Don Alvaro's Order Alv. Who 's such a Villain to betray his Trust Dares for a Bribe betray his Conscience too And shou'd not be in Justice credited K. That shall be more examined But false Youth You are most criminal whilst you protect That bloudy Woman Monster of her Kind Whom all good Men abhor Prin. Oh may I never have more Assurance Of future Bliss our promis'd Happiness Than I have Proofs she 's wrongfully Accus'd Think me not blindly govern'd by my Passion For were she Guilty I 'd despise and loath her Forgive me Sir But when just Heav'n clears her You 'll bless and Praise that Loyal seeming Rebel Who durst against your will preserve your Vertue K. The Hypocrite has learn't the Holy Cant Be wicked openly proclaim your 〈◊〉 These thin Disguises can but cheat the 〈◊〉 Own that your Lust arms you against your Father And be at least a gen'rous bare fac'd Villain Agn. Most noble Prince you urge the King too far I ask for no Defence but Innocence No Arms but Argument but Truth and Vertue If they 'r without effect we must resign Death's welcomer than Life with Infamy Prin. Too nice too vent'rous Maid had you accepted That safe Retreat which first I offer'd you You had not needed my Protection now Oh Heavens hadst thou rais'd me Enemies Of monstrous Beasts Armies of Men or Devils I cou'd have met their utmost Rage undaunted Secur'd within by such a righteous Cause But oh my Stars the sacred name of Father Deprives me of the pow'r to resolve Great Deity instruct my doubtful Soul Of contradicting Duties which to chuse Or else impute to Ignorance my Errours Scene opens Elvira wakes and starts up Elv. Give me some Air grim Torturers of Hell Mind not the Princess fiery Agnes rules her Look look she pours scalding Bloud upon me Take her away Ha! there 's the Witch my Rival She runs she runs just to the Prince's arms My Brother 〈◊〉 to her now he tears her Hark Lucifer let 's swear her Soul away Ha ha ha ha ha laugh at the Princess She says I 'll own myself her Murderer who 'll be Fool then no body saw it Agnes will become a Scaffold as well as I. Bia. Alas poor Lady how she lov'd the Princess Th'idea of her Death possesses her So strongly she can talk of nought but Murder Elv. Who dares name Murder Ha! she can tell Tales Pulls a Dagger from under her Gown and stabs Bianca I 'll stop her mouth this Present was for Agnes But you shall have it if you 'll keep my Secret Bian. Oh fatal Blow that Hand is skill'd in Death K. Unhappy Accident take her away Let her be bound for fear of further Mischief Elv. Seize Agnes Jaylor seize her she 's in fault As she is carry'd off If she had stay'd and not sneak'd off so flyly By this time she had been among Hobgoblings And the Princess like a Fool crying for her It was not I curst Hell-hounds 't was not I. Exit K. See that her Wound be dress'd with care Bian. Oh no 't is needless Heav'n has seal'd my Fate And shows its Justice most remarkably In punishing my Crimes by her who caus'd 'em Let me in dying clear my spotted Soul By saving those whose Ruin I design'd Elvira promis'd me a great Reward And wicked Avarice made me consent To wrongfully Accuse the vertuous Agnes Ah Madam can your Charity forgive A tortur'd Wretch sufficiently unhappy By dreadful Fears and Stings of deep Remorse Agn. I do as e're I hope to be forgiv'n K. Proceed in thy amazing Declaration And on thy Hopes of Heav'n speak only truth Bian. Alas what can I hope for by Deceit Elvira forg'd that Letter which you saw To ruine Agnes in the Princess's thoughts But apprehending still her Brother's Marriage She plotted Agnes's Death to hinder it And 't was for her that cruel Blow was meant So fatal to the Princess in her absence Which when she found she struck her own vile arm Enrag'd against herself for that ill Service But soon was reconcil'd to the occasion Of taking full Revenge on her she hated Which she contriv'd by that false Accusation In which I aided to my shame and grief K. What caus'd Elvira's Hate to Agnes know'st thou Bian. Envy and Jealousy My strength decays Lead me away I scarce have breath enough To beg the Mercy of offended Heav'n They lead her off Oh horrid Visions of 〈◊〉 Torments K. What pity 't is Man's Pow'r shou'd be so vast And yet his Knowledge bound in such streight limits That what we eagerly pursue as good Oft proves the Mischief which we most wou'd shun Oh! how am I escap'd just from the brink Of that detested Crime abominable Murther Take care to have Elvira close confin'd To one of the Attend. Madam you 'r free thank the just Pow'rs above To Agnes My Son with joy I call thee Son Come to my arms thou most belov'd wrong'd Youth Prin. My King my Father do you then forgive me Have you so soon forgot my Disobedience K. The Cause which you maintain'd excuses you And my Injustice cancels all your Faults 'T is late my Son I 'll leave you to retire This Day 's Fatigue and Grief requires some Rest. Prin. Scarce any Grief equals the solid Joy Of having such a good so kind a Father Permit us to attend your Majesty Exeunt the Prince leading Agnes manet 〈◊〉 Alvaro Solus Base Sychophants not one remains with me Of all that Croud that worship'd me to day But fly as if Misfortune were infectious Yes mine shall be so more fatal than a Plague Disgrac'd and disappointed in my Love Nothing is left for me to court but Vengeance Nothing that 's more then all I am depriv'd of The King's Favour plac'd me above his Subjects Revenge on him makes me above himself Which I will have if I am still Alvaro As that alone the King shou'd fear me more Then when he set me nearest to the Throne For Desparation's bolder than Ambition My Rival is the Pillar of the Nation That fall'n nothing can support the Fabrick I know they all rejoyce at my Disgrace And therefore they shall all lament with me It must be thought of The Prince with Agnes will return this way I think I hear 'em I 'll observe the Lovers Alvaro goes aside to listen Perhaps 't will contribute to my Designs No other way wou'd exalt my Name Let Universal Ruine give me Fame Enter the Prince and Agnes Prin. The business of my life shall be to serve you I have done nothing yet deserves your thanks Agn. The only Heav'n cou'd clear my innocence I am indebted much to your endeavours Prin. Most to yourself you owe That Majesty so awful yet serene That calm unshaken Constancy of Mind Shows Vertue in its heighth grown to a habit So perfectly Self-evident in you 'T is as absurd to doubt your Innocence As 't were to question if the Sun gives light
by what the Vulgar tremble at Defies that Devil which it sees within I see it through the gilded thin disguise Alvaro That Devil you defie may make you fear Your God is absent for your Worship 's known I 'll seize his Heav'n h 'as fix'd it in your Charms And give him Hell to see you in my Arms. Exit Alvaro Agnes Monster of Nature I detest the Thought Enquire if the Princess may be seen Exit Womans If she is chang'd What can remain the same The Heav'ns did not more regularly move She seem'd immediately inspir'd from thence So just and of a Piece was all her Thoughts She is inspir'd 't is Heav'n directs her now For Heav'n is angry that this Day shone Where shall a persecuted Virgin fly What can I hope abandon'd by the Princess Whose Goodness only chas'd away my fears Oh! she 's unkind she 's in one hour transform'd What have I done nay thought that cou'd displease her Did I not part from her with some regret Was I not griev'd she gave me leave to go Methought I wish'd to see the Prince once more And then began to apprehend his Danger With anxious fears I had not known till then But if she knew those Thoughts she 'd know as well I check'd the sinful Tumult in my Breast Not less offended with the Guilt than she Enter Woman Woman Madam the Princess has just left her Chamber Agnes Whither does she intend Woman It is not known Only suppos'd she went to walk in private Being unattended Agnes Perhaps she may I 'le seek her in the Garden And know my Crime or die for Expiation Exit Enter Princess Princess Already dark Time does not creep so slow That we had need t'anticipate the Night Woman 'T was my Lady's Order to entertain her Grief But if your Highness pleases I 'll Princess Oh no let it be thus I like it well All that looks mournful suits my Misery To her self But why should she be sad Can Guilt and Innocence have like Desires This Melancholly Fancy pleases me Where is your Lady Woman Madam she 's just gone out with a design To wait upon your Highness Princess Tell her I will expect her here Exit Woman 'T were most unjust to punish her unheard Thus far I owe to one that was my Friend To one who tho ungrateful still I love Something methinks pleads strongly for her Truth Tells me she may be wrong'd and innocent Yet what shou'd move Bianca to deceive me What Interest cou'd she have What end in that No no 't is plain Agnes is false as false as she was true For she was true till by the Prince seduc'd The Prince that Name 's enough for her excuse What Vertue can be proof against his Charms That irresistable that God-like Man Yet much she might have suffer'd much for me For none cou'd love more tenderly than I I found in her suppos'd Fidelity Full Recompence for all I lost before My Husband 's want of Love her Love atton'd This was a Blow struck to the very Heart There 's now no Remedy in Nature left No both shall see me quickly in my Grave My Death will make your Loves more innocent Your Guilt and my Misfortunes in one Tomb for ever shall be laid Enter Elvira behind the Princess Elvira Alone in Darkness and so fitly plac'd Now vanish all that 's womanish or soft Stabs her in the Back Rival Revenge has said this Hour's thy last And to torment thee in thy latest Gasp Know by my Means the Princess thinks thee false Princess Wicked Elvira thy mistaking hand Has done a Deed too good for thy Design Heav'n guided it to ease me of a Life Which was a heavy grievous Burthen grown And hinder thy Intent to snatch from hence The choicest Jewel which the World cou'd boast Elvira Curst be the fatal Pow'r that guided me Curst be the Arm that blindly did obey Take the Reward thy Treachery deserves Stabs her Arm and throws away the Dagger Oh! I have bravely hazarded my Life To make a Passage open for my Rival To bring her safely to the Prince's Arms To give the longing Lovers all they wish'd Curst curst Elvira Enter Agnes Here 's my proud Enemy Ha is she here I feel new Mischief brooding in my Soul Aid me this once the great Infernal Tribe For Agnes Death my Soul shall be the Bribe Exit El. Princess Now let me die in Peace since Heav'n allows Me once to see thee dearest injur'd Maid Agnes Now let my Soul be calm die all my Fears Since you the Object of my Hopes are kind Not Ships in Storms not Travellers benighted Amongst wild Beasts left in a lonely Wood Can half express the Anguish I have felt Depriv'd of you my Light my Guard my All. Princess Forgive me Child be all thy Wrongs forgot For ever wash'd away in my Life's Blood Agnes Better all Womankind at once shou'd perish Than you the sole Perfection of the Sex The greatest Blessing of the whole Creation Princess Say rather the Incumbrance of the Earth One who but liv'd for an unhappy Plague To the most Noble most Divine of Men Which Heav'n grown mild most kindly does remove With this additional Favour to my Death That it preserves thy dearer envy'd Life And in thy Life the Prince's Agnes Horrible Mystery of Life and Death Oh ease my trembling Heart What mean you Madam Princess Fear only for thy Self for I am well But Agnes thou hast many Enemies The Death I have receiv'd was meant for thee Elvira's black Design whose Envy first Contriv'd against thy Fame and then thy Life But by a happy Error both are safe At once she gave the welcome Deadly Blow And with malicious Boasting clear'd thy Vertue Agnes Perish the Sacrilegious Hellish Hand Too fatally it wounded where it aim'd And gave me double Death in striking you Ah cruel Fate Was there no other way To make us Friends but parting us for ever Wou'd I had rather dy'd unjustify'd Contemn'd and loath'd by you and all the World Princess Be less transported thy too moving Grief Had almost forc'd from me a Wish to live Agnes Alas my heedless Sorrow had forgot To call Assistance for my dearest Princess Going the Princess holds her Princess It wou'd be vain for Death has seiz'd me all And if thou go'st I ne're shall see the more These Eyes will be shut up in lasting Night Stay and receive a dying Friend's Request Believe thou always hast been dear to me Ev'n when I fear'd thee False I thought thee True And let this Forgery excuse my Fear Gives her a Letter Then if thou 'st ever bore me true Affection Double it on the Prince my better part Intreat him to forgive me for thy sake The Troubles I unwillingly have caus'd him Be thou to young Fernando what I was Speak of me to him Don't forget thy Friend Remember with my latest Breath I beg I charge thee love the Prince I charge thee marry
if their Rivalship had made 'em dear Nor did she meet her Lord with greater Kindness As soon as he appear'd Agnes desir'd Permission to retire which she obtain'd Th' occasion fairly offer'd I observ'd And waited only till the Prince had ended His last Endearments which were short but kind Then I approach'd the Paper in my Hand And to my Wish she ask'd me what I held I told her 't was a Letter Agnes dropp'd Just when she left her Highness I 'll give it her th' unwary Princess said And took it with an Air so unconcern'd As plainly shew'd she fear'd not what she found And that a friendly Freedom made her read it No Spark of jealous Curiosity Elvira Dull senseless peice of Earth and then she smil'd As pleas'd her Friend took pity of her love Or wept for Grief that she disturb'd their Joys Say How did it affect her Bianca She neither wept nor smil'd but as surpriz'd A Momentary Red o'respread her Face Soon as that disappear'd she only sigh'd And read it twice with all her nat'ral Temper Then with a Voice and Aspect won'drous mild She gave Command that all without exception Shou'd be deny'd admittance to her Chamber Agnes came often there but was refus'd Which seiz'd her with so violent a Grief As shew'd her love surpass'd the Princesses Or that her Moderation was far less Elvira The Princess is a singular Example Of Apathy which Stoicks preach'd in vain For Nature's Laws were still more strong than theirs But sure Constantia's of another Kind Not made of the same Elements with us Or Nature forming her forgot the Fire Oh! cou'd I but infufe with that cold Mass Th' excessive part of Spirit which boils o're And burns within with more than needful Force ' Twou'd heat her to a generous active Rage Which soon wou'd free her from that Curse a Rival I wou'd for such a Change compound with Heav'n For all the Blessings meant to be my Lot But Miracles like that are only wrought to ruine me My Brother is transform'd for my Destruction That noble Pride is 〈◊〉 that haughty Soul Which look'd on all below it with Disdain Is now subjected to a Womans Scorn I met him going to that Sorceress Joyful to lay new Honours at her Feet And be again despis'd Spight of her Slights He swears he 'll marry her by Force if she refuse Gods must she have all Hearts which I wou'd claim Why were our jarring Fates so nearly set One Heart can never long contain two Things So incompatible as Agnes and Elvira No nor the World or She or I must leave it Bianca Will not her Banishment suffice Elvira Her Banishment What to my Brothers Arms Poor spirited Alvaro's grown so mean He 'd take her from the Prince's Bed to his Hell and Confusion Must she be his Wife Bianca Rather than hope to be in time the Prince's Elvira Both's Death to me and both must be prevented Bianca Have you consider'd Madam your Design The Danger and the Shame that must attend it Elvira So Agnes be involv'd in equal Fate I wou'd not stop tho Hell were in my way 'T is past Dispute she dies what e're oppose This Day shall end the Triumphs of her Eyes This Day be sacred to Revenge for ever We 're certain now to find her and alone Her Friendship is too nice in such a breach To let her visit or be visited Go you prepare with haste and secreey Horses and fit Disguises for us both That we may fly Coimbra if suspected My Brother and Lorenzo both have Interest And both Concern enough to gain my Pardon Then Agnes has provok'd the King so far He 'll easily forgive a Death he wishes If not the World affords us choice Retreats Countries that much surpass our Portugal Where we may live as great and more secure But let what will befal me thou shalt see I 'm not ungrateful Bianca May Fortune serve you faithfully as I And take your part in ev'ry Enterprize With the same Zeal as you 're obey'd by me Elvira As I dare trust thy Faith I take thy Wish This is the Hour if Fortune will be kind An Hour most fit to make Revenge compleat A single Death 's too little for my Wrongs But Life and Fame at once is worthy them This for my Lover's that my Brother's Heart Thus my Revenge shall beyond Death 〈◊〉 And whilst her Name is known will never end Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Agnes and her Woman Agnes The Light offends me let the Room be darkned And none be suffer'd to disturb my Thoughts Exit Woman How much our Souls and Bodies sympathize Now that my Mind is fill'd with gloomy Sadness The chearful Light is hateful to my Eyes Woman returns Woman Madam here 's Don Alvaro to wait on you He won't be refus'd Admittance Agnes What pains a hated Lover takes to see himself despis'd Enter Alvaro Alvaro He whom all Portugal obeys and fears Who scarce beholds a Creature not below him With pain obtains the Grace to kneel to you Agnes It is not fit a Man of Power so vast Shou'd stoop to any but his God or King I pay but what I owe your Quality Alvaro How cruelly you shew your mock-respect Respect to Slaves condemn'd is but Derision A Barbarous Tyrannical Insult Agnes From you 〈◊〉 learn'd that witty Tyranny For under colour of dissembled Love You plague and torture more effectually Than all the Hate of bare-fac'd Enemies Alvaro If loving you almost to Adoration And throwing all my Honours at your Feet If that be tort'ring you how are you pleas'd Agnes Obedience pleases me Alvaro I wou'd obey unjust relentless Fair But if I cease my Suit I lose my Hopes Where 's then the Fruit of such a vain Obedience Agnes Enjoy the Fruit then of your Disobedience A Hate as obstinate as fix'd as that Alvaro Nature has been unjustly lavish here To have bestow'd so rich a Stock of Beauty As must impoverish half the World beside On one who churlishly denies Relief to starving Beggars Whilst the wretched Miser but hoards a Treasure Which she cannot use nor will it's Value last Agnes If Beauty be a Treasure sure 't was meant For a Reward to Vertue whilst the rest The Riches Honours all the Gifts of Fortune Are blindly giv'n to those who least deserve Whose Servile Souls make 'em more fit to stoop Through all the little ways that lead to Greatness Alvaro The Great are only Vertuous What but Pow'r Makes Actions Right or Wrong Accept my Love And you shall see your self above controul Where none in Thought dare tax you of a Fault Agnes My Innocence is more to me than Fame Your boasted Pow'r can only give a Name A Name which all that know you will despise I see you worshipp'd like a God 't is true But 't is with Worship such as Indians paid They fear but hate and curse you at the Heart My pure unbyass'd Soul from Int'rest free Unmov'd
nice than reasonable What scandal can your Enemies invent More ignominious than is now believ'd Or will your staying here regain your same Agn. At least I shall enjoy this consolation They cou'd not ground their malice on my actions And if my rigid Stars ordain my shame I 'd better die to lay it in oblivion Than live to make my infamy more lasting Lor. Since I believe her wrongfully condemn'd Unless I aid her I 'm her Murderer Something I must endeavour for your safety Agn. Generous Lorenzo do not tempt your fate 'T is rash to leap after a drowning Friend When a tempestuous raging Sea affords No hopes of ought but ruine to yourself Lor. Your case I hope is not so desperate And 'twere most barb'rous to see you sink When standing shelter'd from the threatning storm I could attempt to save you without hazard 'T is by the Prince's Arms I hope to do it Nor will defer what I 've resolv'd one moment In two hours time I can be with my Master Be pleas'd to give me your Commands in brief Agn. Since I in vain perswade you not to go I pray you good Lorenzo tell the Prince That I desire nothing from his Justice But to believe I die most innocent Lor. I 'll obey you But hope to find his Justice more effectual This Night shall bring you news of my Success Mean while I leave you to Diego's Charge He 's Faithful and will treat you with Respect Exit 〈◊〉 Agnes alone How falsly do the most of Mankind judge Who think the Fortunate are only happy The Vulgar charm'd with what affects the Sence Ne'r know the nobler riches of the Mind Nor that peculiar priviledge of Vertue To make the Poor distress'd great and content Condemn'd despis'd and Pris'ner as I am I wou'd not change Conditions with Elvira Enter Diego with Pedro and Soldiers Diego Madam the King has sent these Messengers To move you to a more secure Confinement Agn. Perhaps to Death an ignominious Death But I shall meet my Princess where I go And our unspotted Souls in Bliss above Will know each other and again will love Exit Enter Elvira alone Thus far has Fortune waited on my wish What does my discontented Heart desire I know not what I fear and yet methinks I tremble ev'ry little noise I hear And a still silence fills my Soul with horror Bugbear for Fools call'd checks of Conscience down The childish prejudice of Education Those Heathens who were taught for Piety What we esteem Debauches felt remorse When they omitted their licentious Worship Shall such a turn-coat Monitor be heeded False Babler peace be chear'd my sullen Heart I 've heard soft Musick charms a troubled Mind Luls Cares asleep and calms the roughest Passions Who waits there sing me some mournful Song After a Song the Ghost of the Princess rises Gho. Thou think'st thy Crimes secure because unknown But wretched Woman thou thyself art Witness And unsuspected shall accuse thyself Ghost descends Elvira Mad. Furies and Hell what 's that where am I Dead No there 's too gentle Plagues in t'other World The Princess is come back to find worse here Or bring 'em all to me she 'll murder me Ha! that was a Hangman's voice will he know me Let 's see is Murder printed in my face Pulls out a Looking 〈◊〉 Ah! those are killing eyes I 'll stare the Prince to death Look how they flame they 'll burn him upto ashes But Agnes sets his heart and soul on fire I 'll weep it out I 'll quench it with my 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Oh there 's a 〈◊〉 Drum beats in my Head Hush hush 't will wake the Gods they 'r fast asleep They drunk Opium when I kill'd the Princess Say not a word I 'll go murder 'em all And be Empress of the Moon help me Brother You shall be 〈◊〉 and set the World on 〈◊〉 If the Ghost comes I 'll stab it again Wou'd the Devil wou'd keep it to himself tho I 'll send Agnes to her she 'll like her company 'T was a frightful sight I 'm afraid she 's damn'd Well 't was a good Woman I 'll pray for hot soul And then she won't haunt me she 's there again Murder murder murder She runs several ways and then Exit Enter Diego 'T is an unhappy 〈◊〉 to serve two Masters Whose Natures and whose 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Whilst one entrusts me for the other's 〈◊〉 They leave me not the power of being honest My choice is only which I shou'd betray Nor am I absolutely free in that Tho' inclination bends me to Lorenzo Yet stronger interest binds me to Alvaro Self-preservation Nature's universal Law Constrains me to preserve my Faith to him Who can at pleasure crush me into nothing So far 〈◊〉 dipp'd me in his 〈◊〉 He 〈◊〉 not lot me live shou'd I turn honest And now I must continue that for Fear I was at first for Gain against my Nature Enter to him the King Alvaro and 〈◊〉 King to Diego Tell Lorenzo I wou'd 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 Diego Sir he is gone He went as soon as he receiv'd your Orders K. What Orders I sent none Dieg. He said your Majesty commanded him To carry Agnes to a closer Prison Alv. And is she gone from hence Dieg. Yes my Lord she went with Don Lorenzo K. Thunder confound 'em both What think you of his treachery Alvaro Alv. I 'm at a loss It cou'd not probably be for himself And yet I 'm loath to think the Prince consented K. The Prince they had not time to give him notice Alv. True Unless it were contriv'd before he went K. Then he contriv'd the Murder of his Wife Alv. I fear most certainly he knew the other But he may still be ignorant of both Perhaps Lorenzo does himself love Agnes K. No no he knew the Prince's love too well He ' as been a trusty Confident no doubt And Pimp'd the lustful Couple to their Joys Send out to search most strictly through my Kingdom Proclaim a vast Reward for those shall find ' em Enter Bianca hastily Bia. to Alv. Ah my Lord the sadest News Alv. What can be added to our Misery Thy frighted looks wou'd speak some dreadful thing Bia. Alas it is a dreadful thing indeed Dona Elvira takes the Princess's death So much to heart she is depriv'd of Reason I met her raving like a furious Lion Rob'd of her Young she talks the wildest things Of Murder Ghosts of Agnes and the Princess Alv. Oh fatal Day oh my unhappy Sister To what unheard of place is Justice flown For now she seems to have deserted Heav'n K. Rash Man forbear prophanely to repine Cou'd Providence be guided by our Wishes One day wou'd show our Folly by our Ruine So ignorant is Man what 's Good or Ill Yet we ungratefully complain of Heav'n As Children murmur at their loving Parents For snatching dang'rous Weapons from their hands Alv. I was to blame be my Surprize excuse Yet tho not murmur I must morn
of Hope They plunge me in eternal black Despair Agn. The Princess dy'd for me it is but just My Death should in return preserve his Life Who was the dearest thing to her on Earth Prin. Preserve it 't is the surest Blow of Fate Death comes with more than double force through you Agn. Dear Prince for I in Death may call you so Talk not of Dying least you anger Heav'n Who shows itself concern'd that you shou'd Live By thus miraculously guarding you Your Thanks are due for that peculiar Care And to your Stars for timely taking from you One they foresaw would prove your Life's Incumbrance Disturb your Joys breed Envy Hate Confusion A Nation 's Murmurs and a Father's Anger Prin. All Triffles to thy Loss thou brightest Blessing Ah art thou gone speak once again my Soul Agn. How have you Charm'd my fleeting Spirits back I felt unusual Glowings at my Heart It warm'd and kindled into Life again But Death extinguishes the new-born Fire Ah lovely Prince must I for ever lose you Dies Prin. For ever are you then for ever lost I 'm torn with racking Griefs ineffable Oh let me pour my 〈◊〉 on the World Tear up this guilty Fabrick from its Center Destroy all Nature but 't is done already She 's gone and Earth's a Chaos all Confusion Where shall I wreck my Vengeance where on what On whom but on thyself for whom she dy'd This only Sacrifice can make Attonement As the Prince is going to fall upon his Sword Lorenzo with others Enters Lorenzo holds him Lor. Just Heav'n forbid that were a Blow too fatal Great Sir on your's the Kingdom 's Fate depends Your Life 's it's Safety and your Fall it's Ruine Prin. No Kingdom not a World shou'd make me live Thou do'st but lengthen out my Woes a moment Enter King Attend. K. What dismal Scene is this of Bloud and Horror Prin. Horrid and Bloudy yet imperfect still Alvaro has perform'd the saddest part But I am to compleat the Tragedy Struggles Lor. He 'll force himself away I cannot hold him Prin. Barbarous Friends oh Father if you Love me Why do you keep me from the only Good Why wou'd you have your Son be miserable K. Hop'd you to live in Luxury and Ease Courted by Joys and Pleasures without end Did you ne'r hear of Pains and Cares in Life That thus Misfortunes seize you unprepar'd How were you going by so mean an Action To blot out all the Great Ones of your Life Your Valour never made you do before But what a Coward sometimes does for fear 'T is in these Wars the Combats of the Mind Where Courage from false Brav'ry is distinguish'd And if you fly from them to Death 't will show There was danger which you durst not meet Prin. What ever Man can bear I dare Encounter It was not Fear nor Despiration arm'd me But hopes to overtake her mounting Soul Who wou'd not follow such a charming Guide Tho all that 's Gay or Great entic'd 'em back But I can Die without the help of Weapons I wrong'd my Love by making that Attempt As if I thought it wonted Strength to Kill me 〈◊〉 wait the ling'ring leisure of my Grief Thus kneeling at thy Feet sigh out my Soul And grow a Statue to adorn thy Tomb. K. His Grief oppos'd wou'd only rage the more When at full heigth 't will fall again of course Our greatest Passion 's have their ebbs and flows Were Nature constant she 'd destroy herself So strong her Motions they 'd overthrow her But fiercest Transports soonest moderate grow Thus to our Frailty we our Safety owe. Exeunt Omnes FINIS