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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71220	Zelinda : an excellent new romance translated from the French of Monsieur De Scudery, by T.D. gent.; Histoire d'Alcidalis et Zélide. English	Voiture, Monsieur de (Vincent), 1597-1648.; Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.; D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.	1676 (1676)	Wing V684; ESTC R21510	47,796	141

as theirs whom she grieved for Never had Love and Grief a greater Sacrifice then here nor misery more powerful Arguments to gain compassion from the most obdurate hearts here is a large Field for the Author to expatiate on the vicissitude of humane things but the Gentle Reader would think him very inhumane nay in my Conscience accessary to their Murthers if he suffered three of the most Illustrious Persons in the World to lye neglected on the ground and dye for want of careful attendance while he was shewing his Common-place Wit therefore he hastens to their relief with resolution to save them all if he can Alcidalis took the Queen in his Arms while others performed the same service to the Princess and Zelidan conveying them to their several apartments the uncertain Multitude that some few Minutes before breathed nothing but death and damnation against them now followed them Houling and Groaning All the Arts and strength of Physick were diligently applyed which restored some weak symptoms of life in Zelidan and those were carefully Cherished but the unfortunate Princess was irrevocably dead The Queens Swouning being only the effect of a vehement surprizing Passion death soon was beaten off and his pale spreading Ensigns rufled up by her returning Senses But life came accompanied with all those killing Griefs that waited on its exile which like the envyed Favourites of some weak unhappy Prince for forrows soon insinuate themselves into the hearts affection raised new Commotions among the souls discontented faculties and the oppressed Senses those necessary Subjects and support of Life which were like to prove as fatal as the former had not the News of Zelidans hopeful Recovery repressed their Violence by the removal of the cause Weak as she was she caused her self to be removed to his apartment But Gods what a universal amazement seized the Queen and all the Attendants to find their Champion was a Woman For so her swelling Breasts declared which by undressing her the better to apyly their necessary aid were discovered Her Senses in a little time were perfectly restored and 't was difficult for the most curious observer to determine whether the Queen or Zelinda for so we must call her now she s discovered was in the greatest confusion after they had a long time gazed upon each other the Queen finding in the transformed Zelidan the well known Beauty and Meen of the persecuted Zelinda lifting her eyes to Heaven cryed out I yeild just Gods I yeild to my inexorable destiny Ab Zelinda thy injuries have been too well revenged Having said this e'r Zelinda could answer she retired Love being now wholly exextinct Nature resumed her power and carried her to the apartment of the Princess where with such moving passion she deplored her loss that the most inssible were forced to sympathize with her The News of Zelidans Transformation flew straight through the Pallace and the extraordinariness of the change raised a Curiosity in Alcidalis to behold her for he had not heard that it was Zelinda The Messengrr he sent to obtain that liberty entered her Chamber just as one was going from her to entreat the favour which he sought The Prince full of shame for his Victory over a Woman hastened to beg her pardon When he entered his Attendants respectively withdrew to the furthest part of the Room Neither the Paleness her loss of Blood had planted on her Cheeks nor their long separation could hinder the discovery of the true Zelinda at first sight So perfectly had love engraven her Image in his heart What Pen can describe the Violence of their differnt Passions which then Tyrannized in this Princes Breast Shame and grief for wounding her he prized above his Life and joy that she survived and was in a place where he was now sole Master and able to give and receive the highest proofs of a mutual unalterable Love like meeting Tydes whose opposed forces change swift running Streams a while into a fixed Calme reduced him to a state of insensibility Without Speech or motion he beheld her Such extasies are the usual effects of sudden Joys or Grief the heart being surprized and oppressed with unexpected Events all the Vital Spirits croud so fast to its assistance that they often cause that ruine Nature sends them to prevent As some whose Animal Spirits are obstructed and as it were smothered by the indigested Vapours which from the Stomach fume into the Brain and a while deprive them of the benefits of Life as interposing Clouds obscure the Suns lustre retain their Senses but want power to imploy them such the present State of Alcidalis was he knew what he ought to speak and act but the greatness of his Love and violence of his desires took from him all ability of utterance till Zelinda whose condition much resembled his fearing his silence proceeded from some change in his affection thus began Is this the kind reception Alcidalis gives the unfortunate Zelinda do all the dangers I have past and all my constant Love merit this cold return Great Gods have you preserved me from so many various Deaths to perish here here in the only Haven where I had deposited my last hopes of assured safety Oh Alcidalis let thy Sword give me a speedy and more welcome death then thy disdain Here casting himself on the Bed and imbracing her he could get out no more but Oh my dearest Zelinda and was relapsing again into his former extasie which overcoming with much difficulty he proceeded Your safety and your love my adored Zelinda are blessings too great to be received at once with less concern Since your loss in blindness to all other objects of delight I have wandred ore the World pardon me if I could not meet the first appearance of my Glorious Sun without amazement Give me ye Divine Powers proportioned strength to bear my Happiness lest like a starving man while I too greedily receive it that hastens my death which only can restore my fainting life Then do you yet love me cryed the overjoyed Princess and will the King keep those vowes which Alcidalis made to the then Happy Zelinda For ever for ever answered the transported Alcidalis the enjoyment of my adored Zelinda is more then ten thousand Empires Ah Sir said she but interest of State State cryed Alcidalis my Zelinda is all all to me I would not thank the Gods for a Crown but to lay it at her Feet Then turning to the Attendants which had now filled the Room impatience of beholding their long lost Prince bringing them thither from all parts raising his voice he cryed out He is a Traytor and the Mortal Enemy of Alcidalis that will not kneel and Petition the excellent Zelinda to be his Queen whose Beauty and Virtues merit the Empire of the Universe The Gods to whom I pay all reverence shall never but by death Divorce me from thy Arms. Were I Racked to ten thousand peices as every part of a

Love which like an impetuous Tyde bare down his Anger Faith and Reason seeing his dear Dutchess Bleeding and as he thought breathing out her Soul by his accursed hand he threw himself at her Feet beat his Head against the Ground tore his Hair and rooted up his Comely Beard hold let me not lye neither perhaps Beards were as much out of Fashion then as now and consequently he wore none I would not have Posterity imposed upon in matters of such weight truth will go through the World But I am sure he called himself a thousand thick sculled Ophes Jealous Cox-combs Villains Murtherers and turning to his Guard begged them to Dispatch him for he was a Tyrant not worthy to live but among Beasts from intreaties he proceeded to commands and threats but seeing them reverse their Faces and hang their Heads at his strange Proposition Why said he will you be cruel to your Prince and deny him the only favour he ever begged from you or that you can grant I have most inhumanely pierced my own soul what safety can you hope from me My hearts blood stains the Floor and I can gaze upon 't without dying can you expect Justice from such a Monster Gods Why do I desc●●d to Petition so poorly for what is in my power Oh my Zelinda the Blossoms that enriched the early Spring and with their fragrant seent perfum'd the gentle Southern Wind were not so sweet nor half so Beautiful as thee 't would undoe the vast Vniverse to purchase so rich a Jewel as I have rashly thrown away What ean my hated Carkasse this dull Clod of earth do in the World when my Sun that gave it warmth and life lyes here Eclipsed Fool Fool Fool that I am Then he cast himself again on her Body and striving in vain to find some signs of life cryed out Zelinda Zelinda She 's gone for ever for ever gone if thy injured soul is yet hovering in the ambient Air as sure it is loth to go far from so rich so beautiful a Cabinet let it behold the Sacrifice I offer for its Peace Starting up he endeavoured to cast himself on his Sword but was prevented by the Physitians and Chyrurtgeons who were then arrived the Dutchess was recovered from her swoun and her life assured if no new accidenr prevented their care The Duke begged a thousand pardons for his folly and stirred not from her Bed till she was Cured binding himself with many vows never to be Jealous again nor did I ever hear of any farther difference between them therefore I will leave them with the same farewell people give their departed Friend who dyed with a Lord have mercy upon me in his Mouth though he lived impiously doubtless they are Happy Oh Woman Woman thou dark abysse of Subtilty 't is easier to trace a wandring Swallow through the pathless Air then to explicate the crafty wyndings of thy Love or Malice Thy swift excuses and evasions still like the Hydra's Heads increase As Wizzards in a moment y' are transformed to various Shapes and when the injur'd Friend or Husband thinks to crush a Serpent that has poisoned all his Health and Peace strait in the form of a Dove-like innocence you Baffle and Betray his justest Rage Angels would emulate the perfect Glory and the Blest estate of man were he not subject to the subtil Snares of your frail deceiving Sex The Reader ought to pardon this Satyrick excursion to the Author who has been more Injured by Woman then e're the Duke or Alcidalis was That Prince it may be concluded soon found his Gentleman which lay incognito receive his commands and taking his Jewels repaired immediatly to the Sea side where a Ship being just ready to leave the Port for that must never be wanting to a Hero upon the Ramble without asking whither she was Bound they went Aboard and soon lost sight of that unfortunate Coast With a prosperous Wind let them proceed while we return to the distressed real Zelinda whom we unkindly left in mans Habit under the name of Zelidan in a strange place at Barcha in Africa By the favourable assistance of that same generous Pyrate Orcantes that gave her liberty she obtained a Passage for Spain and without meeting any extraordinary adventure safely landed at the same Port of Barcelona from whence she had been forced away by the contriving Jealous Queen The sight of that Fatal place presenting all past Fortune freshly to her Memory oppressed her Breast with Sighs which Tempest was allay'd by a shower of Chrystal drops from her fair Eyes Ah Alcidalis said she if you do still preserve your vowed affection for the faithful Zelinda what reason will she have to glory in her Sufferings Here she paused a while pleasing her self with that delightful thought but on a sudden breaking silence she went on No! wretched Zelinda no! never hope such Blessings were ordained for thee doubtless the Authority of a King and Father managed by the insinuating artifice of the Prudent designing Queen the interest of State and the Beauties of the too charming Princess to which adde his belief of my being Married to the Prince of Tarentum have prevailed and he is now for ever chained to the imbrace of that fortunate Princess Die die Zelinda let not the imperious Queen insult ore thy Distress Already was her hand upon her Sword when Heaven that never quite forsakes the Virtuous inspired her with more reasonable thoughts That death was the extremest refuge of the miserable and might safely be deferred as a remedy always in her power since no earthly Tyranny could compel the Wretched to live longer then they pleased if they had courage enough to die She pleased her self with the fancy that to die in his sight which she vowed if he were false to her would extract remorse and pity from him so much does Love misguide the Judgement of the most prudent that even in death they cheat themselves with vain hopes of a future satisfaction they can never be sensible of In this humour she posted towards Saracusa but near the Gates was stopped by a great press of people some driving Beasts of Carriage laden with variety of Goods others carrying on their backs those whom Infancy or Age rendred uncapable to assist themselves as if they fled from the fury of some Foreign Invader or from the mercilcss rage of a devouring flame Loud Sighs and doleful Groans were all the answers she could gain to her enquiry of the cause long use of Arms and Virile exercise had added much to her courage in which she naturally outstriped her Sex That with a determined purpose to behold the reason of this Consternation carried her through the smoaking bloody Streets which were strewed with dead and mangled Bodies the sad marks of a Civil War strait to the Pallace amidst a thousand Swords and other Instruments of Death There she beheld the Gates shut and the Queen and Princess out of a large