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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37000	A new opera, call'd, Cinthia and Endimion: or, The loves of the deities. As it was designed to be acted at Court, before the late Queen; and now acted at the Theatre Royal, by His Majesty's servants. The second edition. Written by Mr. D'Vrfey.	D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.	1697 (1697)	Wing D2752A; ESTC R213532	36,920	56

A NEW OPERA CALL'D Cinthia and Endimion OR THE Loves of the Deities As it was Designed to be Acted at COURT before the late QUEEN and now Acted at the Theatre Royal by His MAJESTY's Servants The Second Edition Written by Mr. D'VRFEY LONDON Printed by W. Onley for Sam. Briscoe in Russel-street Covent-garden and R. Wellington at the Lute in St. Paul's Church-yard 1697. ☞ The Relapse or Vertue in Danger Being the Second Part of The Fool in Fashion A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal. A new Opera call'd Brutus of Alba or Augusta's Triumph Acted at the Theatre in 〈◊〉 Garden With Variety of new Songs Both sold for Sam. Briscoe in Covent-Garden The Names and Characters of the Representers in the Opera morally fashioning the Vertues and Vices of Human Nature JVpiter Cinthia Representing Greatness and Honour attack'd by natural Frailty and wavering Passion Apollo Representing Wit and Love slighted by obstinate Pride Cupid Representing Desire wanton and unsatisfy'd Psyche Representing innocent Vertue o'ercome by insinuation Opportunity and Love Daphne Representing affected Pride and Ill-nature Pan Representing Ignorance and Credulity Mercury Representing Subtileness Wantonness and Inconstancy Endimion Representing Modesty Integrity and Good-nature Syrinx Representing irregular Passion Treachery and Envy Gods Goddesses Neptune Amphitrite Pactolus Ganges Tyber Thames Saturnia Pleiades Zephirus Shepherds Satyrs Singers Dancers and Attendants The Scene Ionia with Mount Latmus To the Right Honourable HENRY Earl of Rumney Viscount Sidney Master-General of his Majesty's Ordinance one of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council Constable of Dover-Castle and Lord-Warden of the Cinque-Ports My LORD BE pleas'd from your humble and most oblig'd Servant to accept this Off-spring of my Muse which I am the more incourag'd to lay at your Feet because it formerly had the Honour to be look'd upon with a gracious Regard by the best of Queens of late happy and glorious Memory before whom it had been presented in her Court if the ensuing National Fatality had not in the interim unfortunately happened however not to let it be intirely a Prey to ill Destiny I have with great Care and Pains at last made shift to strip it from its Mourning into a Dress proper to be seen by the Town tho' it may want that Illustration which the Court-Ornament had adorn'd it with And therefore most humbly beg your Lordship to make one Addition more to the many repeated Condescentions and Favours you have conferr'd on me which is to let it be honour'd with a Place in your Esteem and then I shall never have occasion to value what Malice Ill-nature or any unjust Criticism shall inveterately expose to its Prejudice You are one my Lord that all Eyes are so much upon all Hearts so much inclin'd to honour serve and love and all Pens so oblig'd and ready to praise that tho' my Heart be as full of desire to do it as is possible yet I find there is no place left void for me to express my Duty there is nothing to be said which has not been already and perhaps too with more Advantage on the Writer's side than I have Partiality enough for my self to pretend to There is another significant Reason too my Lord which wholly deters me from the common Custom of Poets and Dedicators which is your Scorn and Detestation of Flattery wherein you nobly imitate the Royal Inclination and Humour of our Glorious Master King WILLIAM who never fail'd to shew his frowning Dislike of that Frenchified Vice nor ever gave Incouragement for its Seeds to be planted and grow in his Dominions To whom I wish Eternal Honour Successful Victory and Long Life And that you my Lord in reward of your Indefatigable Duty Care and Zeal for his Service may always be happy in the Station you now are in The Blessing of his Smiles and Favour is the Perpetual Wish of My LORD Your Lordship 's most intirely devoted humble Servant T. D'URFEY PROLOGUE to Cinthia and Endimion The Scene is a pleasant Country in which appears by an artificial Sun just setting Mount Latmus with pleasant Valleys round it some full of Corn others with Fruit a Gloominess on the suddain o're-spreads the Stage till after a while Saturnia representing Night ascends from the Stage and Sings Saturnia THe weary hot and amorous God of Day Desends into the Bosom of the Sea To revel there some pleasant Hours away And I succeeding Regent of the Night Till mighty Cinthia rises with new Light O're all the gloomy World extend my awful sway Nature is g●ne to rest and Human-kind Possest with Peace of Mind En●oy what in these Grove● the happy Shepherds find Appear my Dazling Pleiades appear Cinthia intends to Night to revel here Come come away Come come away Adorn'd each in her glittering Robe and shame Approaching-day Enter the Pleiades Electra Alcinoe Caleno Tagete Asterope Maia and Merope they joyn in a Figure like the Seven Stars as they appear the Scene becomes more light then Merope prepares to Sing Merope BEhold the Daughters of fam'd Atlas come Adorn'd with Lustre at great Night's command Thro' ambient Air ten thousand Leagues from home We come to Visit blest Ionia's Land II. Say mighty Queen of Shades what 's to be done What Wonders must the bright Virgiliae do Are we to Mutiny against the Sun And let Mankind no more his Splendor view Saturn No no no no that 's too severe No blemish must in your bright Forms appear Let Faction be by drossy Mortals shown The purer starry Region must have none Ioy is your business n●w Ioy and Delight Great Cinthia comes to revel here to Night Merope Then since the Affair is all Dancing and Play My light-footed Sisters shall trip it away So brisk that the Swains That inhabit the Plains Shall all at the Sight Have a Passion for Night And remember no more the dull Charms of the Day Saturn Bright Star Sweet Merope this grant of thine Shall make thee equal with my Planets shine For now the hour draws near and to my Sence Methinks I feel lov'd Zephirus's Influence The Charming Zephire fragrant breezes blows See wh●re he comes perfuming every Rose And shedding Sacred Odours as he goes Enter Zephirus Sings this to a Minuit Tune Zephir Night dear Promoter of Lovers Felicity Thou sweet Attoner for Cares of the Day Happy disguise of a Virgins simplicity Whose guilty Blushes her Heart wou'd betray Thou sweet Concealer of her Intreague Which the Day wou'd reveal When to a private Bower At some Mid-night-hour whilst the old Dad do snore To her Love she wou'd steal II. Then the extreams of true Ioy are most ravishing When silent Hours indulge our Delight Whilst happy Mortals Loves Treasures are lavishing Day still they rail at but bless the kind Night Day the curst cause of Mortal Debate Pride Ambition and Cares With Sol lies dreaming Where Thetis is streaming Whilst Night Love and Fate Rule the World's grand Affairs Sat. I know I know and