels in Shepherds habit Thy Ordinances still I will imbrace Above all Deities To thee each day I will fresh Tributes of Devotion pay In stead of Sighs and Tears I will renew The purest Flames thy Altar ever knew Which shall like Vestal's fier never dye Replenish't still by her Sun-staining Eye And since thou hast in Love giv'n me the Prize I will for ever be thy Sacrifice Adamas Celadon rising retires to the rest of the company all continue kneeling Great God propitious still once more disclose How of Sylvander doth your VVill dispose Oracle Sylvander must no longer live To Paris I Diana give And Adamas my just Command Bids that he die by thine own Hand Sylvander Cupid vanisheth Sylvander hastily runs and casts himself on his knees before the Altar while all the rest rise Thou ireful God who become envi'us art Of my Fdelity glut thee with a Heart Inshrines a Beauty would thee dispossess Of thy usurped Pow'r did'st not supress By unjust Force her humble Devotairs Winding them thus in these thy cruel Snares Yet this I have to thank thee for that I He rises Shall have the Glory thus for her to die Diana You cruel Gods mix Mercy with your Spight Both Lives and Loves see that you disunite Paris My Soul doth grieve it cannot happy be Without this his preceding Misery Celadon My Joy 's imperfect Lycidas Alas poor Lover He hath try'd one Death now must try ' nother Adamas The Gods more cruel are who me to live Do suffer yet then that they Death thee give Yet must our Piety obey their Will Prepare you strait their Sentence to fulfill Sylvander He approacheth to Diana kneels and kisses her hand still holding it First then to thee fair Author of this Strife Not to the Gods I offer up my Life They it compell'd but thou it willing hast With more Piety since heav'n's in thee plac't Diana I will precede thee in thy hasty Flight She faints and is supported by her mother Astrea and Phillis And vail my Soul in ever mournful Night Sylvander Let nought disturb your Joys to all Adue Now in my bloud your zealous Sword imbrue Adamas An Officer stands ready with a ba••a Sylvander kneels First to observe our wonted Ceremony With Victims bloud the Altar sprinkled see Truss up your Sleeve and then extend your Arm. That wel-known Mark my feeble Senses charm Here he stops and after some amazement fals on his neck Sylvander still kneeling He rises shews the company his arm My Son Paris my Son Gods cannot lie For by my hand doth now Sylvander die Let Wonder cease see see a Branch see here Of that fresh Tree we welcome the new Year This confirms thou art mine whom Soldiers Rage In unjust War made innocent Pillage Paris but for thy sake is Paris nam'd Thou art my Son him only such I fram To salve my Sorrow with a false relief Turns to Paris Still thou art such in Love forsake thy Grief I will unite thy Alliance to my bloud She pawses while he gives Paris hand to her Here Niece to thee Leonida You must not be withstood Adamas With half my Wealth nor is he of Stock mean As I suppose I found him nigh yon Stream A child of equal Age and Fate to mine Whom I had lost and ev'n about that time About his neck did hang in Chain of gold A rich Jewel did this Inscription fold Born of a Lion Which he still doth wear They look on it Bellinda knowing it fals upon his neck As to all Eys it plainly may appear Bellinda My son Ergaste My too long lost Son Not of a Lion born but of Alion Astraea Fie Diana lift up thine Eys see see Sylvander shall again thine living be Diana Sighing awakes as out of a dream Why do you thus my dying soul distract Bellinda Taking Sylvander and joyning his hand with Diana's I will it cure with this welcome Contract Diana Sylvander presenting himself on his knees is by Adamas separated They kneel Adamas takes him by the hand