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Alcibiades a tragedy, acted at the Duke's Theatre / written by Tho. Otway.
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Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685.
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1675
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gon Each night thy bed I 'l haunt and challenge there Those joys of which thou hast bereft me here Anxious shall be each day disturb'd each night A restless shade I 'l still be in thy sight And thee i' th' height of all thy pleasures fright Heav'n what do I feel Qu. Oh does the draught succeed Ard. Madam great Alcibiades is freed And just is entring Qu. Strait with straitest care Convey her in and wait my pleasure there The Murderers lead in Timandra Sweet Murder oh no Physick is so good For th' hopeless lover as a bath of blood But here he comes Enter Alcibiades Now to my greifs again veils Alci It makes we wonder how I freedom gain All things confus'd and in disorder are How 's this in mourning weeds unveil my fair Hah not Timandra Queen unveils Qu. No Sir though 't is one That loves as nobly as Timandra can Or could did she yet live but she is dead Alci How dead Qu. Yes Tissaphernes that black deed did do Prompted by his ignoble hate to you But you will wonder more when I shall tell That by his hand the mighty Agis fell The King is slain both I and Sparta now Have no hopes left but what remain in you Alci In me alas I am a wretch too poor Timandra dead â—urst ever be the hour Wherein so fair an innocence was lost Heav'n justly now may of its glories boast For the most bright and precious Saint that e're The World enjoy'd is fled and seated there Qu. Why do you let your greifs distract your Soul Call up your reason and let passion cool See here a Queen that courâ—s you with the charms Of Love a Crown and Empire to her Arms No longer for Timandra sorrow wear I will supply all you have lost in her I 'l love you as she did Alci Oh Madam no To love like her 's a tas'k too hard for you Love me as she did why each thought she had Of me was such might make an Angel glad For Crowns though Emp'rour of the World I were I 'd turn a begger to recover her Oh Madam tempt no further all 's but vain I ne're can have a thought of love again Qu. Never Alci No never Qu Can you then so soon Forget your promise or will you disown That ere if you Timandra should survive You vow'd you only for my sake would live You see how Heaven has decreed Alci Alas I then the blessing knew but not the loss Besides I now must dye Qu How Sir is 't thus my profer'd love you prize Alci I do not hate you may not that suffice Qu. Ungrateful no but I 'l reward thy pride Draw back The Scene drawn 〈◊〉 Timandra on a Couch in the midst of her pains Go dotard in enjoy thy bride And know by me thy lov'd Timandra dy'd Yes cruel man by me Tim. No Queen she lives And still to all thy rage desâ—ance give 's spyes Alcibiades Do I behold my dearest Lord so nigh Shall I agen see him before I dye Alci Best hopes and comfort of my life I 'm here How fares my love Tim. Oh come not come not near My blood 's all fire infection's in each vein And tyrant death in ev'ry part does reign But I for you could suffer much more pain Alci Kind heav'n let all her pangs upon me fall And add ten thousand more I 'l bear 'em all Do but restore her back Oh cursed Queen What Devil arm'd thee to so damn'd a sin Cou'dst thou be guilty of so foul a deed Qu. Yes I did do 't by me the King too bled Unworthy wretch and all for love of you But had I pow'r I now would kill thee too Alci Oh do 't I 'l blot out all th' ast done before And never call thee base nor cruel more Here is my breast soon the kind work begin Advance thy Poniard send it boldly in Qu. No thou shalt live for harder destiny But first shalt see thy dear Timandra dye Alci Oh misery beyond the damn'd beneath Must I not happy be in life nor death Tim. Alas cease your unnecessary moan I find my torments quickly will be gon Though I could wish they might to years renew So I might still be blest with feeâ—ng you Now the black storms of fate are all blown o're And we shall meet and ne're be parted more But oh farewell dyes Alci My dear Timandra stay Ah pretious Soul fly not so soon away But one look more will death have no remorse See 't is thy Alcibiades implores But oh she 's gon seize there that Murd'ress Qu. No Seize me 't is more then all your Camp can do Who e're comes here 's my guard Alas mean fool Presents her Dagger My fate 's a thing too great for thee to rule There lyes your constancy pointing to Timandra Alcibiades flyes to the Queen and snatches the Dagger from her Alci Infernal hag Whos 's ev'ry breath infects each look's a plague Could not thy fury on my bosome rest But thou must wreak thy vengeance on this breast To murder her curse on me that I stand Thus Idle now thy heart presents the Dagger to her breast But oh 't would brand My Trophyes with eternal infamy If by my hand so base a thing should dye Her ills so many and so odious are They would disgrace an executioner Yet I 'd do something oh I hav 't I 'l tear ravingly Her peicemeal but Timandra's gone too far mildly Yonder she Mounts tryumphant Spirit stay See where the Angels bear her Soul away Now all the Gods will grow in love with her And I shall meet fresh troops of Rivals there But thus I' l haste and follow Stabs himself Devil there throws the Dagger to the Queen Dye if thou hast courage enough to dare But oh A heavy faintness does each sense surprize Yet e're I close up these unhappy eyes Here their last dutious sorrows they shall pay And at this object melt in tears away Blest center of my hopes in whom I plac't Too choice too pure a happiness to last I any lossless then thy death had greiv'd How well could I have dy'd so thou hadst liv'd Damn'd fiend â—o the Queen But oh why do I rave at her That have so little time to tarry here One parting kiss and then in peace I 'l dye kisses Tim. Now farewel world welcome eternity Enter Patroclus Lords and Guards Patr. Horrour of horrours this was a dismal chance Alas my freind Alci Thy useless greif refrain Farewell we shall hereafter meet again dyes Patr. Guards seize the Queen Qu. Seize me rude Slaves forbear Patr. You shall in short your accusation hear To kill the King my Father first you made Your property then basely him betray'd Your Woman all confes't and by the Guard Is now secur'd to a more just reward And though too late this black design I knew Yet all your stratagems are useless now Hence with the Murd'ress to Justice
Tiss You Sir have Vanquish'd Emp'rours Fetter'd Kings States are such mean and despicable things Compar'd with other glorys y 'ave subdu'd Their Conquest seems but a soft Interlude Trumpets from far sound a Retreat Enter Messenger Mess. This minute Sir your Glorys are compleat The routed Enemy makes a faint Retreat Victory blushing they no more could do With a full wing directs her flight to You. K. Thus Deâ—damia are our wishes Crown'd Love and Renown in the same Sphear go round Our lasting Loves draw lasting Victories Whilst Courage takes his flame from Beauties eyes Enter another Messenger 2d Mess. Thus hourly Sir fresh glorys you receive Athens no more 's your Enemy but Slaveâ— Like the sad Ruins of a Hurricane Their totter'd Troops are scatter'd o're the Plain And in disorder'd Parties make away K. Relate how went the bus'ness of the Day Mess. Brave Alcibiades has wonders done Ne're greater Courage was in Sparta shown Troops were not able to withstand his shock Like thunder from a Cloud his fury broke On all his Enemies and like that too Death and Amazement did attend each blow Long doubtful Fortune dally'd on her Wheel And neither seem'd to move it nor stand still Till at the last the brave Polyndus fell His loss did so amaze the Enemy That in disorder they began to fly Yet brave Theramnes Rally'd in their head Though to their fate was but a while delay'd For by our Gen'ral he was Captive made And which agen they did their flight renew With numbers too so totter'd and so few It had been Barbarism to pursue Thus fair Timandra who from far had been An anxious looker on this Tragick Scene With all the hast Joy could or love afford â—lies to congratulate her Conqu'ring Lord Now both in solemn Triumph this way move To Crown your Glorys as you Crown'd their Love Trumpets Enter Alcibiades Patroclus Timandra and Theramnes Prisoner Alcibiades kneels to the King K. Sir of your brav'ry I 've already heard So much above the power of Reward It were but just that I should homage do And offer up acknowledgments to you Rise Sir and give this Ceremony o're The posture ill becomes a Conquerour Alcib rises Alcib Conqu'rours that are Triumphant in the Field Must at their Monarchs feet their Trophies yield For all those glorys which their Conquests claim They only have subordinate from them Thus though my Sword this Captive has o'recome It is from You he must expect his Doom Th. Yes and in this you have o'recome him too He cannot talk Sir half so fast as you Curse though I am your Prisoner I hate To hear your pride upbraid me with my Fate Alcib Why Sir was 't not my favour that you live Th. No for I hate that Life your hand did give Know had your Fate been mine I should have urg'd kind destiny more home And there have Revell'd Rival in your room Alcib Sir for your Love you shew but weak pretence When all your Arguments is Insolence Whence does it spring The. From whence your bliss you draw Love that ne're clog'd his Proselytes with Law I lov'd this fair one first and you must know I 'l love her still And what 's all that to you Alcib This Rudeness Sir my fury can't Engage You are ill-manner'd and beneath my Rage The. But know I 'l follow still my hate to thee Nor shall my Chains obstruct thy destiny Thou did'st supplant me in Timandra's Love For which I gave thy glorys a remove And on thy Ruins made my self more great But since my wishes Fate would not compleat My Fury with my Fortune shan't decreaâ—e I 'l still pursue thy Life and happiness By all despaires dark arts thy fall design Till in thy blood I write Timandra mine Alcib Rave on know of your threats no sence I feel I 'd laugh at 'em wer 't not to loose a smile K. But I 'l take care that he shall better know What 't is a Captive for his life does owe How dare you offer here these Injuries Know you how much this gallant man I prize Guards to Confinement the Offender bear Be his Bounds narrow and restraint severe Since in your breast such a hot frenzy reigns We 'l try how you can brave it in your Chains Th. So King as Thou shalt envy what Th 'as done I have a soul can smile when Thou dost frown Whilst I Timandras fair Idea wear I can't want freedom for I 'l think of her Exit Guarded K. Thus Madam to your Eyes must Conquest bow Who are your Slaves no other Fetters know Tim. If any charms in me there can appear They only are confin'd and bounded there No greater aymes nor more Ambition know Thou how Sir to obliege him that serves you Alcib Your gen'rous pitty to our faithful flames That power which it gave 'em justly claimes Thus happy by your great indulgence made In Joyes so perfect nothing can Remove Your spreading gloryes ne're shall shrink or fade Till you forget to aspire and we to love But how dare I Usurp the least pretence Who only borrow all my Lawrells hence pointing to Patr. This is that noble Youth who when I stood Beset on every side with death and blood To my relief such gen'rous succour brought And things so much above ev'n wonder wrought Pat. You Sir that taught me friendship taught me too How much is to that Sacred title due No Sir if your Life at hazard lye Though thousand deaths should dare me on I 'l fly And Conquer all or bravely with you dye Alcib In gallantâ—y you are so absolute That I grow faint and flag in the pursuit Yet that return accept in silence here Which is so great 't will no expression bear Embraces him Tiss Hell Sure my blood is grown degenerate Can this my Son Embrace the man I hate Aside K. How Tissaphernes is thy good age blest In such a Son of such a friend possest Thus from thy Rev'rend Trunk fresh glories spread And with their pious Lawrels shade thy head Tiss In this warm Comfort patiently I 'l sit Till Fate shall come and claim her latest debt Sometimes my Youths past Triumphs I 'l review And please my self they are approv'd by you Alas I 've nothing else left now to do Ironically Oh my dear Boy Sir be my Joy thus showne Possess the Father as you 've gain'd the Son Embraces both K. Monarchs thus propt the shocks of Fate defie No bonds so firm as those which Friendship tye Exit King attended Manent Alcibiades Timandra and Draxilla Alcib Now noblest Sister how shall be repayd Those large endearments which your love has made Our happiness will but Imperfect prove If midst the growing pleasures of our love We nothing else ingratitude can do Then only with a happiness to you Deax What I have done Sir never had regard To that Sinister thing we call Reward Good deeds their worth and value have from hence They their own Glory are