Chide thee Lest thou shoulst suffer and thy Father's words Prove the sad Presages of ensuing Fate Emil. You are too good and I too guilty for the Blessing Of your forgiveness I feei a Pain almost Intolerable where that Villain toucht me with his Sword Vice Lead to the Wife you nam'd so tenderly and let us Try to stop the further Current of these Misfortunes Enter Lovisa led by her Woman her Hair down Distracted Wounded in her Bosome and Arms. Ha! What Beauteous Wretch is this Emil. My Lovisa Or is it some Phantome rais'd For my Astonishment Lov. Give me way I am all Consuming Flames Unhand me Let me Lanch my Veins yet Deeper They are all on Fire Blood cannot quench ' em My Breath is Flakes of Fire My Eyes like flaming Meteors Shoot! My Nerves my Arteries Like Shrivelâ—d Parchment shrink in Fire I Burn I Blaze I Dye Oh that I cou'd For Death they say is Cold Emil. Speak La Brette the Cause e're I Catch the Madness E're I grow Wild as Winds And Deaf as Storms Lab. Thus did I find her mangling her own Flesh Tearing her lovely Hair and Raging in these Direful Torments Lov. Off off with these Burning Robes Dip 'em in some Spring Then Cover me agen and let 'em Drop and Drop Upon my Fiery Heart Or turn the Rivers On me Lap me in Cool refeshing Waves Give Oh give me Ease Emil. Oh that I cou'd that I cou'd know from whence These Horrors come Look not thus Distractedly Upon me Be Calm my Love be Calm And since there is no hope of Life Let 's Dye In peace Vice My Son Emil. Your Pardon Sir I have no further wish The Business of my Hours is done Vice Alonza Search Inquire these Pangs are greater Than Nature gives Emil. What Starts and what Convulsions Dost thou bear It must be Poison But by whom Lov. Ha! Yet another Blaze Am I not Consum'd My Head is Aetna All the Springs Of Blood Rowling Seas of Fire Bear me to the Frozen North lay me in a Bed Of Snow will ye not Emilius No 't is impossible The Mass is all on Fire Ay now the Fabrick Falls and I am Ashes Emil. My Sisters Dagger Death Lingers Look up Lovisa Vice Alas Emilius Think upon thy wretched Father Enter Bucarius Dragging in Appamia and Zelide Buc. Come forth thou Woman Angel in View In Action Fiend And thou Black Accomplice whose Looks and Deeds are Parallel Come forth My Breath Will last Spite of thy Bloody Hand To tell the Vice-roy the Murders thou hast Caus'd Vice Bucarius Wounded Which way shall I turn My Bloodshot Eyes Appamia Buc. Curses instead of Pity First upon her and then on me App. Villain Buc. I am Indeed a Villain Love which sooner or later Ruins all Mankind was my Destruction But Oh! I find I cannot end my Story Appamia's Love set me on to Mischief and when I claim'd the promise she had made For my Reward Her person and her Wealth She answered with a Blow By a Poyson'd Dagger given Sieze Her and that Devil Moor They will finish What I cannot Oh! Dies Vice How Madam Guards put that Infidel upon the Wrack immediately Zel. I Offer up my Limbs practise your Torments Yet not all the Agonies Spain or hell can Invent shall force Confession from me That will Injure my Lov'd Mistress App. Oh thou Strik'st me deeper than my Conscience 'T was my Command forc'd the unhappy Wretch Save her from the Wrack And I will own the fatal Turth Vice Appamia Is 't possible Is this Lovely Creature by thee Destroy'd App. No by Emilius Emil. I did I Falser than Malice in the Mouth Of Envy Invention blacker than Hell Creates App. the Cordial Fool 't is true it was by me Prepar'd but you convey'd it to the Charmers Lips Emil. Hell and Despair What cou'd provoke Thee How have I been Deceiv'd App. Dull and Insensible had I not Eyes As well as thy Lovisa She saw and Lov'd And ventur'd all So wou'd I My Flames were Fiercer far than hers Which disappointed turn'd to black Revenge Accomplish'd now but Oh for thee ungrateful As thou wert To thy Death I never did consent Nor that I care to be believ'd for all things now are Equal with me But when that dead Villain brought The Fatal News That with Invennom'd Steel he had Touch'd thee I with the Poyson'd Dagger which he Nam'd gave back the Blow and there he lies at Once the proof of my Revenge and Love Vice How Terrible's a Womans rage but the Law Must speak thy Sentence Secure 'em Guards App. The Law but will that end my Misery haâ—tâ— Late I begin to see the Fatal Ills my unhappy Love has caus'd My Zilide who now shall Shield us From the Terros of Despair Let me for ever Warn my Sex and fright 'em from the thoughts of Black Revenge from being by Violent Passions Sway'd Murder And am I the cause Fall Mountains On this Guilty Head and let me think no more Vice Emilius Is there any Hopes Emil. Still there is warmth about her Heart Her Eyes too Glimmer like dying Tapers Oh my Lovisa My Love has been thy Bane Lov. I grow Cool Emilius thou mayst receive me now And not be set on Fire This I can bear Thus I cou'd have dy'd And not Complain'd Emil. what pains hast thou not born what Wracking Misery When the Pangs of Death are thought refreshing ease Hold off a little Thus let us meet Thus let me Clasp thee Thus will We Mount together Stabs himself Vice O Fatal End of all my Hopes Emil. Farewel the blooming Expectation Of a Prosperous Life Also farewel The wracking Cares the Treacheries the Woes that might have been my Fate Your Pardon Sir My Disobedience thus punish'd Claims it How fares my Partner even in Death One Kiss the last that I shall ever take Oh! Dies Lov. Stay my Emilius I am a Stranger Here and have been hardly us'd No Friend to Close my Dying Eyes He 's gone I follow Lay me by the Man I have Lov'd With whom I wou'd have Liv'd for whom I Die Dies Vice Appamia My Foster Daughter but I have done Heav'ns Mercy overtake thy Crimes On Earth thou wilt meet with none Alonza Thee I Substitute in full Authority Till farther Orders from the Court of Spain Arrive and will My self for ever from the World retire Leaving this sad Truth behind That Parents Shou'd not beyond the hopes of Heaven Their Children Prize Nor Indulg'd Children dare to Disobey Lest they are punish't such a dismal way FINIS
it favour'd their Amours And he follow'd to Sardinia and was Receiv'd as my Relation Don Lopez a Man of Quality in the West-Indies Zel. Why might not his pretentions have been Allow'd as the Lord Brisac App. Oh! 't is just the Counter-blow of Fate Neither of the Fiery Youths had power to stay The Spanish Grave proceedings and so They 're both undone and what am I Zel. Happy and Blest Fortune's largest Gifts are yours App. No Zelide No! Come near and I will Tell thee what a Wretch I am Let thy Eye run o're all the miserable things Thou hast Seen or Read of yet let thy Fancy Make it worse See Leprous Beggars Prisoners Ten Fathom Deep In New Drain'd Wells and Ingendring Toads With all their bloatted Brood crawling o're ' em Zel. Oh Horrid App. Youth Bury'd alive in Strength and Vigour Parents by their Rebellious Children Torn Yet all this cannot equal mine Zel. Strange Disposition of our Fate The Great for little Causes make themselves Unfortunate App. Is it nothing then to see another Clasp him Oh! I am lost if I look that way Zel. Throw Emilius from your thoughts and you Are Happy App. What after being the lov'd Image there Since first they took an Image in Forget him when he Anticipated my Earlyest Prayers and was my Evening Theme My Mid night Wakings have Remembred him Made the joyn to wish his Safety And talk'd away the Starry Hours till thou hast Nodding ask'd what I said last weary with Tormenting thee have flown from my Bed To Trees and Shadows Breath'd his Name there Methought I beheld his goodly Mien in Whispering Boughs heard the soft Accents of His Voice and Dy'd upon the Sound Oh! Zel. This way you never will forgett him App. 'T was the last Sighs of my Expiring Love And from the Death of that I Rise Another Woman The gentle Cords Twisted by Venus's self that held my Heart Are Broke and in their Stead Nemesis has Writ his Fate in Bloody Characters Zel. In all things I Obey App. I know thou woot without Enjoyning Zel. Command me then App. Bucarius our General you know my Lover Hates the Vice-roy and fears the return of brave Emilius Mistrusts the Governour shou'd Supplant him in the Court of Spain purchase His Honours for his most deserving Son this Will make him Eager to Cross the Noble Youth In his Designs it shall be so Warn him hither He sits my purpose Give Adellaida From me Notice to speak with Caution to her Broher And let my Servants be in readiness shou'd my Design fail in the deep Scheme I have laid I am sure I have my Rival in my Power And if she scapes may I be only wretched Observe me Zelide tho I fear we both must fall Zel. I am Content when you are pleas'd App. O Faithful Slave India alone can breed thy Fellow Zel. I was a Slave till your goodness rais'd me To your Bosom which when Death frights me from May I be a Slave again App. If now my Native softness I forego And Plunge my self in everlasting Woe Let none my Black and Guilty Annals see Or if they do Charge Love but pity me ACT II. Enter the Vice-Roy Adellaida Don Lopez Lorenza Vice MY Adellaida perfect Image of thy Mother Sweet in thy obedience and of Temper gentle Let not thy careful Fathers Precepts be thought Only the Effects of peevish Age and thrown From thy Remembrance like those uneasy Rules which unwillingly we hear And ne'er design to practise Adel. What have I done to merit this Reflection Why am I thought so vile what mighty Error have I in my Conduct shown to make my Noble Father talk thus to break the Heart That 's fill'd with Reverence and Love Towards him Great as his tender Care Can in a grateful Brest produce Vice I accuse thee not my Child and indeed I Justly cannot Thy prudent Youth has out-done Our Celebrated Matrons with Joy I have beheld Your unaffected Care and trusting to your Discretion wav'd the nicer Customs of our Spain And given you Liberty to your utmost wishes Adel. Do you repent your kindness Sir Else why is it mention'd now Vice No. Yet I will tell thee Adellaida Foreboding Dreams Torture My sick Fancy my Peace of mind is Shockt Most unaccountably thy Brother Emilius The other half of my divided-Heart And thee are the only Treasures Fate can Wound me in for I have learnt So much Philosophy to quit Honour and Wealth freely as I wou'd my Garments When my wearied-Body longs for rest Adel. Our last Letters left my dearest Brother in perfect Health Vice True they did so Yet be Cautious my belov'd be Cautions let thy Father's fears Set thy prudence on the Watch. Hark! Horn Winds without The Huntsman calls I 'le try in Sports to drive this Melancholy Apprehensions off my Adellaida Farewell Adel. Much Diversion wait on your Highness Don Lopez aside to Adel. My Life Stay but a Moment here I 'le instantly return Exit Adel. I will Amida come hither The rest retire Didst thou not Exeunt Women Tremble at my Fathers Speeches Ami. Indeed I was surpriz'd Adel. Oh! He 's Divinely good and the just Powers Will Reveal my Disobedience or punish it With some unforeseen Misfortune To boast of Filial Duty yet break it in The Highest point To give my self away Without this Dear Indulgent Father's knowledge Horrid Impiety Unpardonable Crime Ami. See the Lov'd Cause and Cease your vain Lamentings Re-enter Brisac Adel. Oh! my Brisac Why have we been so rash Why did we not stay for the Paternal Blessing Which wou'd have remov'd this Cloud Of Sorrows that sink all hopes of Dawning Comfort Bris. Not Comfort to me the Hours come Fraught With Bliss the very Sound that thou art mine That Adellaida's my Bride wou'd Chear me In a Dungeon Oh thou Beauteous Wonder of the Earth the Musick of whose Voice alone wou'd charm a Lunatick And make the Wrack-stretch'd Slave Forget his pain Gazing upon Thy Eyes Dye pleas'd and think his Happiness was there Then shall we repine or fear our Future Fate When we Command her Richest store When the Blessings of Transporting Love is ours Adel. How vain are all the Cautions of our Sex How weak the best Resolves of Woman-kind What boots it now to boast my Eyes ne'er gave A Glance of kindness or Ears inclin'd to the Delusive stories of my Numerous Lovers I stay'd but till the Fated Spoiler came Then at Random Stak'd my Heart my Liberty Whatever I had priz'd before And only sigh'd when I could give no more Bris. Oh Adellaida Why dost thou please so well That I mistrust the greatness of my Joys and Fear no Mortal must long remain in such Exalted Happiness when thus I grasp Thy Hand and look upon thy lovely Face My Senses in Alarm Croud and hurry Altogether the tumultuous Pleasures Gather round my Heart and with my utmost Reason I can scarce determine whether This is real or some
beg Adel. My Tongue I will Command But my thoughts are full of thee As thine I hope sometimes remember me Exit severally Enter Vice-Roy Lorenza Attended Vice The Lowering Heavn's all Sullen as the Fate I fear Conspire to Increase this most unwelcome Load upon my Drooping Spirits The Day Lorenzo which was as fair at our up-rising As Gaudy Nature cou'd put on is now reverst The Sun Wrapt up in Sable Clouds Seems To hasten his Delightful Course and long To Sett in Darkness Lor. Such are the Joys of Humane kind Uncertain as the Seasons So Fortune Tempts us With a Smiling Face and in a Moment Sickness Death or Cruel Disappointment Blasts Our growing Expectations Vice True Lorenza yet thou complain'st not By Experience or the weight of Sorrows But like the Common Vogue of the World That still Crios out The Times are hard Fate grows blinder more unjust than ever With a Knavish Partial Hand Scatters Her Favours Missing none but the Deserving This Complaint the present Age always thinks Is new When alass their Fore-fathers Always said the same But prethee Lorenza leave thou such Affectation Thy Fortune 's large Thy Character is good Noble thy Birth And all the Blessings of a prosperous Youth Attend thee Lor. My Gallant Friend Venerable Governour Say Rather all the Curses Vice How Lor. The Wretch that in a Raging Feaver Lies Whose parch'd-up Soul Hunts round the Burning Clay wherein it is Consin'd and sighs but for a Cool retreat were he Lord of the Universe Wou'd he not give it all for Liquid Draughts Of Quenching Water Sound his Big Titles In his Ears Disclose his Hoarded Wealth Lull him with Enchanting Songs Surround him With the Various Pleasures Luxury in Health And Power Invented wou'd this make him Happy No! Like me amidst the hateful Bustle He 'd beg for Ease or Death Vice Folly and Madness Thou hast no cause Lor. Not Cause Is not all the Happiness my Heart Can guess at or my mind can Frame Treasur'd In Beauteous Adellaida And doth not the Disdainful fair still view me with relentless Eyes Like the Coy Daphne Fly my Loath'd pursuit Shun me as she wou'd Infection O must Accurst Hated by Adellaida Why do I Live Why Drag This Irksome Being round a World where Nothing else can please Vice Far from thy Soul be such a thought my Son She hates the not but fearful unknowing yet Mankind will only try thy Faith e're She for Life Surrender Lor. Oh! had I grounds for that kind hope I 'de not Exchange the Prospect of such Bliss to be Spains Monarch or the United Worlds Vice Have you not my Approbation and is she not The Pattern of Obedience I own won by her Sweetness I did promise not to force her Inclinations but I know she wou'd as Soon forgoe her Honour as Contradict my will Lor. That Don Lopez the lately arriv'd Kinsman Of your fair Charge Oh forgive my Jealousy Vice Nothing but her Friendship to Appamia At the return of my belov'd Emilius I hope To fix that Lady and all her Fortunes in my Family Direct me heav'n but in the Disposal of those two choice blessings Thou hast given my Children and what e're Probations is Fit beside shall be receiv'd without a Murmer thought Lor. Auspicious be the Moment that we offer up Our Prayers Grant me good Heav'n my Love I ask no more Vic. Search my Lorenza find this darling Mistriss out Fall at her Feet and Breath thy faithful Vows I 'le follow and my persuasions add This kind Force Will Storm her gentle Breast and touch that Heart whieh seems Impenitrable Lor. Oh Love Thou charming little God dwell in my Eyes And hang upon my Tongue with Honey-dropping Eloquence Steal through her Ears and thrill into her Heart Till She at lash th' Almighty Rapture know To please her self and ease her Lover's Woe Exeunt Enter Apamia and Zelide App. Remember Zelide each particular We'ave from Lovisa Learn't Zel. Fear not Madam my Memory shall be A faithful Register to serve you App. Easie and plain her Words An honest Freedom ran through her Narration And am I Doom'd to Ruine this Artless Innocence Zel. Blest be these Reflections Cherish these thoughts Coutinue Madam as free from Guilt As is Lovisa App. But shall she then possess Emlius Shall these Cursed Eyes behold the Hateful O ject of their meeting Loves See the Gay Years Circle round with flowing Pleasure Whilst I despair No rather gape wipe thou Earth And swallow them or me to bear us all The Burden is too great Zel. Still I am your Slave and 't is my fear for you For your dear Safety only make me wish You 'd move no farther App. Yes I will on and give 'em back the Wracks I feel Sure 't is but Justice The Earl d Englesac he was the Man Her Father chose for whom the Nuptuals were prepar'd Zel. Right Madam Enter Page Pag. The Lord Bucarius waits your Pleasure App. Admit him yet stay come back Zelide Whither am I going can I decree Emilius Death And Live Yes for he 's Dead to me already But can I dehold the noblest Form Nature In all her Workings e're produc'd or Joyning Art rendred Exquisite a cold Lump Of Clay The Immortal Soul Hunted by Violence from her lovely Dwelling Zel. Think well Madam for after Death Repentance is too late App. What is 't that Staggers my Resolves Avaunt thou soft Intruding Pity Let my wild Fancy view their Scenes of Mutual Love and Fire my just Revenge Ha! Methinks I see their glowing Lips Which thurst to meet their close Embraces Where their beating Hearts keep time Their Arms are Revetted together Part 'em ye Powers part ' em Set Seas Olimpick Hills And all the Lumber of the Earth between ' em Oh! Zel. Dear Madam Cease App. I will be Calm as the still Waters when scarce A Breath of Wind Curles the falling Waves Husht like a sleeping Serpent underneath A Bed of Flowers But when those Happy Loves think to trace the Steps of Everlasting Joy Tempests and Whirlwinds Stings of Adders shall surround ' em Now let him come Oh what Earth-quakes shake This little Frame wou'd it were once Destroy'd Emilius and Lovisa then Might Live in Peace Zel. Look up my Princess disquiet be their Portion Since they have made it yours App. He comes my Woes must be dissembled and my Looks be Cheerful Enter Bucarius My Lord did you not wonder at my Summons Buc. I was pleasingly surpriz'd as Dying Men with a Reprive or Tortur'd Minds with suddain Ease So Joyful and so unexpected was the mighty Favour App. Your repeated Services I long heve weigh'd Your continual Application in whatever Related to my welfare nor is your Constant Vows Of Love forgot And if I seem'd to slight those Assiduities It was but the utmost Tryal of your Faith Buc. Oh Sounds Celestial Words Transcendent as Thy Charms What can my Goddess mean App. Leave Extasies to a more
sitting Season and if You dare assist and free me from an Usurpation Which I hate My self with all the vast Revenues I command is thine without another Article Buc. For one kind look I wou'd have forfeited my Life But Brib'd so high Methinks I shou'd do more than Dye App. You know the Vice-roy has Long been Ruler here And to his false Care my mistaken Father Left unhappy me Buc. Which prov'd his Blessing The Court of Spain Is slow in their Supplies and when the Vice-roy First appear'd the Island was in an Uproar Soldiers unpaid and therefore Mutinous All Form of Government neglected He Empty'd your full Coffers to stop their Craving Mouths and with the Wealth of your Great Ancestors bought a lasting Peace App. Yet tho' I put up this Remit the mighty Debts Which he can never pay Still wou'd he Retain a Tyranny upon my Will still Guide my Actions and dispose of all my Fortunes Buc. By your Injuries and my Immortal Love he shan'not I 'le Pistol him to Morrow on the Castle Walk App. And so be lost your self For he stands High in Popular Opinion the thoughtless Vulgar hallow him applause Because he 's fam'd for Hospitality surfeits their Censure Appitites and drowns their Souls In Riot But wou'd you be directed by an injur'd Woman His Measures shou'd all be broke his growing Expectations Blasted Buc. Instruct. Command me Madam I Listen to perform App. This Day such Wonders has produc'd that you 'l Scarce Credit my Relation Emilius is return'd Emilius whom even since my Childhood I own To have Honour'd with my Friendship trusting It seems to that when in France he had seduc'd A Lady from her Husband brings her to me to be Protected I Swear the Conscious Blushes almost burst My Cheeks if I reflect on the Vile Office he did design Me Shall I connive at their Amours my Roof shelter Their Impious Loves help me Bucarius help to Curse ' em Buc. Swift Vengeance overtake him Emilius in Sardinia My Emulator still in the bright Source of Glory Disappointment Cross his Delightful purposes Heart-rending Plagues For ever rest upon him App. Not upon him but the false wanton I 'de punish your Sex is by custom privileg'd to Injuries like these your Honours scarce tainted call a Venial Crime but In a Wife 't is sure unpardonable Buc. What is it Madam you desire of me App. To have this Woman in a Monastry Clapt up or Instantly sent back to France I 'de have her Brother Told her Baseness to have her given up to his Revenge I know not what I 'de have for whilst she stays the Sight of her and of her Crimes will make me Mad. Buc. aside Ha! I suspect but I will search it throughly Who is her Brother App. Alas I had forgot to tell you this Emilius too I wish Secur'd till She is past the power of ever seeing Him again he is Disguis'd and may be Seiz'd on Some pretence Buc. Explain your Intentions to me Madam App. The Room 's too publick for our Conference In my Closet you shall be inform'd Buc. And if I stop at ought that you Command Or not Destroy whom ever you have Doom'd May this blest Moment of your kindness Prove a Dream and may I wake again to the Despair ' in which the Dawning Day beheld me App. That way I 'll follow Now Zelide now let the Glorious Sun Withdraw his Chearful Beams Darkness and furies shou'd Assist at this Black Council Oh Love Thy Golden shast Pierc'd first this this Tender Heart and warm'd it With a Lambent Fire which now by Jealously Is set into a Blaze How I cou'd Burn how I am lost in rage No Gentle Shower's such Mounting Flames Asswage Lovisa the belov'd must Mourn as well as I. I 'le be reveng'd my Zelide and I 'le Dye Can she my Rival then my Justice blame I give her Death and taste my self the same Exit ACT III. Bucarius and Roderigo Meet Buc. OPortunely are we met my Faithful Roderigo for I have Deeds in Agitation That want a Subtil Head a Heart resolv'd And Hand like thine to help Accomplish Rod. Long have ye talk'd of Mischief rail'd on the Vice-roy Breath'd nought but Grievances and Swore redress but whilst I find ye drag the Proud Appamia's Chains whilest thus ye Haunt the Palace of that Disdainful fair Glory And Interest tho' they call aloud ' I fear will hardly Wake ye from the Lethergy of Love Buc. If now I shake not off the Effeminate Slavery Boys shall Proclame my Folly's and hout me From the Society of Men yet never till this Moment had I such Grounds to hope Possession O! Appamia her Wealth and full Revenge on my Honours Rival and my Love the Curst Emilius Rod. I cannot reach ye Buc. All shall be Unravell'd there 's secret Marriges My Instrument there 's Room for Plots that shall Destroy the growing greatness of the Vice-roy's Race Rod. Appamia Married Buc. No She wou'd have been my friend was first In Love which sure 's the greatest Curse and Shame Of Woman-kind Emelius the Object of her Fancy Who having baulk'd her Eager Wishes she meditates Revenge on his fair Choice and I am to be the Fool Employ'd Rod. How found you this Buc. Her every word and look inform'd me but having Wrung each useful Circumstance from her Distracted fury I 'le Counter-plot her purposes And sure Destruction shall o'retake 'em all Come with me and I 'le unfold what I design Disguises must be had much thought and Caution Us'd ha She follows and in htr Face the Stamp of Heav'n wears but I know her Soul deceitful And will not trust my Eyes to Gaze. Enter Appamia and Zelide App. Not gone my Lord who have you there Buc. One that will Assist in your Commands App. Be Expeditious and be careful If the Reward Inspires ye Buc. The Task 's too easie I woud have play'd With Danger for such a glorious Prize Courted Hazards where Life hung by a Hair And whatso're is fancied Dreadful had oppos'd me App. Zelide shall still inform ye how we move Industrious and Faithful is the Indian Slave In her you may rely Haste Noble Sir as I have Directed Let your first business be to keep Emilius from returning Instantly Buc. He moves this Day as I contrive and you Appoint to Morrow is his own farewell Remember Princess what you have promis'd Exeunt Zel. Can then Spain's Beauty Nay I may add The world's receive this Rough General For her Lord the Son of Fortune only whose Sword is his Inheritance whilst Princes Lords of Provinces Sigh to be her Slaves App. That 's a Thought the least disturbs me No Zelide we shall never live to be his Bride Zel. How Madam App. Dye before and so discharge our promise Harke thee Zelide thou art skill'd in Baleful Drugs the greatest Foes to Humane kind One deadly drop by thee prepar'd and mingl'd With the stream of Life the Blood will Spoil The