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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

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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