Vines with various colours grac'd Their spreding branches whose proud brows being crownd With stately Walks did from that ample round The wel-pleas'd Eye to every place convay That in the Islands humble level lay To guard her Court a hundred Gentlemen Such as had glorifi'd their Valour when Tryed in her Fathers Wars attended which Commanded by Argalia did enrich His Merit with such fair reward that all His better Stars should they a Synod call Those fires conven'd nere with more glorious Light Could cloath his hopes his Fortunes dim-ey'd Night Inflam'd to Noon and the faiâ— Princess blest By the same power for though his Fate invest His noble Soul within the obscure Mask Of an unknown descent his Fame shall ask In time to come a Chronicle and be The Glory of that royal Family From whence he sprung but ere he must attain The top of Fortunes Wheel that Iron Chain By whose linkt strength it turns too oft will grate Him with most hot Afflictions his wise Fate Digs deep with Miseries before it layes The ground-fork of his Fame which then shall raise On the firm Basis of Authentick story To him eternal Pyramids of Glory Thou that art skil'd in Loves Polemmicks here Wish they may rest awhile and though drawn neer A sadder Fate if piâ—y sayes to rath 'T is to let sorrow sad the Scean wee 'l bath Our Pen awhile in Nectar though we then Steep it in Gall again the Spring did when The Princess first did with her presence grace This house of pleasure with soft Armes embrace The Earth his lovely Mistress clad in all The painted Robes the Mornings Dew let fallâ— Upon her Virgin Bosome the soft breath Of Zephirus sung calm Anthems at the death Of Palsie-shaken Winter whose large Grave The Earth whilst they in fruitful tears did leave Their pious grief turnd into smiles they throw Over the Herse a Vail of Flowers the low And pregnant Valleys sweld with fruit whilst Heaven Smil'd on each blessing its faire hand had given Be-calmd on this paciffick Sea of pleasure No boisterous Wave appearing the rich treasure Of Love being ballast with Content did fear No threatning storm so safe a Harbour neer As th' Object whence it sprung such royal sports As take their birth from the triumphant Courts Of happy Princes did contract the day To pitied beauty time steals away On downy feet whose loss since it bereaves Them of no more then what new birth receives From the next teeming day by none is thought Worth the lamenting sometimes rockt in the soft Armes of the calmest pleasures they behold A sprightly Comedy the sins unfold Of more corrupted times then in its high Cothurnal Sceans a lofty Tragedy Erects their 〈◊〉 and doth at once invite To variouâ— Passions Soâ—â—ow and Delight Time Motions aâ—ed 〈◊〉 includes Not more in all the 〈…〉 Then their oft changing 〈…〉 When the Suns lofty pride 〈…〉 The Earths imbroiderd Robes 〈…〉 And palsie hand did those fresh 〈…〉 Up in her hoary Plush each Seasâ—◠〈…〉 Delights of 'ts own such a beguil'd 〈…〉 It s stock of hours unwasted on in chast Though private sports here happy Lovers 〈◊〉 Fancie's fresh Youth whose first attempts did proâ—â— Too innocent for th' Sophistry of Love There scornful beauty or the envious eye Of jealous Rivals nere afflicts all by An equal and a noble height so blest Pride none had rais'd nor poverty deprest The end of the fourth Canto PHARONNIDA The second Book CANTO THE FIFTH The ARGUMENT IX Whilst serene Joy sate smiling in her Court As shadows to illustrate Vertue by Phantastick Love becomes the Princess sport Whose harsher Dictates she ere long must try X. For now Suspition Vertues secret Foe Fir'd with Argalia's just deserved Fame Makes her great Father think each Minute slow Till separation had allayd the Flame LEst that her Court which seems compos'd of all That 's great or good th'ore-weaning world should caâ— Perfections height a word which whilst on Earth Vain as delight only from Name takes birth In this the largest and most glorious sphear Ere Greatness mov'd in some few Stars appear To Vertue retrograde th' informing Spirit Love by whose motion on the Pole of Merit This bright Orb turnd even ' mongst these Heroes finds A pair of Followers whose imperfect minds Transgrest his Dictates and though no offence So full of guilt as foul Incontinence Durst here approach by waies less known unto What Love intends those various Figures drew Whose Aspects nere more neer Conjunction move Then Eyes the slight Astronomy of Love That new Platonnick Malady the way By which imperfect Eunuchs do betray Natures Diseases to contempt whilst by Such slight repast they strive to satisfie Loves full desires which pines or else must crave More then thin Souls in seperation have Being lately by some sick Phantasticks brought But neer the Court within it long had sought For residence till entertaind by two Whose meeting Souls no more distinction knew Then Sex a difference which whilst here it grows Toward Heaven it to Corporeal Organs ows But since that these so uncouth Actors here But as Intruders on the Scean appear Ere in their story we ingulph too far Let 's first behold them in their Character If ere thy sober Reason did submit To suppling Mirth that wanton Child of wit Beholding A Fantastick drest in all His vain delights what 's Annalogical To our Acretius then conceive thou 'st seen Though if compar'd those short to him had been As Transcripts are to Coppies to compleat A Humorist here Folly had close a seat ' Mongst more then vulgar knowledge and might pass The same account an Academick Ass Makes of his Fathers four year Charge when he Frights Villagers with shreds of Sophistry ' Mongst forrein parts of which like Coriate Hee 'd run through some he had acquir'd to prate By priviledge and as if every Nation Contributed is in each several fashion Which like their Tongues all so imperfect find That both disguiz'd his body and his mind Though self conceit vain Youths fantastick Crime Made him steal singly from the Front of time i th' Medium which but seldome proves the seat For Lust's wild-fire or Zeals reflected heat He amarous grows and doubting to prevail For all his Wings caught Pegasus by th' Tail And being before with Cupidi Engines fit'd From his Posteriors doubly was inspiâ—'d She that at first this sympathetick flame Inspir'd him with the Court knew by the Name Of Philanta to whom all would impair Their skill that gave that Epithet of fair Except Acretius since her beauty fit For praises was where parallel'd by wit Yet now although times sad discovery tels Her Autumes furrows were no parallels In Beauties sphear those youthful forms being grown So obsolete scarce the Vestigia's shown A Native pride and strange phantastick dress More admiration then ere comeliness Could do acquires She formerly had been A great Admirer of Romances in Whose Garb she now goes
receive him stood an empty Tent Whose outside as if fanci'd to deter His entrance there appear'd a Sepulcher Over whose gate her false Accusers had Transcrib'd those crimes which so unâ—ustly clad In purples sins those spotless â—ouls which seen In their bright vertues candid robes had been The hated wonders of those foes whose ends Now finde success i' th' pity of their friends Near this black tent on mourning scaffolds where Death did t' encounter innocence prepare His heaviest darts such as were headed by That more then mortal plague foul infamy The prisoners mounted at the other gate Almanzor like the messenger of Fate Fraught with revenge appears his dreadfull form More full of terror then a midnight storm To straitned Fleets appearing to the view O' th' multitude who whilst their prayers persue The prisoners safety on the flagging wings Of sickly hope his sure destruction brings Since from their knowledge more remote to cure Unto their hates impatient calenture Thrice had the trumpet sadly sounded bin And thrice a Herald's voice had summon'd in Some bold defendant but both yet so vain As if just Heaven neglected to maintain That righteous cause which sadly seen of all The sorrowfull but helpless people fall Since hopes of life was shrunk into despair To be assistant by their private prayer At deaths distracting conflict in a brief Effectual speech which answer'd to the chief Heads of 's indictment in those powerfull words Conceiv'd his last the Cyprian Prince affords Their sorrow yet a larger Theam which done Being first to die having with prayer begun That doubfull road he now a short leave takes Of all his mourning Friends then calmly shakes Off each terrestial thought and heightned by The speculations of eternity Above those damps which natures hand did weave Of humane fear submitting to receive The fatal stroke that Center to a crown But orb of wit his sacred head layes down Fled to the dark cell of their utmost fears With eyes whose lids were cemented in tears Each still Spectators thoughts did now repair To the last refuge of a silent prayer In which close parl from that deep Lethargy They are to joy and wonder waken'd by A trumpets voice which from the other gate Sounds a defiance 't was not yet so late In hopes dim twilight but they once more may In expectation of a glorious day Dare look abroad which done unto their view A Cyprian Herald being design'd unto That office they leading a stranger Knight Into the Lists behold whose welcom sight Was entertain'd with acclamations that Rais'd thunder for his foes to tremble at This valiant Hero whose brave gesture gave Life to that hope which told them heaven would save Such suffering vertue now drawn near unto The tent is taking a disdainful view Of that accurst inscription whilst all eyes Center'd on him see through his steel-disguise A goodlier shape though not so vastly great As that curst lump nature had made the seat Of 's enemies black soul The armor which He wore they knew not whether for more rich Or rare to prize the ground of it as he For those had mourn'd which now from infamie His sword sought to redeem was black but all Enamell'd ore with silver-hearts let fall From flaming clouds which hovering above Them look'd like incense fir'd by heavenly love ' Mongst these in every vacant place was found A deaths-head scatter'd some of which were crown'd With laurel others on their bare fronts wore A regal diadem in 's shield he bore In a Field argent on the dexter side A new-made Grave to which a Lamb deni'd Succor on earth to shun the swift persuit Of a fierce wolf was fled but ere one foot Was enter'd there from a red cloud that charg'd The field in chief a thunderbolt inlarg'd By heav'ns just wrath from 's sulphrie seat was sent So swiftly that what sav'd the innocent The guilty slew which now in 's blood doth lie A President for powerful tyrannie Those short surveys o' th' people hardly took Ere having now th'unuseful tent forsook The brave Defendant with a loud salute Had past the scaffold in the bold persuit Of glorious vict'rie whom his angry foe Whose valors flame ne'r an allay did know So cold as fear in that wild flame which rage Oppos'd had kindl'd hastens to engage Him with so high a storm of fury that Each falling stroke others did tremble at What they sustain'd Strength valor judgment all Which ere made Conquerors stand or conquer'd fall Here seem'd to meet As it t'outrun desire Each nimble stroke quick as ethereal fire When wing'd by motion fell yet with a heft So full of danger most behind them left Their bloody marks which in this fatal strife Seem'd like the open'd salliports of life Sadly expecting whom by fate would be This day chose favorite unto destinie The people in such silent extasies As if their souls only inform'd their eyes Sate to behold the combat when to give Their faith assurance justice yet did live Unchain'd by faction from a fatal blow Strook near his heart Almanzor faln so low From hopes of vict'rie they beheld that in His ruine what before their fear had bin Grew now their comfort when that speedy death Might not transport his soul ere his last breath Confest his guilt the noble Champion stays His just rais'd rage whilst his own tongue displays His thoughts black curtains by discovering all Those crimes beneath whose burthen he did fall Heavy as curses which from heaven are sent For th' peoples plague or Princes punishment In which short close of life to ease the grief Of late repentance that successful Thief Whose happiest hour his latest prov'd being took For president he in a calm forsock That world which whilst his plots did strive to build Ambition high he had with tempests fill'd The multitude whose universal voice Had taught even such though distant to rejoice As age or sickness had detain'd within The City-walls forc'd those that yet had bin Her foes converted by the general votes For joy to change their envies ill set notes To calm compliance in whose concord they With as much speed as duty did convey Her best of subjects to congratulate Her freedom hastes who in this smile of fate â—â—â—ilst all her friends strove to forget those fears Whose form they lately trembl'd at appears Shadow'd in grief on whose joy could reflect No beam of comfort the suppos'd neglect Of her Argalia whose victorious sword Did in her fears extremity afford Some hopes of comfort which t'opinion lost More sorrow then th' assaults of death had cost Had not whilst she did in dark passion stray His full discovery glorifi'd the day Amidst the peoples acclamations she Though from a scaffold now convey'd to be Rais'd to a Crown all that vain pomp beholds With eyes orecast in grief till he unfolds Her further comfort by discovering what Whilst each spectator was admiring at Becomes to her so much of joy that in This calm that courage which before had bin Unshook in tempests now begins to move And what scorn'd hate submits to powerful Love From whose fixt centre with as swift a flight And kind a welcom as the nimble light Salutes the morning pleasure now imparts Her powerful beams until those neighboring hearts That liv'd by hopes thin diet drew from hence Substantial lines to joys circumference Her innocence unvail'd by his success And both by that black foil of wickedness Almanzor's guilt more glorious made is now The only volume wonder could allow Those that before her worst of foes had bin Sadly to read repentant lectures in Which seen by her observant Peers that all Succeeding discords in that Tyrants fall Might find a tomb him being their Princess choice The Spartan Armies universal voice Salute their Chief which President affords A pattern to the wise Epirot Lords Who had a law age made authentick which Prohibited their diadem t' enrich A female brow on him whose title stood Nearest of all collateral streams of blood They wisely fix a choice which proves to be Their glory and their States securitie And now rais'd from that lowly posture in Which fear had left them the vast rout begin Their motion toward fair Ghieranza where The varied scene did such proportion bear With joy's exalted harmonie which in Their rescu'd Princess dwelt all that had bin Their sorrows dismal characters they now Obliterate and her late clouded brow Crown with delights The solemn bells whose sad Toll when they left your mourning City had Frighted the trembling hearer now are all Rung out for joy as if so loud a call Only becom'd a love which could not be Exprest until the full solemnitie Of their approaching nuptials did unite Their hearts or crowns not with more full delight Then what did near as great a blessing prove Discording subjects in your bonds of love Thus after all the wild varietie Through Fates dark labyrinths now arriv'd to be Crown'd with as much content as ere was known By any that death did enforce to own The frailties of mortality we leave Our celebrated Lovers to receive Those blessings which heaven on such Kings showers down Whose vertues add a lustre to the Crown FINIS Newberies second Fight
too rich In mercy Heavens supream Prerogative To stifle tears did with her passion strive So long til what at first assaulted in Sorrows black Armor had so often bin For pity cherisht that at length her eyes Found there those Spirits that did sympathize With those that warmd her blood and unseen move That Engine of the World mysterious Love The way that Fate predestinated when T was first infus'd i th' Embrio it being then That which espousd the active forme unto Matter and from that passive being drew Divine Ideas which subsisting in Harmonious Natures highest sphear do win In the perfection of our Age a more Expansive power and Natures common store Stil to preserve unites Affections by The mingled Attomes of the serious eye Whilst Natures Priest the cause of each effect Miscal'd Disease indeavouâ— to detect Its unacquainted operations in The beauteous Princess whose free soul had bin Yet guarded in her Virgin Ice and now A stranger is to what she doth allow Such easie entrance by those Rays that fall From eithers eyes to make reciprocal Their yeilding passions brave Argalia felt Even in the grasp of death his Functions melt To flames which on his heart an on-set make For sadness such as weaker Mortals take Eternal farewels in yet in this high Tyde of his blood in a soft calm to die His yielding Spirits now prepare to meet Death cloathd in thoughts white as his winding sheet That fatal doom which unto Heaven affords The sole Appeal one of th' assisting Lords Had now pronouncd whose horrid thunder could Not strike his Laureld Brow that Voice which would Have putrified a timerous Soul he hears With calm attention no disorderd fears Ruffl'd his Fancy nor domestick War Rag'd in his breast his â—v'ry look so far From vulgar passions that unless amazd At Beauties Majesty he sometimes gazd Wildly on that as Emblems of more great Glories then earth afforded from the seat Of resolution his fixt soul had not Been stird to passion which had now begot Wonder not fear within him No harsh frown Contracts his Brow nor did his thoughts pull down One fainting spirit wrapt in smootherd groans To clog his heart From her most eminent Thrones Of Sense the Eyes the lightning of his Soul Flew with such vigour forth it did controul All weaker passions and at once include With Roman Valour Christian Fortitude Pharonnida from whom the rigid Law Extorts his Fate being now inforc'd to draw The longest Line she ere could hope to move Over his Face that beauteous sphear of Love Unto its great'st obliquity she leaves Him in his winter solstice and bereaves Loves Hemisphear of light not hear yet oft Retreating wisht those Stars Fare plac'd aloft In the first Magnitude of Honour might Prove retrograde so their contracted light Might unto him part of their Influence In Life bestow Passion would fain dispence So far with Reason to recall again The sentence she had past but hop'd in vain Those false suggestions moves his Jaylers are Th' undaunted Prisoner hurrying from the Bar His fair Judge rising the corrupted Court Upon removing all the ruder sort Of Hearers rushing out when through the throng Kind Ariamnes being detaind so long By strict Imployment comes at whose request The Court their Seats resuming he adrest Himself to th' Princess in a Language that Whilst all Argalias Foes were storming at Even on her Justice so prevails that he Repriev'd til all hope could produce to free Her Loves new care might be examind by His active Friend who now being seated nigh Pharonnide whilst all attentive sate The strangers story doth at large relate Pleas'd at this full relation nere as much As griev'd to see those Jewels plac'd in such A course cheap Mettal which could never hold The least proportion with her regal Gold Pharonnida had now remov'd if not Thus once more stayed the Rumor first begoâ— From this sad truth had with the common hast Of Ill arriv'd where his Disease had plac'd Aphron whose Ears assaulted now with words Of more infection then that Plague affords Room for the stâ—onger Passion though offended To leave a hold it had at first intended To keep til ruin'd the imprisond blood And spirits are unfetterd by that flood To wash usurping grief from off that part Where most she reign'd but they drawn near the heart And finding Enemies too strong to be Incounter'd mix in their society Which thus supplyed with Auxiliaries in Contempt of weakness when he long had been Languishing underneath a tedious Load Of sickness sends him from his safe Aboad ' Mongst dangers which in deaths black shape attend His bold design to seek his honourd Friend Come on the spur of passion to the Court A flux of Spirits from all parts resort To prompt his anger which abruptly broke Forth in this Language Do not Sirs provoke A forrein power thus far I speak to you That have condemnd this stranger as to do An Act so opposite to all the Law Of Nations here within your Realm to draw Blood that 's so neer allied unto the best Of an adjacent State If this request Of mine too full of insolence appear We are Spirits nobly born and near Enough to hav 't whatever Crime 's the Cause Of this harsh sentence tri'd by our own Laws This bold Opposer of stern Justice here Pausing to see what Clouds there did appear In that fair Heaven whose influence only now Could light to 's friends declining Stars allow To free the troubl'd Court which struggl'd iâ— A strange Delemma had commanded bin To a more large discovery if not by His pitying Friend discharg'd in a reply Doubting how far inregular boldness had Provok'd just wrath Argalia thus unclad Amezements dark disguise To you that aâ— This Court with that kneels to Pharonnida I now for Mercy flee that scorn to run From my own doom so I might have begun The doubtful task alone but here to leave My Friend from whom your Justice did receive This bold Afront in danger is a Crime That not approaching death which all my time Too little for repentance cals can be A just excuse for let me then set free His person with your doubts and joynd to those What both their varied stories may compose For what this noble Lord whose goodness we First found in needful hospitality From him hath differd him impute it not To eithers error both Reports begot From such mistakes as Nature made to be The careful Issues of Necessity That fatal difference whose Vestigia stood Where we Epiciae left fresh fil'd with blood By league so lately with Calabria made Being compos'd that Fame did not invade Our Ears with the report til we had been By a disguise secur'd which shaded in Whilst fearing danger we nere thought to leave Til safe at home Thus what did first deceive Kind Aminander you have heard and now Without the stein of boasting must allow Me leave to tel you that we there have Friends On
whom the burthen of a State depends When to the Court just wonder thus far he With such unshaken confidence as we Pray on th' expanded wings of Faith displayed His Souls integrity the Royal Maid Whom a repented destiny had made His pitying Judge endeavouring to evade That dooms harsh rigour grants him a reprieve Till thrice the Sun returning to relieve Nights drooping Sentinels had circl'd in So many days in which short time to win The fair advantage of discovering truth Old Aminander active as fresh Youth In all Attempts of Charity to know From what black Spring those troubled streams did flow Hasts toward Andremons whi'st Pharonnida Active as he toward all whence she might draw A consequence of hope layes speedy hold On this design Commission'd to unfold Their Masters Love toward her there long had been Embassadours from the Epicote in Her Fathers Court whose Message though it might Wear Loves pure Robes yet in her Reasons light Seems so much staind with pollicy that all Those blessings which the wise foresaw to fall As Influence from that Conjunction she Opposes as her stars malignity Proud of this new Command with such a hast As those that fear more slow delays may wast Their pretious time th' Ambassadours attain The Princess Court where come though hope in vain Only expect a speedy Audience they That frustrated are soon taught to betray More powerful passions the first glance o th' eye They on the Prisoners cast kind sympathy Proclaim'd Love gave no leave for time to rust Their Memories both the old Lords durst trust Eyes dim'd with tears whilst their embraces give A sad assurance there did only live Their last and best of Comforts which beheld By those from whom kind pity had expeld All thoughts of the vindictive Law they strive By all the power of Rhetorick to drive Those sad storms over which good Office done They each inform the Prince which was the Son Of Nature which Adoption withall tel how By their perswasions mov'd they did allow Them time to travel which Disasters had So long protracted for some years with sad And doubtfull hopes they had in vain expected Their wisht return but that their stars directed Their course so ill as now near home to be Ore-taken with so sad a destiny Since such a sorrow could be cur'd by none They sadly crave the time to mourn alone The end of the third Canto PHARONNIDA The first Book CANTO THE FOURTH The ARGUMENT VII At length the Vail from the deluded Law with active Care by Aminander took The startl'd Court in their own error saw How lovely truth did in Argalia look VIII The story of our Youth discover'd he His Merits yet in higher pitch to raise Morea's Prince doth from a danger free Which unto death his noblest Lords betray THat last sad Night the rigid Law did give The late repriev'd Argalia leave to live Was now wrapt in her own obscurity â—toln from the Stage of Time when light got free From his Nocturnall Prison summons all Almanzors Friends to see the long'd for fall o th' envied stranger whose last hour was now So neer arriv'd faint hope could not allow So much of comfort to his powerfulst friend As told her fears she longer might suspend His fatall doom Mournful Attendants on That serene Sufferer all his friends are gon Unto the sable Scaffold that 's ordain'd By the decree of Justice to be stain'd With guiltless blood all sunk in grief but she Whom by inevitable destiny Doom'd him to death most deep Dul sorrow raigns In her triumphant sad and alone remains She in a Room whose Windows prospect led Her Eye to th' Scaffold whither from the Bed Where sorrow first had cast her she did oft Repair to see him but her passions soft Temper soon melting into Tears denies Her Soul a passage through o're-flowing Eyes Often she would in vain expostulate With those two subtile Sophisters that Sate Cloath'd in the Robes of Fancy but they still Oâ—e-threw her weaker Arguments and fill Her Breast with Love and Wonder passion gave Such fierce Assaults no Virgin Vow could save Her Hearts surrender she must love and loose In one sad hour thus grief doth oft infuse Those bitter 〈◊〉 where hidden poyson dwell In the smooth pleasures of sweeâ— Oximel Argalias friends that did this minute use As if the last of mortal enterviews Had now reverst their eyes expecting nought But that stroaks fall whole faâ—all speed had brought Him to eternal rest when by a loud And busie tumult as if death grown proud Expected triumphs to divert their sight They from the Scaffolds lofty station might Within the reach of an exalted Voice Behold a Troop who as the Leaders choice Confin'd to stâ—aight necessity had there Inrold all Commers if of strength to bear Offensive Aâ—mes did first appear to be Some tumult drest in the variety Of suddain rage for here come headlong in A heard of Clowns armd as they then had been From labour cal'd near them wel orderd riâ—e As greatness strove no longer to divide Societies sâ—me Youths brave as they had Been in the spoils of conquerd Nations clad This sudden Object first obstructing all Their Courts proceedings prompts their doubts to call Their absent Prince who being too wise for fears Uncertain fixions with such speed appears As checks the tumult when to tel them who Had from their homes the frighted people drew i th' Van of a wel-orderd Troop rides forth Lov'd Aminander whose unquestiond worth That strong Attractive of the peoples love Exspung'd suspition whilst his Troops did move With a commanded slowness to inform Th' expecting Prince from whence this suddain storm Contracted Clouds he to his view presents Andremons Friends whose looks the sad contents Of sorrow with a silent Oratory Begs pity whilst he thus relates their story That we great Prince we whom a loyal fear To strict obedience prompts dare thus appear Before your sacred Person were a sin Mercy would blush to own had we not been Forc'd to offensive Armes by such a Cause As tore the Scepter regulated Laws Forth of your royal hand to vindicate This suffering stranger whom a subtle hate Not solemn Law pursu'd I here have brought Such Witnesses as have their knowledge bought At the expence of all their joy whom I Found so confin'd as if their misery Were in their houses sepulcherd a sad And general sorrow in one Dress had clad So many that their only sight did prove Lost Vertue caus'd such universal love To free this noble Youth whose Valour lent A late protection to this Innocent But injur'd Maid they unconstraind had here Implor'd your Aide had not too just a fear Caus'd from some Troops raisd by a wrong'd pretence Of your Commands checkt their intelligence With such illegal violence that I Had shar'd their sufferings if not rescu'd by These following Friends whose rude Conjunction shews It was no studied plot did first compose So loose a body but
his Sword are now By bounty made too much his own t' allow Even flight suspition room This being done That Valour though with Love 't were wingd might run On no rash Precipice assisted by That skilful Sea-man from some Ships that ly Neglected ' cause by time decayed he takes So much o th' Tackling as of that he makes Ladders of length sufficient to ascend The Castle Wals which having to defend Them nought but slave security is done With so much ease that what 's so wel begun They boldly second and first entering in A Tower which had by th' prudent Founder bin Built to command the Havens Mouth which lay Too low for th' Castle where when come all they Found to resist is one poor Centry bound In sleep which soon by death is made more sound To lodge the Prince in that safe place before His active valour yet attempted more The Gates secur'd that led to th' Castle he Protected by that Nights obscuritie By a conceald smal Salliport is to Its strength soon brought when now prepard to view More dreadful dangers in such habit clad As by the out-Guards easie Error had Soon as a Soldier gave him entrance come To th' Hall he is there being informd by some o th' drousie Guards where his pretended speed Might find Molarchus to perform a deed That future Ages if that Honours fire Lose not its light shal worthily admire His Valours hast within a room whose pride Of Art though great was far more glorifi'd By that bright Luster the Spectators saw Through Sorrows Clouds in fair Pharonnida He finds the impious Villain heightend in His late success to such rude acts of sin That servile baseness the low distance whence He us'd to look grew sawcy Impudence Inflam'd Argalia who at once beholds Objects to which the Sould inlarg'd unfolds Its passions in the various Characters Of Love and Anger now no more defers The exâ—cution of his rage but in So swift a death as if his hand had been Guided by Lightning to Molarchus sent His Lifes discharge which with astonishment Great as if by their evil Angels all Their sins had been displayed did wildly fall Upon his Followers whom ere hast could save Or strength resist Argalia's Sword had gave Such sudden deaths that whilst Amazements reignd Ere all he from the heedless tumult gaind That glorious Prize the royal Lady who In all assaults of fears not lost unto Her own clear Judgment as a blessing sent From Heaven whilst her base Foes Confusion lent That Action safety follows that brave Friend Whose Sword redeemd her till her Journeys end Through threatning dangers brought her to that place Where with such passion as kind Wives embrace Husbands returnd from bondage she is by Her Father welcom'd into liberty Thus rescu'd whilst exalted tumours sweld To such Confusion as from sense expeld Reasons safe Conduct whilst each Soldier leaves His former Charge fears pale disease receives This Paroxisme the Fleet which yet had in A doubtful Quest of their surpriz'd Prince bin Directed hither with the new-born day Their streamers round the Cittadel display Which seen by them that being deluded by The dead Molarchus to his treachery Had joynd their strength guilt the Original Of shame did to defend the plat-form Call Their bold endeavour but when fidning it Too strongly man'd for undermineing wit Or open strength to force dispairing to Be long secure prompted by fear they threw Themselves on Mercy which calm Grace among Heavens other blessings whilst it leads along The Prince toward Victory made his Conquest seen Such as came not to punish but redeem The end of the fourth Canto PHARONNIDA The first Book CANTO THE FIFTH The ARGUMENT IX The gratefull Prince to shew how much he lov'd This noble Youth whoe 's Merits just reward Too great for less Abilities had prov'd Makes him Commander of his Daughters Guard X. Where seated in the most benign Aspect Kind Love could grant to fair Pharonnida A sacred Vision doth her hopes detect Whose waking joyes his absence doth withdraw FReed from those dangers which this bold attempt Made justly feard whilst joy did yet exempt Those cares which when by time concocted shall His Kingdome to a general Mourning call Sparta's pleas'd Prince with all the Attributes Ere Gratitude learnd from Desert salutes That noble Youth which even when hope was spent Kind Heaven had made his safeties Instrument By acts of such heroick Vertue that Whilst all the less concernd are wondring at The grateful Prince in all the noble waies Of honour lasting as his life repaies By whose example the fair Princess taught To shadow Love her Souls most perfect draught In friendships Vail so free a welcome gave The worthy stranger that al prayer durst crave Though sacrific'd in Zeals most perfect fire Seemd now from Heaven dropt on his pleas'd desire Some daies spent here whilst Justice vainly sought That Treasons root whose base production brought Unto an unexpected Period in Molarchus death with him had buried bin To future knowledge all confessions though In torments they extracted were bestow Upon their knowledge being th' imperfect shade Of supposition which too weak t' invade Even those whose doubtful Loyalty lookt dim The prudent Prince burying mistrust with him Leaving the Island with 's triumphant Fleet On the Sicillian shoar prepars to meet That Joy in triumph which a blessing brought His loyal Subjects with their prayers had sought To cure those hot distemperatures which in His absence had the Courts Quotidian bin The Princess guard as being an honour due To noble Valour having left unto That worthy stranger whose victorious hand Declar'd a Soul created for command The Prince departs from his loud Daughters Court To joyful Corinth where though the resort Of such as by their service strove t' express An uncorrupted Loyalty made less That Mourning which the Kingdomes general Loss Claim'd from all hearts yet like a sable Cross Which amongst Trophy's noble Conquerors bear All did some signs o th' publick sorrrow wear But leaving these to rectifie that State This Feaver shook return to whom we late Left gently calm'd that happy pair which in Desire the shady Porch of Love begin That lasting progress which ere ended shall So oft their Fate to strong assistance call Some Months in happy free delights before Passion got strength enough to dictate more Then Reason could right fair they 'd spent in which Slumber of Fancy popular Love grown rich Soon becomes factious and engages all The powers of Nature to procure the fall Of the Souls lawful Soveraign either in Each Action of the others did begin To place an Adoration she doth see What ere he doth as shining Majesty Beneath a Cloud or Books where Heaven transfers Their Oracles in unknown Characters Like Gold yet unrefin'd or th' Adamant Wrapt up in earth he only seemd to want Knowledge of Worth Her Actions in his fight Appear like fires feign'd Element with light But not destruction
so near As to behold stopt with a reverend fear Least this intrusion on her Privacies Might ruffle Passion which now floating lies In a calm stream of thoughts he staies till she By her Commâ—nds gave fresh activity To his desires then with a lowly grace Yet such to which Prides haughty Sons gave place For Native sweetness he on 's knee presents A Packet from her Father whose Contents If Love can groan beneath a greater Curse Then Desperation made her sufferings worse Then fear could represent them 't was exprest In Language that not wholly did request Nor yet command consent only declare His royal Will and the paternal Care He bore his Kingdomes safety which could be By nought confirm'd more then Afinity With the Laconian Prince whose big fame stood Exalted in a spatious Sea of blood On Honours highest Pyramid his hand Had made the triple headed spot of Land One of her stately Promontories bow Beneath his Sword and with his Scepter now He at the other reaches which if Love But gently smile on 's new-born hopes and prove Propitious as the God of War his Fate Câ—imbs equal with his wishes but too late That slow-pac'd Soldier bent his Forces to Storm that fair Virgin Cittadell which knew Ere his pretences could a Parlee call Beneath what force that royal Fort must fall Inclos'd within this rough Lords Leâ—ters â—he Receiv'd his Picture which inform'd her be Wanted dissimulation that worst part Oâ— Courtship â—o put Complements of Art On his Effigies his stern Brow far more Glorying i th' Scars then in the Crown he wore His active Youth made him Retainer to The Court of Mars something too long to sue For entrance into Love's like Mornings clad In griesl'd Frosts ere plump-cheek'd Autume had Shâ—rn the Glebs golden Locks some silver hairs Mixt with his black appeard his Age dispairs Not of a hopeful Heir nor could his Youth Promise much more the venerable truth Of glorious Victories that stuck his Name For Ornament i th' Frontispiece of Fame Together with his Native greatness were His Orators to plead for Love but where Youth Beauty Valor and a Soul as brave Though not known great as his before had gave Loves pleasing wounds Fortunes neglected gain In fresh assaults but spends her strength in vain With as much ease as Souls when ripen'd by A wel-spent life hast to eternity She had sustaind this harsh encounter though Backt with her Fathers threats did it not shew More dreadful yet in a command which must Call her Argalia from his glorious trust Her Guardian to a separation in An Embassie to him whose hopes had been Her new created fears which sentence read By the wise Lady though her passions bred A sudden tumult yet her reason staies The Torrent till Argalia who obaies The strictest limits of observance to Her he adornd being reverently withdrew Inlarg'd her sorrow in so loud a tone That ere he 's through the winding Laberynth gone So far but that he could distinctly hear Her sad Complaints they thus assault his Ear Unhappy Soul born only to infuse Pearls of delight with Vinegar and lose Content for Honour it 's a sin to be Born high that robs me of my liberty Or is 't the curse of greatness to behold Vertue through such false Opticks as unfold No splendor less from equal Orbs they shine What Heaven made free ambitious men confine In regular degrees poor Love must dwel Within no Climate but what 's parallel Unto our honourd births the envied Fare Of Princes oft these burthens find from state When lowly Swains knowing no Parents voice A Negative make a free happy choice And here she sigh'd then with some drops diâ—tild From Loves most soveraign Elixar fil'd The chrystal Fountains of her eyes which ere Dropt down she thus recals again but nere Ne're my Argalia shall these fears destroy My hopes of thee Heaven let me but enjoy So much of all those blessings which their Birth Can take from frail Mortality and Earth Contracting all her Curses cannot make A storm of danger loud enough to shake Me to a trembling Penitence a Curse To make the horrour of my sufferings worse Sent in a Fathers Name like Vangeance fell From angry Heaven upon my head may dwell In an eternal stain my honourd Name With pale disgrace may languish busie Fame My Reputation spot Affection be Term'd uncommanded Lust sharp poverty That Weed which kils the gentle Flower of Love As the result of all these Ills may prove My greatest misery unless to find My self unpitied yet not so unkind Would I esteem this mercenary Band As those far more malignant powers that stand Arm'd with diswasions to obstruct the way Fancy directs but let those Souls obay Their harsh Commands that stand in fear to shead Repentant tears I am resolv'd to tread These doubtful pathes through all the shades of fear That now benights them Love with pity hear Thy Suppliants Prayers and when my clouded Eyes Shall cease to weep in Smiles I 'le sacrifice To thee such Offerings that the utmost date Of deaths rough hands shall never violate Whilst our fair Virgin-sufferer was in This Agony Argalia that had been Attentive as an envied Tyrant to Suspected Counsels from her Language drew So much that that pure essence which informs His knowledge shall in all the future storms Of Fate protect him from a fear that did Far more then death afflict whilst Love lay hid In Honours upper Region now whilst she Calmly withdraws to let her Comforts be Hopes of 's return his latest view forsook His Souls best comfort who hath now betook Her self to private thoughts where with what rest Love can admit I leave her and him blest In a most prosperous Voyage but happier far In being directed by so bright a Star The end of the first Book PHARONNIDA The second Book CANTO THE FIRST The ARGUMENT I. Still wakefull guilt Almanzors Rebel sin Taking advantage of unguarded mirth Which now without mistrust did revell in The Princess Court gives thence new Treason birth II. By treachery seiz'd and through Nights shades conveyed She had for ever in this storm been lost Had not its rage by such rude hands been stayed That safety neer as much as danger cost THese Hell-ingendred Embrioes which had long Lay hid within Almanzors breast grown strong Now for delivery strives Clandestine plots Ripen'd with Age and Lust dissolve the knots Wherein his fear had fetterd them and fly Beyond the Circle of his Loyalty Since his deserts made him a stranger to His Princess Court he 'd liv'd like those that do Fly that pursuing Vengeance which attends A Rebels Acts seen only to such Friends Whose blemmisht Honour suffering in his fall Assist his rising though they venter all By that unlawful Act on pathes that may Precipitate to ruine the dark way Had long been sought for Consultations did Whisper Rebellion in soft Aires forbid To live in louder Language until like Inevitable thunder
griefs as did exclude The comforts of his passive Fortitude Opprest the Prince when now an Army led By their pursuing Enemies ore-spread The circling fields and brings their fear within The reach of th' Eye heighten'd with hope to win That now by parl which ere the sad success Of Battel made their conquer'd numbers less He feard in fight the confidently bold Almanzor in a Scrowl that did unfold A Language whose unreverend stile affords Far more of anger then his Soldiers Swords Had ere stird fear within his Princes breast His fixt Intentious thus in brief exprest Great Sir NO airy tumour of untam'd desire Nurst my Ambition prompts me to aspire To any Action that may sore above My Birth or Loyalty it was the love I bore your verteous Daughter that first clad Me in defensive Armes which never had Been else unsheathd though 't had been to defend Me from Injustice should your Sword extend Its power to tyranny but failing in That first attempt ere streams of blood had bin Shed in addition to those drops my hand Had broke my Sword as guilty had this Land To whom I owe for the first Aire I breathd Not washt the stain in tears and since unsheathd It in the name of Justice to their good Which trembling on uncertain hopes hath stood Whilst fearing forrein Governours I have Added my love and satisfaction crave For both before a greater ill may fall To make our sufferings Epidemical By being slaves to some proud Tyrant that In politick Ambition reaches at A Kingdom by profest Affection and Marries your Daughter to command your Land This Scrowl spotted with Impudence receiv'd By the vext Prince whom passion had bereav'd Of politick Evasions he returns A swift defiance but his high rage burns Nought but his own scortcht breast the fainting fire Quencht by constraint wants Fuel to blaze higher Then flashy threatnings which since prov'd a folly Sink in the Ashes of Melancholy For which his ablest Councel could prepare No Cordial of advice they rather share With him in sorrow whose harsh burthen growes Not lighter by the company of those That now lend hearts to bear it only in This sullen Clouds obscurity this sin Of their Nativity the noble Soul Of the undaunted Princess did controul The harshest Lectures of her Stars and sate Unshaken in this Hyrocane of Fate Calming her Fathers hot adversity With Dews of comfort taught him how to be Prince of his Passions a Command more great Then his that trembles in a regal seat The Enemy that vainly had till now Toil'd forth their strength no more endeavours how By force to conquer some smal time they knew Would with the bloodless Sword of Famine do More then their Cannon could the meager Fen Already grew tyrannical his men Like walking Ghosts wait on their Prince and stand For shadows on their Plat-forms not a hand But was unnerv'd with want yet whilst each part Languisht tow'rd death each bosome held a heart Which though most large could never empty he Being doubly fil'd with grife and loyalty Amongst both which hope for a part puts in As the Supporter of what else had been A burthen insupportable and spoke This pleasing Language that the royal Oke Beneath whose Winter Fortune now they stood Pining for want the witherd under Wood That all his miseries dropt on yet they shall When ere his brighter Stars again do call His Fortune into light be comforted By his kind shadow which shall those that fled Him in this sad extream then leave to be Scortcht in the Rays of angry Majesty Reduc'd unto this pitied exigence Yet by his honour which could not dispense With ought that like suspition lookt detaind From what by parl might have their freedome gaind The loyal Sufferers to declare how far They fear declind those mourning weeds of War Whose fight a desperate valour doth betray Black En signs on their guarded Wals display When to augment their high resolves with what Their valour was to pity so fâ—ned at After with all those course though scarce Cates they By sparing first attempted to betray Time till relief with they 'd been fed till now There nought remaind that longer could allow Life further hopes of sustenance to do An Act so great all Ages to ensue Shall more admire then imitate within The Hall appears their Soveraign leading in His hand the Princess whose first view though drest In Robes as sad as sorrow ere exprest Was but the Frontiers of their grief to what When nearer seen whilst sorrow silenc'd at So sad on Object might for death be took Made solemn grief like grave Religion look Whilst all thus in sad expectation stand Of future Fate disdaining to command Those whom an equal sorrow seemd to make His fellow Sufferers the sad Prince thus spake His fixt resolves Brave Souls whose loyal love Opprest by my unhappy woes must prove Part of my grief since by my wretched Fate Forc'd with my own life to precipitate Yours into danger from whose reach since by No Crime until the love of Loyalty Become a sin you are cal'd guilty yet Seek some evasion 't is not you that sit Upon the Throne he aimes at nor doth here Arival in Pharonnida appear No 't is our lives our lives brave Subjects that His bold Ambition only reaches at By this pretense what to my Daughter love To 's Country's pity cal'd could he remove Those now but smal Obstructions soon would grow To 's pride united till it over flow All limets of a Subjects duty by Rebellious reach usurped tyranny Go then and let not my unhappiness Afflict you more i th' shadow of distress T wil like warm comforts swel my Soul to know That to his Favour you for safety ow. Did not those sacred Canons that include All vertue in a Christians Fortitude Obstruct our Passions progress we ere this In death had made the haughty Rebel miss The glory of his Conquest which since now Denâ—'d although unweildy age allow Not strength to sell my life at such a rate Honour aimes at yet shall the slow debate Even in my fall let the World know I died Scorning his pity as they hate his pride Here stopt the Prince when as if every breast One universal sorrow had possest Grief grown into more noble passion broke Th' attentive silence and thus swiftly spoke Their resolutionâ— On on and lead Us unto death no Critick eye shall read Fear through the Opticks of our Souls but give Command to act here 's not a heart durst live Without obedience camforted with this Rich Cordial from his sorrows dark Abyss Rais'd to resolves whose greatness equal'd all His former Glory by their fatal fall To darken the ensuing day the Prince Gives a Command to all his Train that since Their own free Votes elected death they now With Souls that no terrestial thought allow A residence ' gainst the next Morn prepare That wisht for freedome with himself to share All sadly sate
expecting but that light Whose near approach must to eternal Night Their last Conductor be a sudden still And doleful silence such as oft doth fill The Room where sick men slumber when their Friends Stand weeping by to Contemplation bends Their busie thoughts within each troubl'd breast Being to leave the Mansion she 'd possest So long yet with so short a warning all Her Faculties the frighted Soul did call Forth of the Bosome of those Causes in Whose form they 'd fetterd to their Crasis been To joyn those powers yet strong in living breath For her assistance in the grasp of death The whispering Trumpet having cal'd them by Such sharp Notes as when powerful Foes are nigh Retreating Parties use all swiftly rise From bended Knees and the last Sacrifice They ere expect to pay to Heaven untill Their Souls last gasp the vocal Orgains fill Concluded was the last sad interview The Prince was marcht Pharonnida with-drew And now all from the open'd Ports were in A swift March sallying had their speed not been Thus swiftlier stopt those scatterd horse that fled The Battel to th' Epirotes Court had sped So well in their Embassage that the Prince Whom the least negligence might now convince Of want of love proud of so fair a chance To shew's Affection swiftly doth advance With a vast Army tow'rd them but the fear Prevailing danger ere their strength come near To their necessitated Friends might force Them to unworthy Articles some horse Selected are whose swifter speed might by A desperate charge broke through their Foes supply Their fainting friends the much desir'd Command Of these few men committed to the â—and Of brave Argalia nere more blest then now In serving the fair Princess did allow His Sword so fair a field to write the story Of Honour in that his unblasted Glory Beyoâ—d this day shall live out-live the reach Of long-armd Envy and those weake Souls teach That fear the frowns of Fate in spight of all Heroick Vertue sits too high to fall With the dayes close they take their March and ere The silver Morning on her brow did bear The burnisht guilt o th' Suns warm Rayes arrive In view o th' place when Fortune that did strive To crown their hopes had wrapt the earth in thick And heavy mists the sluggish Morning sick Of Midnight surfeiâ—s from her dewy bed Pale and discolourd Rose This Curtain spread To vail their plot in they assault their Foes Which when surpriz'd could not themselves dispose Fit for resistance but whilst some did flie From the distracting danger others die To their neglect a Sacrifice the swift Alarm like a rude winds circling drift Hurries confusion through the field and shook The trembling Soldier some unclad forsook Their half-fir'd Cabbens deaths large gripe did take Whole troops that Destiny ordaind to wake No more till Dooms-day and in 's march prevents Th' unition of unrallied Regiments This frighted Language of Confusion heard By those o th' Castle which were now prepard For their last desperate Sally switly draws Them to assist their friends and though the cause Being yet unknown was only thought to be Some private Jar grown to a Mutiny Or else the noise the Enemy had made When all their force was drawing to invade Them in their works howe're they stand not to Consult with reason but as striving who Shall first encounter death each severall hand Sought for his own from those that did withstand His rage-directed strength their Cannon in A Funeral Peal went off whose steam had been Their Covert to the Camp where finding such A wild confusion they assisted much The fortune of the day which now was grown Indubitable they might call their own A glorious Conquest the thick sulphry cloud Whose dismal shade did that destruction shroud Rent with those thunder-claps dissolv'd into A shower of blood what she vouchsaft to do Fortune lends light to shew them having left Their Camp whilst darkness did protect a Theft That only stole dishonour which they were Now in an open flight inforc'd to bear They see Almanzors broken troops ore-spread The neighbouring fields those clouds of men that fled Being pursu'd by Companies so smal That they appeard but like those drops that fall After a storm Yet as the labouring Hart Long struggles for that life which doth depart From the less noble Members to lend aid To her in deaths pale Conflict having stayd Some of his best Commanders hoping by Their valour to recal the rest with high Undaunted force Almanzor doth oppose His Enemies pursuit till like t' inclose Him in disdaining the reproachful end He must expect no longer stands t' attend The glimering light of hope the field he leaves To conquering Argalia but deceives Him of himself the prize most sought for which When lost beyond recovery he grown rich In shining honour that like Sun-beams plac'd Within a field of gules by being defac'd Had beautifi'd his Armour that dark mist Which did at first such contradictions twist That he both curst and blest it one cause did Aide his design the other cause it hid His Heaven of Beauty in their dewy Bed Had left the blushing Roses and was fled Upon the Wings of th' wind With wonder now Discoverd colours taught each party how To know their Friends The royal Standard in The Princes party had disvellopt been By that fair signal to discover who Was present there but ere Argalia to That place arriv'd Pharonnida who had Whilst desperation all her beauties clad In the pale Robes of fear heard all the loud Shock of the Conflict but until the Cloud Remov'd his fatal Curtain never knew How near the hour of her delivery drew That being dissolv'd through those which grief had rais'd In her fair Eyes did see and seeing praised Just Heaven which sent it each of those that Fought for her she commends but wonders at Although unknown the lightning valour she Saw in Argalia whilst with just rage he Unravels Natures workmanship a rent Which were a sin if not a punishment And from the slender web of life did send Forth Rebels Souls fast as each busie Fiend That wait their fals transport them fain she would Ere known conceit 't were he but how he should Come there and so attended did exceed Imagination Thus whilst her hopes feed On strange desires being come near unto The Coach wherein she sate prepard to do His Loves Oblations he that Face disarms Which when beheld by those attractive charms VVithin the center of her best desires Contracted all her hopes whose life expires Soon as they 'r crownd with wisht success too great A distance parts them yet she leaves her seat And flies to his Imbraces but conceald Her passion in his Merit being reveald To him alone whose better judgment knew That in those Spirit-breathing beams that flâ—w Through the fair Casements of her Eyes did move The secret Language of an ardent love This conflict of her passions which had been
dwel High as his Hopes and that a Parallel To hers appearing eithers Merits had A Climax to preferment and thus clad Vertue in Honours Robes which equal Fate Gave his Affection Language to relate What their Disparity kept dumb nor did Those Motions find acceptance such as hid Them for presumption rather 't was a Frost Of Virgin Ice then fire of pride that crost His Masculine Desires her Eyes unfold So much of Passion as by them she told Who had most interest in her Heart which she From all brave Rivals his resolves shall be ' Mongst those Mazara one whose noble blood Enrich'd the Gems of Vertue though they stood In Honours Altitude was chief nor could A nobler Choice were her Affections rul'd By Worth commend her Judgment his fresh youth Being Crownd with Vertues which might raise a truth Above Hyperboles his Nature mild As was the Gaulless Dove yet not the wild And furious Lion when provok'd could have More daring Valour an untimely Grave Whilst it i th' Embrio was to every Vice But unto Vertue a fair Paradice Whose weedless Banks no pining Winter knew Till Death the Iufluence of warm Life withdrew That sympathy of meeting Vertues which Did both their Souls with equal worth enrich 'Twixt him and brave Euriolus had ty'd A League not to be broke could Love divide His Blessings amongst Friends But that of all Our Passions brooks no Rival fear may call Friends to partake of Palsies Anger strives To fire each neighbouring Bosome Envie thrives By being transplanted but a Lovers pure Flames though converted to a Calenture Unwillingly with the least flame will part Although to thaw anothers frozen heart Few ' mongst th' observant Wits o th' Court yet knew Though it with twisted Eye-beams strengthend grew At every interview and often dropt Some Tears to water it whose Love 't was stopt Mazara's Sute Euriolus to her Whose melting pity only could confer A Cure unlocks the Secrets whilst the other More confident to win nere strives to smoother A Passion so legitimate but by All actual Complements declares how high He priz'd her Vertues but this Worthies Fate Fixt him in Loves intemperate Zone too late â—he pining Fruit was sown the Spring so far Being spent its dayes were grown Canicular Schortching all hopes but what made able were By fruitful Tears Loves April Showers to bear Neglects untimely Frosts which oft have lost In bloomy Springs the unhappy Lovers cost When this accomplisht Youth whose Tongue and Pen With Negatives more firm and frequent then Curst Usurers give impoverisht Clients oft Had been repuls'd truth for discovery brought This Accident within the royal Court Of bright Pharonnida a full Resort Of valiant Knights were met conven'd to try Whose Valour Fortune meant to glorifie Of which selected number there was one Who though a stranger Vertue soon made known To all ' cause fear'd of most his valour had Before the first triumphant day unclad The silver-vested Hemisphear been oft Cloathd in the Ornaments of Honour brought On Fames fair wings from the opposing part Uncresting them to crown his high desert But now when this new Constellation neer Its Zenith drew in Honours Hemisphear Cald thither by deciding Lots the brave Euriolus appears whom Victory gave In the first shock success and plac'd his Name In the Meridian Altitude of Fame Where though the valiant stranger prove no Foe So fortunately valiant do ore-throw the structure of his Fate yet his close Stars Now sinks a Mine to which those open Wars But easie dangers were Mazara in His Crest a Scarff that formerly had been Known for Florenza's seeing jealous Love Converted into Rage his Passions move Above the sphear of Reason and what late Was but a gentle blaze by alterd Fate Fires to a Comet whose malignant beams Foretold sad Ills attending Loves extreams Loth to betray his Passions in so great A breach of Friendship to a close Retreat Mazara summons forward Rage yet in The strangers Name whose Fortune might have been The Parent of a private Qâ—arrel sends To call Euriolus who now attends Nought but triumphant mirth unguaâ—ded by Applauding Friends in secret Fight to try What power did him from threatning danger guard When publick Fame was Victories Reward This fatal Scroll receiv'd by him that thought It real truth since Passion might have sought In him the same delay a swift consent Returns his Answer but the Message went So far from its directed Road that ere It reacht Mazara's loose Neglect did bear It to Carina's Ear a Lady that In silent tears her heart had offerd at His Vertues Shrine yet with such secret zeal Her Eyes forbid their Cupids to reveal That Language of her heart she knew that in Florenza's Sea of Merits hers had been Shipwrackt and lost yet with a Soul as far From envying her as hating him this War Of factious Passions she maintains and since Reason now wanted Language to convince Those head-strong Rebels she resolves to be Though ruin'd ruld by their Democracy The Information her officious Maide Had from Mazara's careless Page betrayd Assures Carina the preceding Night Such Horse and Armour as the stranger Knight Euriolus had conquer'd in had been By his most cautious diligence within A not far distant Wood in whose black shade He meant his Fury should his Foe invade Lodg'd by his Master which discoverd truth Frighting her tears from the swift chase of Youth And Beauty into froward Age to meet Sorrow in private shades withdraws the sweet But sad Carina who resolves to spend Her sighs unnoted by her dearest Friend This in Florenza who fore-saw that nought But Passions more then common could have wrought So swift a change works high who that she might Dis-plume these Ravens ere the Babes of Light Smile in their weeping Mothers Face prepares To see Carina who with wakeful cares Her sad Companions by her friend surpriz'd No longer in their Ebbon Vail disguiz'd Her thoughts pure candor but with looks that did Seem to implore Assistance whilst they chid Her own indulgent Nature shews her how Preposterous Love made her to Passions bow Whose fruit since none of her first Planters came From forward man could be but female shame This with its fatal Authour known to free Her Friend from shame her self from cruelty Unto Mazara whose firm Love attends Her least Commands incenst Florenza sends Whose zeal transported Soul no sooner hears That welcome sound but though presaging fears Prompt him to stay least haughty honour fall Ruin'd by Fame be le ts her Standards fall Before commanding Love and goes to wait On 's honourd Mistress but this sly deceit Of hope no Cordial proves unto the sad Carina's grief the long experience had Of his Affection to Florenza tells Her doubtful Soul those even Parallels Could not by all her Friends perswasions be Wrested into the least obliquity Which sad mistrust did Love precipitate On pathes whose danger frights protecting Fate Assur'd the Combates hour drew on and
Trophies though unknown to be By his victorious Beauty reard to save From the cold grasp of an unâ—imely Grave So ripe a Virgin whilst her Brother stands Unnerv'd with grief amongst the helpful hands Of other Friends are his imployd till by Their useful aide fled Life returns to try Once more the Actions of the world before It shot the Gulf of Death but on the shore Of active Nature was no sooner set But that together with the Light she met Her far more welcome Lover whom whilst she Beholds with trembling Heaven resolv'd to free A suffering Captive turns his pity to So much of Passion as ere long Love grew On the same Stem whose Flowers to propagate She in these words uncurtains mystick Fate For bear your aide brave Sir and let me dy Ere live the Author of a Pâ—odigy That future times shall curse yet pardon me Dear Brother Heaven will nere impute to thee The guilt of blood t was my unhappy Love Which rais'd this Storm which if my prayers may prove In death successful let me crave of you Dear Sir to whom I long have born a true But indiscreet affection that from hence For poor Carina's sake for this expence Of tears and blood you would preserve those dear Respects of Friendship that did once appear Confirmd betwixt you and although my Fate Unto the worst of Ills precipitate My Fame and Life oh let my name not be Offensive to your Ear this this for me Is all you shall perform which spoke she 'd let Her hovering Soul forth to have paid the Debt Of Nature to the Grave had not shee bin By some assisting Friends whilst dropping in Scayd at the last step and brought back to meet The Bridal Pair no single winding Sheet This doubtful Combate ended they are to The Court conveyd where Fame upon this new Text Commenting in various Characters Transcribes her sence some this bold Act of hers Term un-becoming Passion others brave Heroick love but what most comfort gave To cur'd Carina was that this lost blood Had prov'd Loves Balm and in a purple flood Washt from her heart Grief 's sable stains for now Merit had taught her dear Mazara how To prize her verteous Love and for its sake Its Cabinet her hearts best Temple make Thus Passions troubl'd Sea had settl'd in A smooth and gentle calm had there not been Unhappily to blast their sweet content Not long before an Act for th' banishment Of all such Courtiers made as should withont A Licence from the Councel fight about What ever private Quarrel but not this Mazara or his new choice frights their bliss Stood on more firm foundations then the Courts Uncertain Favours were whose glorious sports Although he left it was not to retire To sullen cares what Honour could require A state which cal'd him her unquestiond Lord Without depending favours did afford But whilst we leave this noble Lover by This Mandate freed from what before did tye Unto a troublesome Attendance we From brave Euriolus are forc'd to be With sorrow parted since the generall love His Vertue had obtaind wants strength to move The ponderous doom ere his impoverisht heart Grown poor in streams could from Lifes springs impart Warm blood enough for his pale Cheeks to drink A Health to Beauty he 's enforc'd to think Of that sad theam of parting on whose sense His griev'd Soul dictates sighs yet could dispense Even with its harshest rigour were there but Any acception in it that might put Out parting with Florenza that though he Were shrunk into his former poverty Calling the rugged frowns of Fate would bear A Brow unclouded with Ambitions care But he must go not all the Rhetorick Of tempting Love could plead against the quick Approach of time whose speedy motion now Only some slippery Minutes did allow Their parting tears in whose exalted flood Had Reason not with future hopes withstood The rising stream Loves Summer Fruits had been Ore-whelmd with grief for ever buried in A delluge of Despair but that whilst she With such sad looks as wintring Scithians see The Sun hasts toward the Artick Pole beholds His slow departure glimmering hope unfolds Twylight which now foretels their frozen fear Day may return to Loves cold Hemisphear The end of the first Canto PHARONNIDA The third Book CANTO THE SECOND The ARGUMENT III. The Princess by unluckie Accident Having Loves secret Embassies betrayd To her great Father by that Action spent That stock of hope which promis'd future Ayd IV. His rage being to such rash extreams inflam'd That he whose Mandates none durst disobey As if his power were of such Acts asham'd Shrinks from it self and poorly doth betray IF angry Aid the Enemy to Love Tels thy grave pride thy Judgment is above What with contempt although it injure truth Thy spleen miscals the vanity of youth If harsh imployment gross society That feast of Brutes make thee an Enemy To love the Souls Commercive Language then Remove thy Eye whilst my unenvied Pen That long to Passion hath a Servant been Confines the fair Pharonnida's within These paper limits frozen still she lies Beneath opposing Passions her bright Eyes Those Stars whose best of influence scarce had power To thaw what grief congeald into a shower Of heart dis-burthening tears their influence spend In sorrows polar Circles and could lend No light to beauties World i th' vigorous reign Of this pale Tyrant whilst she did remain Unlighten'd with a beam of comfort in A Bower being sate that formerly had been Her seat when she heard the unhappy news Of parting with Argalia whilst she views She blames the guiltless shadows who to ask Pardon in trembling murmures did unmask Their naked Limbs and scatterd at her Feet The fragrant Vail in 's death-bed sate the sweet But pining Rose each Grass its heavy head Laden with tears did hang whilst her Eyes shead A pattern to instruct them hence whilst she Looks thorough on a way conceiv'd to be The same her Loâ—d marcht with his Army when He left Girenza with a hast more then A common Traveler she sees one post Towards her Court whose Visage had not lost Its room within her Memory he 's known Argalia's Page and now each minute grown A burthen to her thoughts that did deâ—er A neerer interview the Messenger Arrives and to her eager view presents His Masters Letters whose inclos'd Contents Are now the Object her expecting Soul Courts with desire nor doth she long controle Their forward hast A Diamond being by The Messenger returnd whose worth might vie Price with an Indian Fleet when it sails slow With 's glittering burthen though each word ore-flow With joy whilst her inquisitive discourse Was on this pleasing theam time did enforce The Pages swift departure who with all Affected Epithites that Love can call To gild Invention when it would expresse Things more sublime then mortal happinesse Is gone to carry his expecting Lord What pleasure could when ratified afford Whilst
this sweet joy was only cloathd in fresh Blossomes of hope like Souls ere mixt with flesh She only by desire subsisted but Now to her Chamber come and having shut The treacherous door from the conjugal seal The white Lipt paper freed doth soon reveal Loves welcome Embassies she reads and by Each Line transported to an Extasie In Fancies wild Meanders lost the way She rashly enterd faint desire would stay At every word in amorous sighs to breath A Love-sick groan but she is yet beneath The Mount of joy and must not rest untill Her swift-pac'd eye had climb the flowry Hill Which now past lightly o're with an intent Of a review to its best Ornament His Name she comes which whilst bathd in the Balm Of fragrant kisses from joyes gentle calm She thus is startl'd a redoubled groan That sign of neighbouring sorrow though unknown From whence affrights her Soul but she too soon Too sadly knows the Cause the height of Noon Rag'd in reflected heat when walking in Those outer Rooms her Father long had been In expectation of her sight but not Finding her there a golden slumber got The start of 's Meditations to comply VVith whose calm councel he did softly ly Down on a stately Couch whose glittering pride A Curtain from the publick view did hide VVhere having pluckt from off the wing of time Some of her softest Down the Dews that clime In sleep to stop each Ventrickle begin To steal a soft Retreat hovering within His stretcht-out Limbs sleeps vapours lye his hands Rub from his Eyes those leaden boults that stand Over their heavy Leads which scarce was done VVhen first surpriz'd Pharonnida begun To read her Letter and by that sad chance Betray her Love Passion strove to advance Her Father from his Lodging when he first Heard the discovery but though anger thirst For swift Revenge yet policy perswades Him to hear further ere his sight invades Her troop of Pleasures whose thin Squadrons broke By what shâ—'d heard before she could revoke Her vanquisht spirits that were fled to seek Protection in her heart robbing her Cheek Of all the blood to waft in whilst she stands A burthen to her trembling Legs her hands Wringing each others Ivory Joynts her bright Eyes scattering their distracted beams the flight o th' Curtain from her Fathers angry touch Discovers whence that groan which caus'd so much Her wonder came Grief and amazement strives Awhile with Love which soon victorious drives Those pale Guests from her Cheeks unto whose aide Her noble heart secure from being betrayd By its own strength did send a quick supply Of its warm blood her Conscience knows not why To fear ' cause knows no guilt nor could have been By Love so verteous ere drawn neer a sin But as the Evening blushes for the rude Winds o th' ensuing day so fortitude Upon the lovely Roses that did grow Within her Face a deeper Dye bestow Then fear could ere have done and did presage Th' ensuing storms exagitated rage Silent with Passion which his Eyes inflam'd The Prince a while beholds her ere he blam'd The frailty of Affection but at length Through the thick throng of thoughts armd with a strength Which crusht the soft smiles of paternal Love He thus begins And must oh must that prove My greatest curse on which my hopes ordaind To raise my happiness have I refraind The pleasures of a Nuptial Bed to joy Alone in thee not trembled to destroy My Name so that advancing thine I might Live to behold my Scepter take its flight To a more spatious Empire have I spent My youth till grown in debt to Age she'th seen Diseases to arrest me that impaire My strength and hopes ere to enjoy an Heir Which might preserve my Name that only now Must in our dusty Annals live whilst thou Transfer'st the glory of our house on one Which had not I warmd into life had gone A Wretch forgotten of the World to th' earth From whence he sprung But tear this monstrous birth Of Fancy from thy Soul quick as thou 'dst fly Descending wrath if visible or I Shall blast thee with my anger till thy Name Rot in my Memory not as the same That once thou wert behold thee but as some Dire Prodigy which to foreshew should come All ills which through the progress of my life Did chance were sent I lost a Queen and Wife Thy verteous Mother who for her goodnesse might Have here supply'd before she took her flight To Heaven my better Angels place have since Stood storms of strong Affliction still a Prince Over my Passions until now but this Hath prov'd me Coward Oh thou dost amisse To grieve me thus fond Girl With that he shook His reverend Head beholds her with a look Compos'd of Grief and Anger which she sees With melting sorrow but resolv'd Love frees Her from more yeilding pity to begin The Prologue to obedience which within Her breast still dwelt though swayd by Love she fals Prostrate at 's feet to his remembrance cals Her dying Mothers Will by whose pale dust She now conjures him not to be unjust Unto that promise with which her pure Soul Fled satisfi'd from Earth as to controule Her freedome of Affection rather she Desires her Interest in his Crown might be Deni'd her then the choice of one to sway It in her right she urges how it may Be by his Vertue far more glorifi'd Whom she had chose then if by Marriage ti'd To any neighbouring Prince who only there Would rule by Proxiâ— whilst his greater care Secur'd his own Inheritance she then Cals to remembrance whâ— reliv'd him when Distâ—est within Alcithiu's Walls the Love His Subjects bore Argalia which might prove Her choice their happiness with all how great A likelyhood iâ— was but the retreat Oâ— Royalty to a more safe disguise Had shewd him to their States deluded Eyes So mean a thing Loves bâ—undless Rhetorick About to dictate moâ—e he with a quick And fuâ—iouâ— hast forsakes the Room his Rage Thus boyling o're And mâ—st my wretched Age Be thus by thee tormented but take heed Correct thy Passions or their Cause must bleed Until he quench the flame at which harsh word He leaves the room nor could her strength afford Her power to rise which whilst she strives to do Her Memory adding more Weights unto The burthen of her thoughts her â—oul opprest Sinks in a pale Swoon catching at tâ—e rest It mâ—st not yet enjoy swift help lends light Though faint and glimering to behold what Night Of grief ore-shadow'd her You that have been Upon the Wrack of Passion tortur'd in The Engines of forbidden Love that have Shed fruitless â—ears spent hopeless Sighs to crave A rigid Parents fair Aspect conceive What wild destruction seiz'd her I must leave Her Passions Volume only to be read Wiâ—hin the breasts of such whose hearts have bled At the like dangerous wounds whilst she sits here Amaz'd with grief know that no
gild The Ebbony of Night to hear the rude Murmure that did from the mixt multitude Open'd together with their Doors assures Argalia that their â—ear which yet secures That bandfull of insulting Tyrants might With anger being charg'd home be put to flight With a reserve of hope whilst every breast Was sweld with stiffl'd Spirits whilst opprest With silent grief helplesse Spectators they Saw those they once for Vertue did obey Their reverend Senaâ—ors whose silver'd heads Age now made fit for ease forc'd from their Beds By feaverish powers rude fits whose hear not all The Jewleps of their Tears though some drops fall From Beauties lovely blossoms cools their Râ—ge Neglected Youth slights like unreverent Age. But when the conquering Captives by the brave Argalia rescued from the Castle gave Bright Vict'ries Signal when they saw each Lance The bleeding head of a grim Turk advance Anger like unobstructed Love breaks forth In flaming hast yet here the Want of worth And Valour ' mongst the City heard had drove Them all to deaths dark Fields if whilst they strove With that stout band of Iannizaries they Had not been by Argalia taught the way To Victory who in a sally meets Retreating fear when crecping from the streets To th' vain protection of their doors and now His conquering Sword having taught all to bow Beneath its burnisht splendor since the high Applause o th' loudest acclamations fly Beneath his worth a general Vote elects Him for their Prince but his brave Soul affects Not so sublime a burthen knowing they Bred under a Democrisie obey Contracted power but harshly he returns All to their Senate who of late like Urns Nought but the uselesse Ashes did contain Of their own Laws which were by Conquest slâ—in But his refusal where accâ—ptance not Envy could say Ambition had begot But new Plants Vertue who from thence did take The deeper Root and ' mongst the throng did make That choice so Epedemical that he For Valour feard lov'd for Humility The peoples prayer those humble shrubs that ow For safety to powâ—'s Cedars joyn to grow â—hadowd beneath his Merit and create Him Prince o th' Senate who their doubtful state Requiring strong Ailies A Fleet prepard To seek those Princes who their danger shard Which ready with a prosperous Gale of wind He though imployd by Honour sails to find Out Loves rich Indiaes and with 's white winged Fleet Hastens Palermos neerest Port to meet CANTO THE FIFTH The ARGUMENT With prosperous Sails mov'd from Sardinia's Shore Argalia safe doth now from danger set The Cyprian Prince who though so large in score With noble friendship soon repays the Debt In Sparta's Court they 'r now arriv'd where he That Life he sav'd venters to serve him in An Act so great it sets the Princess free Who for his sake had long a Prisoner bin WHilst with bent Oars Argalia's Squadrons move Like the light wings of Times Physitian Love Who steerd his course and now had safely drawn Him through th' Ionian Waves when by the dawn Of a still Morning whose pale sickly light Yet bounded in the Ebbony of Night Shewd like a dull Quicksilver foil spread o're The Worlds great Glasse whose even Surface bore Within their view two Galleons whom they saw Like timerous Hares base Hunters give no Law Chac'd by a nimble numerous fleeâ— Drawn near Christians the chac'd the Chacers Turks appear Which like a shole of smaller Fishes made So bold by number that they durst invade The big bulkt Whale on every side assails The slow-pac'd fleet who since not strength prevayls Against such ods their fiery spirits spent In thunder which had from their broad sides sent The last great groan for powers decease and they Not their Foes terror but good fortune lay Whilest crampt in this convulsion of their fear Which honour gilding made despair appear The childe of fortitude they all prepare Braveâ—y to die Argalia's squadrons bare Up with the winde and ere the Turks proud Fleet Deceiv'd by their own Crescents fear to meet A danger like a Hirrocane falls in Destruction which was suffer'd whilest unseen So wealthy Merchants whose returning cost A storm on the pacifick Sea hath lost Fall from the arms of hope Sudden and swift As inundations whose impetuous drift Swallows a sleeping City up had they Lost the firm hold of Victory and lay Sad Captives in their own lost Ship for flight Saves few where all in hopes of conquest fight Fair Vict'ry made more bright by accident Even when despair hopes wasted stock had spent Those that were rescu'd from their soft prayers raise To pay heavens tribute in their louder prayse Which oft neglected debt discharg'd they gave Allay'd with thanks to him whose band did save A miracle in their delivery all Dâ—sev'd applause that can when mounted fall i th' Circle of Humanity to kisse Those hands wich pluckt him from the black Abbysse Of Death their brave Commander goes where he Discoverd by Majestick curtesie Such real forms of worth that he was grown Rich in esteem before more fully known But long Truth stands not vail'd in a disguize Of Ignorance ere they are taught to prize His Friendship at a higher rate by seeing Their active Valour had been blest in freeing The Cyprian Prince for such he was and then Bound for Morea this made publick when Acquaintance had taught Love more boldnesse he All that discretion would permit to be Lodg'd in the Closet of a friendly Breast Tels to Argalia who though in his best Of hopes a Rival knowing him was in Love too secure to harbour envious sin Their prosperous Fleet ere times short steps had trod In hours a full dayes Journey safely rod At Anchor in Ghirenza's Bay from whence When known their Cannons in a loud expence Proclaim their welcome the Acquaintance that The Cyprians Father ere his youth stayd at Its Summer Solstice with Cleander had Revives i th' Suns embraces which the glad Citie in th' triumphs ecchoes ere 't was known That his Resolves were such as Love was grown The wishes of the peoples throng who thought That that unpollisht Prince Zoranza brought Unequal strength of Merit ere to win The Fort Pharonnida lodg'd Vertue in When first they enterd the admiring Court Fame wise mens care but the Fools busie sport Making the Ear the Eyes wise Harbinger By Learning first their Vertues did coafer More honour on their persons they beheld i th' Cyprian Prince heroick worth yet sweld With no ambitious tumour calm and free As whoâ—esome aire when its Ubiquity Breaths healthful blasts where his smooth thoughts to all Most sweetly affable but few could call His Love familiar his Youth had not Yet learnt rough War although from Precept got Its useful Rudiments and by Valour shews Future Command may pay what Action ows To speculation by the Grave sad man Whose counsel could Conspiracies unspan When ready to give fire he is beheld As one whose Vertues far his years exceld And
might when at maturity afford Length to the Scepter from 's victorious Sword From this young Prince Heavens hopeful Blossom they Pleal'd but not satisfi'd their Souls convey On those wing'd Messengers their Eyes unto Manly Argalia finding there a new And various form of worth on 's Brow did sit Reserv'd discretion reconcil'd to Wit Serious and grave his carriage yet a Face Where Loves fair Shrine did Wisdoms Temple grace His scars those broad Seals which protecting sate His future safety sign'd in on him sate Not to deform but until Age remain Like Mâ—ids of Honour plac'd in Beauties Train True worth dwelt in the other but in this Brave Heroes breast had her Metropolis The Cyprians safety and Sardinia's brave Redemption were the past ports which Fame gave Unto his travelling prayse which fled in haste Through th' ears short stages in each breast had plac't A Love of 's worth which wise men softly prayse Whilst the loud throng to acclamations raise Not long these true-born Sons of honour in Palerino's Court remaine ere what had been The cause which had the youthfull Cyprian drew Froms Fathers Court white fame presents unto Busie Inquirers Which design from all Those swift but weak recruits good wishes call Except from some it most concern'd mongst which Cleander staggers unresolv'd the rich And powerfull Kingdome which affinity With Cyprus promis'd was a prize to be Valued before Epirus wealth who though Of late victorious yet could never grow Up to that glorious height This thought the most Of all the ere obstructed love had crost Zoranza's hopes had not his wishes been Though covetoâ—â—ly vast confin'd within The others merits amongst which the chief Opposes first it self and the relief Whispers in 's soul that had been thence brought by Him when his state wept bloud for liberty This in the Scale of Justice seem'd as large As Loves dimensions till a second charge Of thoughts proclaim the Cyprians power to doe The same if in necessity sought to Which blames becoming gratitude as in Relation to servility a sinne In the great souls of Princes who can be If they remain in debt for curtesie But Captives in the throne too oft the cause Why meritorious Subjects meet the Lawes Harsh Rigour for Reward when their Deserts Many and great o're fill their Princes hearts Before Cleanders Gravity had layd This â—empest of his Passions Fame betrayd Their Cause to the Epicote Prince who hears The Cyprians welcome which his various fears But briefly comment on before without More slow delays then what were spent about The swiftest preparations he intends To visit fair Pharonnida and ends His Journey ere a thought unwing'd with Love Could lead him forth of 's Court which hast did prove His Passions stronger then the strength of age Appeard to promise what it might presage To see at once two royal strangers in Their glorious Court which both imployd had bin About one amorous Errand strangely did Affect the Citizens whose fears forbid The publick Stage in private whispers tels What danger lay betwixt those parallels Yet in the opposition of those Scars That shine in Passions sphear Loves civil Wars Had no field Army all his power did rest Within the private Garrisons o th' breast Which though besieg'd by sly suspition made No verball Sallies but prepare t' invade Beauties bright Province yet each only had A single Visit given unto the sad Sweet Object of their hopes and thence receiv'd A Welcome such as neither had bereav'd The others hopes both rather finding cause Of cold despair Cleander pleads the Laws Of Nature and free choice to wave his own Engagements to Zoranza which had blown Loves sickly flame with the tempestuous breath Of anger forth had not those thoughts to death i th' Bud been doom'd whilst thus his Passions slept In Loves soft Armes the noble Cyprian kept A distance 'twixt his hopes and wishes by The stayd Epicots interest both rely On their own Merits and Loves doubtful sate Makes subject to the Monarchy of Fate But whilst this busie Combate of the heart On equal tearms it fought time bent to part The royal Champions through the obscure Ports Of dark disguize into Loves field resorts A third brave Combatant whose Merit had Though not i th' Armour of great Titles clad By parly wonne that Maiden Fort which they Although they scal'd on golden Mountains lay Before in vain Argalia though within Ghirenza's Court had yet a stranger bin More then in Fame and big Report to her Whos 's best of thoughts wore his Souls Character And yet although a Virgins bashful grace Conceald her own for to behold that Face So much in debt to th' peoples Prayses to Her window oft the royal Maid had drew Where whilst his eyes did wast their Beams in vain To pierce those stubborn Walls that did contain Rich Loves unvalued-Treasure she beholds His brave Deportment which since strange unfolds New Volumes of unprinted joy which she Sorrow affording so much liberty Oft with delight looks o're beholding in 't Argalia's Vertues in a different print But his wise Fare even when his prayer grew weak In Faith did through hopes cold Antartick break In a long Summers day his noble friend The Princely Cyprian did so largely spend His stâ—ck of eloâ—uence in 's praise when he Last saw divine Pharonnida that she Although from no remoter cause then springs From Vertues publike love tells him he brings His next best welcome with his Friend which proud To be observant in when time allow'd A visit he performs Now to the Court Beauties dull Cloyster which no throng'd resort Of Clients fill they 'r come the surly Guard Those wakefull Dragons did without reward Let in that danger in disguise which had Met death i' th entrance if in that unclad The way that clest the scowling Rock being by A thousand steps ascended they i' th high Clifts finde the Royal Eâ—glet trying that Bright eye of her fair soul discretion at The fiery beams of anger which were shot From her Majestick Father Being got Once more to breath his Soul upon that hand Where Loves first Vows seal'd with his Lips did stand Knowledge inflaming passions Feaver like Unpractic'd Saints which miracles do strike Into a Reverend zeal he trembling takes That holy Relique which a cold fear shakes In that warm touch Her eyes fair splendor shoâ—e Like bright Stars in heavens trepidation Shook with the general motion though betwixt The Sphears of Love and Wonder they stood fixt In their own Orbs and their united beams Center'd on him yet like dead friends which dreams Imperfectly present his Lovely form As Marriners when Land is through a storm With doubtfull joy desery'd she sees but yet Knowledge had met with no prospective fit To guide her through the dark disguize unto The Rode of truth his Valour was in new Habiliments of honour cloath'd and scars Made her Love's heaven adornd with unknown Stars But whilest her Recollecting spirits were All
distant valley lent With slow ill-boding steps this horrid way Orecome they meet the Beauties of the day Within the pregnant vale a place that shewed Some art had prun'd what natures hand bestowed No earth-encumbring weeds but wholsom plants Such as relieve the winter of our wants Were here in comely order plac'd each tree Tir'd with his fruitful burden stoops to be Eas'd by the lowliest hand for want of which Their feeble stems had dropt them to enrich Their pregnant mother this civilitie Proclaiming more then art had meant to be The dress of desarts did at first appear As if those useful blessings had for fear That wasteful man should ravish them to feed his luxury fled thither none that need Such thrifty joys in the circumference o th' vally seeming to have residence All whose exalted pride did terminate The levell'd eye was a round hill that sate As center to the golden vale come near To which what did externally appear A rock in ivy drest being enter'd shewed The beauties of a gorgeous palace hewed Out of the living stone whose vaulted brest Had by the union of each part exprest The strength of Concord The black Rock was all Tinsell'd with windows over which did fall Thin Ivy-wreaths like Cobweb-vails that shade The salliports of Beauty only made To cool not darken and on those that sit VVithin bestow a shady benefit They being drawn near a sad old man that sate Unwilling Porter from the spacious gate Withdrew the verdant curtain she is now Enter'd the Castle where could fear allow Her eyes that liberty she had survai'd Buildings whose strength with beauty join'd betrai'd Times modern issues to contempt and by A lasting glory prais'd antiquity But Pleasure spreads her baits in vain she sate Beneath the frozen Artick of her fate Whilst he from whose aspect she only felt Delightful heat in 's winter-solstice dwelt More to depress her sinking spirits she Too soon finds cause to think that gravitie She met i th' entrance but the reverend shade Of injur'd worth which accident had made Stoop to that bondage vertue drooping in His furrowed cheeks as if depos'd she 'd bin Thither confin'd within the walls to let Imperious vice her painted banners set A troop of wild Bandits vilains whose guilt Shun'd publick haunts heavns privat blessings spilt There in luxurious riot which grown bold By toleration durst to th' light unfold Vices deformedst issues nought by th' name Of sin being known but sins betrayer shame In such a loose intemperance as raigns In conquer'd cities when the soldiers pains With spoils of peace is paid they liv'd ' mongst these Some few unhappy women kept t' appease Lusts tumults she beheld whose looks betraid A sickly guilt and made the Royal maid Amidst her griefs cold symptoms blush to see How pale they look'd with Lusts deformitie Whilst these are view'd with such a change as that Poor Village-drunkards are enforc'd to at An Officers approach when the night grows Deep as their draughts she sees them all compose Their late wild looks nor was this dress of fear In vain put on Almanzor did appear Dreaded Almanzor who on them had built A power which though by unsuccessful guilt Banisht to th' desart forc'd their wants to be The helpless sufferers of his tyrannie Past through the fear dispersed throng he 's to The Princess come where startled at the view Of Majesty shrinks back unsteady haste VVhich brought him there but to view Beauties plac'd VVithin the reach of 's lust assaulted by Objects that both to love and loyalty Had prov'd him an apostate to retreat Within a blush attempts but that 's too great A friend to bashful vertue in that face Whose heart deposes her to sprinkle grace Ruffled with this recoil of spirits in Such troubled haste as Novices begin New conn'd orations he himself applies To th' injur'd Lady whose brave spirit flies Not what she fear'd but with the brave defence Of scorn opposes blushless impudence Crushing the embrio's of that language in Whose guilty accents he attempts to win Opinions favor and by that redeem VVhat former guilt had lost in her esteem Contemn'd with such a look as Princes cast On over-bold usurpers he is past The first encounter of her eye and she Turn'd in disdain to shew her great soul free From low submission by which fir'd into A sullen anger he resolves to mew The Royal Eaglet until freedom grow A favor whose fair streams might overflow Those barren fields of indesert in which His fortune pines lest this fair prize inrich The cursed soil and on its surface place The long abstracted beams of princely grace She to the narrow confires of a room Restrain'd to let his rufl'd thoughts resume Their calm composure counsels throne he goes Aside and on that doubtfull text bestows The clearest comment of his judgement yet Falls short of truth and must contented sit To know her there though not the accident Which from her fathers glorious Court had sent Her so ill guarded but referring that To times discovery he transported at What was a truth confirm'd within the wide Arms of his hope grasps what aspiring pride Or lusts loose Rhet'rick when youths rigrous fire Beauty hath kindled prompts him to desire Yet by two sev'ral paths to tread that way His crime 's dark roads Lust and Ambition lay The poor Florenza that long since had been The trembling object of the baser sin To make his slie access to either free From th' others thoughts must from her Lady be In this dark storm remov'd he fearing less That counsel aiding vertue in distress Though wanting strength the battel to maintain Might countermine the engine of his brain To this sad separation leaving them Whom innocence had licenc'd to condemn Fortunes harsh discipline Almanzor goes Fates dark enigma's by the help of those That took her to unvail but 't was a work Too full of subtil mysterie a Turk Her brave Defender by those garments which Rash fear had onely refled to enrich Nice inquisition seem'd by which betray'd To dark mistakes his policy obey'd Domestick counsels and by subtil spies Whose ears were more officious then their eyes Soon from the lovesick Ladies close complaints His wiser knowledge with their cause acquaints The End of the First Canto PHARONNIDA The Fourth Book CANTO II. The Argument I. From all the hopes of Love and Libertie O'erwhelm'd in the vast Ocean of her grief The wretched Princess is constrain'd to be A Prisoner to her youths first dreadfull thief II. The curs'd Almanzor in whose dismal Cell She comments on the various â—eats of grief In every form till from the tip of Hell When seeming darkest just Heav'n sent relief DIstracted in the agony of Love Pharonnida whose sad complaints did prove Her sorrows true Interpreters had made Argalia's name wrapt up in sighs invade The ears of an unseen Informer whence Almanzor's thoughts deliver'd from suspence Shake off their doubtfull dress of fears and teach
Dear to indulgent heaven with Omens fair As were their youthful Paranimphs had bin I' th' hallowed Temple taught without a sin To taste the fruits of Paradice and now The time when tedious custom did allow A wisht retirement come preparing are To beautifie their beds whence that bright star Whose evenings blush did please the gazers eyes Eclips'd in sorrow is ordain'd to rise But such whose superficial vail opprest Only her friends whose knowledge were not blest With the design which to our proscript Lovers Euriolus with timely zeal discovers The morning opens and the wakened Bride By light and friends surpris'd attempts to hide Her bashful beauty till their hands withdrew The curtains which betraid unto their view Ismander cold and stiff which horrid sight Met where they look'd for objects of delight At first a silent sad amazement spread Through all the room till Fears pale army fled In sad assurance Sorrows next hot charge Began in shrieks whose terror did enlarge Infectious grief till like an ugly cloud That cramps the beauties of the day grown proud In her black empire Hymens tapors she Changes to funeral brands and from that tree That shadows graves puls branches which being wet In tears are where Loves mirtles flourisht set Their nuptial himns thus turn'd to dirges all In sad exchange let cloudy sable fall Ore pleasures purple-robes whilst from that bed Whence Love opprest seem'd to their sorrow fled To death for refuge sadly they attend To th' last of homes his tomb their sleeping friend Who there with all the hallowed rights that do Betray surviving friendship left unto Darkness and dust they thence with sober pace Return whilst shrowded near that dismal place Euriolus conceals himself that so When sleep whose soft excess is natures fo Hath spent her stupefactive opiates he Might ready to his friends assistance be And now that minute come which to comply With Arts sure rules gives Nature leave t' unty Sleeps powerful ligatures his Pulses beat The Floods revelly from whose dark retreat The spirits thronging in their active flight His friend h'encounters with the early light By whose assistance whilst the quiet earth Yet slept in nights black arms before the birth O' th' morn whose busie childhood might betray Their close design Ismander takes his way Toward a distant friends whose house he knew To be as secret as his love was true There whilst conceal'd even from suspition he In safety rests Euriolus to free Her fears fair Captive Ammida hastes back To old Amarus who too rash to slack Sorrows black cordage by degrees that might Weaken mistrust le ts mirth taken open flight Into suspected action whilst he gives To Dargonel who now his Darling lives So free a welcom that he in 't might read If love could not for swift succession plead Power should command yet waves the exercise Of either till his Empericks skill he tries Who now return'd ere Dargonel that lay Slow to attempt since certain to betray Had more then fac'd at distance he pretends To close attempts of art whose wisht for ends Ere their expecting faith had time to fear In acts which rais'd their wonder did appear Love which by judgment rul'd had made desert In her first choice the Climax to her heart By which it slowly mov'd now as if swaid â—y heedless passion seems to have betraid At one rash glance her heart which now begins To break through Passions bashful cherubins Spreading without a modest blush the light Of morning-beauty ore that hideous night Of all those dull deformities that dwell Like earths black damps ore cloudy Dargonel Who being become an Antique in the Mask Of playful Love grows proud and scorns to ask Advice from sober thought but lets conceit Perswade him how his worth had spread that bait Which slie Amarus who presum'd to know From whence that torrent of her Love did flow With a just doubt suspecting strives to make His thoughts secure ere Reason did oretake Passions inforc'd carier Nor did his plot Want an indulgent hope like dreams forgot In the delights of day his daughter shook Off Griefs black dress and in a chearful look Promis'd approaching love no more disguis'd Then serv'd to shew strict vertue how she pris'd Her only in applause whose harmonie Still to preserve she is resolv'd to be If secret silence might with action dwell Swift as his wish espous'd to Dargonel More joy'd then fetter'd Captives in the year Of Jubile Amarus did appear Proud with delight in whose warm shine when 's haste Had with officious diligence imbrac'd Euriolus he waving all delays To Dargonel the welcom news conveys Who soon prepar'd for what so long had bin His hopes delight to meet those joys within The sacred temple hastes The place they chose For Hymen's Court lest treacherous eyes disclose The Brides just blushes was a Chappel where Devotion when but a domestick care Was by his houshold practis'd for the time 'T was ere the morn blusht to detect a crime All thus prepar'd the Priest conducting they With sober pace which gently might convey Diseas'd Amarus in his chair they to The Chappel haste which now come near as through Th' ancient room they pass a sad deep groan Assaults their ears which whilst with wonder grown Into disease they entertain appears A sad confirmer of their doubtfull fears Ismander whom but late before they had Follow'd to th' grave his lively beauty clad I' th' upper garments of pale death which sight The train avoiding by their speedy flight Except the willing Bride behinde leave none But lame Amarus who his chair orethrown By his affrighted bearers there must lie Expos'd to fear which when attempts to flie Through often strugling prov'd his labor vain He groveling lies unseen to entertain Thus far successfull blest Ismander thence Conveys his lovely Bride whilst the expence Of time being all laid out on fear by none He was observ'd Amarus long alone Lying tormented with his passions ere His frighted servants durst return to beare Their fainting Master of but being at length When greater numbers had confirm'd the strength Of fortitude grown bold entring again The room which yet fear told them did retain The scent of brimstone there they onely found Their trembling master tumbling on the ground Horror augmented by internal guilt Had in his conscience trepidations spilt Both pray'rs and tears which since heav'ns law they crost For humane passions in dispair were lost Obscur'd in whose black mists not daring to Unclose his eyes fearing again the view Of that affrighting aparition he Is hurried from that dreadfull place to be Their mirth whom he for fiends mistaking cries For mercy to scarce trusting of his eyes When they unfolded had discover'd none But such whom long he 'd for domesticks known Yet to torment him more before these fears Wholy forsake him in his room appears Some officers whose power made dreadfull by The dictates of supream authority As guilty of Ismander's
flow Whose wit grown wanton with canaries wealth Makes the chast Muse a pandress to a health Our royal Lovers story I 'll pursue Through times dark paths which now have led me to Behold Argaâ—ia by assisting art Advanc'd to health preparing to depart From his obscure abode to prosecute Designs which when success strikes terror mute With pleasing joy shall him the mirror prove Of forward valor glost with filial love But let us here with prosperous blessings leave A while the noble Hero and receive From times accounts the often varying story Of her whose love conducted him to glory Distrest Pharonnida whose sufferings grown Too great for all that vertue ere had known From humane precepts flies for refuge to Heavens narrowest paths where the directing clew Of Law to which the Earth for order owes Lost in zeals light a useless trouble growes Return'd were all the messengers which she Had at the first salutes of Libertie To seek Argalia sent But since none brought Her passions ease sick hope no longer sought Those flattering Emp'ricks but at Loves bright fires Kindling her zeal with sober pace retires From all expected honors to bestow What time her youth did yet to nature ow A solemn Recluse by a sacred vow Lockt up from action whilst she practis'd how By speculation safely to attain What busier Mortals doubtfully do gain Within the compass of the valley where Ismanders palace stood the pious care Of elder times had plac'd a Monastrie Whose fair possessors from life's tumults free In a calm voyage towards heaven their home there spent The quiet hours so sweetly innocent As if that place that happy place had bin Of all the earth alone exempt from sin Some sacred power ordaining when 't was given It for the next preparing school to heaven From whence those Vestals should when life expires Be for supplies advanc'd to heavenly quires Lost to the world in sorrows lab'rinths here Pharonnida now out of hope to cleer This tempest of her fate resolves to cast Her faiths firm anchor But before she past The dangerous straits of a restrictive vow She to such friends as judgment taught her how To prize imparts it ' mongst which few the fair Silvandra whom lost love had taught despair With sad Florenza both resolve to take The same strict habit and with her forsake The treacherous world But to disturb this clear Stream of devotion soon there did appear Disswading friends Ismander loth to lose So lov'd a guest whilst she 's of power to choose Together with the vertuous Amida Spend their most powerful arguments to draw Her from those cold thoughts that her vertue might Whilst unconceal'd lend weaker mortals light Long had this friendly conflict lasted ere Her conquer'd friends whom a religious care Frighted from robbing heaven of Saints withdrew To mourn her loss yet ere they left her to Her cloyster'd Cell Ismander to comply With aged custom calls such friends whom nigh Abode had made familiar to attend His Royal guest some hasty days they spend In solemn feasting where each friend although Cloath'd as when they at triumphs met did shew A silent sadness such as wretched Brides When the neglected nuptial robe but hides The cares of an obstructed love before Harsh parents wear The mirthless feast past ore The noble Virgins in procession by The mourning train unto the Monast'ry Slowly conducted are each led by two Full-breasted Maids whom Hymen to renew The worlds decaying stock his joys to prove By contracts summon'd to conjugal love These as they past like Paranymphs which led Young Beauties to espouse a Maidenhead With harmony whose eachâ—concording part Tickl'd the ear whilst it did strike the heart With mournful numbers rifling every brest Of their deep thoughts thus the sad sense exprest I. To secret walks to silent shades To places where no voice invades The air but what 's created by Their own retir'd society Slowly these blooming Nymphs we bring To wither out their fragrant spring For whose sweet odors Lovers pine Where beauty doth but vainly shine Cho. Where Natures wealth and Arts assisting cost Both in the beams of distant hope are lost 2. To Cloysters where cold damps destroy The busie thoughts of Bridal joy To Vows whose harsh events must be Vncoupl'd cold Virginitie To pensive prayers where heaven appears Through the pale cloud of private tears These captive Virgins we must leave Till freedom they from death receive Only in this remote conclusion blest Cho. This vale of tears leads to eternal rest 3. Then since that such a choice as theirs Which stiles them the undoubted heirs To heaven 't were sinful to repent Here may they live till beauty spent In a religious life prepare Them with their fellow-Saints to share Celestial joys for whose desire They freely from the world retire Cho. Go then and rest in blessed peace whilst we Deplore the loss of such societie Through all the slow delays of Love arriv'd To the unguarded gate friendship that thriv'd Not in Perswasions rhetorick withdraws Her forces to assist that juster cause Prayers for their future good with which whilst they Are taking leave th'unfolded gates give way For the blest Votries entrance whom to meet A hundred pair of Maids more chastely sweet Then slowers which grow untoucht in desarts were Led by their Abbess to whose pious care These being join'd with such a sad reverse Of eyes oreflowing as the sable herse Close mourners leave when they must see no more Their coffin'd dead their friends are from the dore With eager looks woes last since now denied A further view departs unsatisfied This last of duties which the dearest friend Ought to perform brought to successful end For here no custom with a dowries price At entrance paid nurst slothful avarice They 're softly led through a fair garden where Each walk was by the founders pious care For various fancies wanton imagrie To catch the heart and not to court the eye Adorn'd with sacred histories From hence To th' center of this fair circumference The fabrick come the roving eye confin'd Within the buildings to enlarge the mind In contemplation saw where happy Art Had on the figur'd walls the second part Of Sacred story drawn in lines that had The worlds Redeemer from his first being clad In robes of flesh presented to the view Through all his passion till it brought him to The Cross that highest seal of love where he A sinless offering died from sin to free The captiv'd world which knew no other price But that to pay the debts of Paradice Past through this place where bleeding passion strove Their melting pity to refine to love They 're now the Temple enter'd where to skreen Their thoughts yet nearer heaven whom they had seen i th' entrance scourg'd contemn'd crucifide They there beheld though veils of glory hide Some part of the amazing Majestie In his Ascension as when rais'd to be For them that hear his death freed from the
in private to Their camp Argalia comes a camp which knew Him by the fair-wrought characters of fame So well that now he needs no more then name Himself to merit welcom all mistrust Being clear'd by them which left as too unjust To be obey'd the false Epirotsâ—ide â—ide When by his loss made subject to the pride Of stranger Chiefs these for their vertue prais'd For number fear'd to such a height had rais'd Applauding truths of him that Zarrobrin Conjoyn'd to one he trembl'd at whilst seen In opposition slights what did of late Appear a dreadfull precipice of fate Lest poor imployments might make favor shew Like faint mistrust he doth at first bestow On the brave stranger the supream command Of some choise horse selected to withstand The fierce Epirot's march whose Army ere The slow Aetolians could their strength prepare Fit to resist if not by him withstood With case had gain'd a dangerous neighborhood But he whose angers thunderbolts could stay Though hurl'd from clouds of rage if the allay Of judgement interpos'd here finding nought More safe then haste ere his secure foes thought Of opposition strongly had possest A strait in which small troops had oft distrest Large bodied Armies until brought so low Those they contemn'd did liberty bestow Whilst stop'd by this unlook'd for remora The baffl'd Army oft had strove to draw Argalia from his safe retreats but found His art of more advantage then his ground In the dead Age of unsuccesful night A forward party which had learn'd to fight From honors dictates not commands being by Youths hasty guide rash valor brought so night Argalia's troops that in a storm which cost Some lives they many noble Captives lost Amongst which number as if thither sent By such a fate as shew'd Heavens close intent Pointed at good Eâ—riolus appears First a sad captive but those common fears Soon whilst in conflict with his passions rest On the wish'd object of his long inquest Admir'd Argalia to whose joy he brings As much of honor as elected Kings Meet in those votes which so auspicious prove They light to honor with the rayes of love Having from him in full relation heard Pharonnida yet liv'd whom long he fear'd Beyond redemption lost they thence proceed To councels whose mature results might breed Their heedleâ—s foes confusion which since they That now were captives bore the greatest sway In the opposing Army proves a task So free from danger death did scarce unmask The face of horror in a charge before Argalia's name eccho'd in praises ore The rallied troops summons from thence so large A party that the valor of a charge In those that stood were madness which to shun Base Cowards taught brave Fighters how to run This easie conquest gain'd ere Zarrobrin Was with his slower Army drawn within The noise o' th' battel to such vast extent Of fame high vertues spreading ornament Had rais'd Argalia's merits that the pride Of his Commander wisely laid aside For such advantage to let honor stand On her own basis the supream command Of all the strangers in his Camp to him He freely gives a power which soon would dim His if ere by some harsh distemper plac'd In opposition but his thoughts imbrac'd In all suspitions darkest cells no fiend So pale as fear fixt on the sudden end Of high designs he looks on this success As the strait rode to future happiness With such a speed as prosperous victors go To see and conquer when the vanquish'd foe Retreats from honor the Aetolian had Follow'd success till that fair hand unclad The sunk Epirot of his strength and now Secur'd from forrein ills was studying how To cure domestick dangers which since he The weak foundation of his Tyrannie Had fixt in sand but onely cemented With loyal blood such just contempt had bred I' th' Ages deep discerning judgements that Th' unsettl'd herd ere scarcely lightned at Those sober flames like ill mixt vapors break In blustring murmurs forth which though too weak To force his fortune on the rocks of hate With terror shook the structure of his fate Like wise Physitians which when call'd to cure Infectious ills with Antidotes make sure Themselves from danger since hypocrisie Could steal no entrance to affection he Leads part of 's Army for his guard that they Where mines did fail by storm might force a way But since he doubts constrain'd domesticks though Abroad obedient might when come to know From burthen'd friends their cause of grief forsake Unjust commands his wiser care did take Argalia and his stranger troops as those Which unconcern'd he freely might dispose To winde up all the engines of his brain So guilt were gilded with the hopes of gain By hasty marches being arriv'd with these Within Aetolia where his frowns appease Those bubbles that their Neptune absent would Have swell'd to waves ere his hot spirits cool'd Were with relaxing rest he visits him The weak reflex of whose light crown looks dim To th' burnish'd splendor of his blade that set Him onely there to be the cabinet Of that usurped diadem which he Whose subtile arts in clouded brows could see The hearts intended storms beheld without His unstrain'd reach until the peoples doubt Which yet liv'd in the dawn of hope he saw Oreshadow'd with the forms of injur'd Law Though time that fatal enemy to truth Had not alone rob'd the fresh thoughts of youth O' th' knowledge of their long lost Prince but been Even unto those that had ador'd him in His throne oblivions handmaid yet lest by Some power occult that in captivity Forsakes not injur'd Monarchs there remain'd In most some passions which first entertain'd At pities cost at length by reason try'd Grew so much lov'd that onely power deny'd Them to support his sinking cause which seen By Zorabrin whose tyranny had been At first their fear and now their hate he brings His Army an Elixar which to Kings Transforms Plebeians by the strength of that To binde those hands that else had strugl'd at Their heads offence which wanting power to cure They now with griefs convulsions must endure A Court conven'd of such whose killing trade The rigid Law so flexible had made That their keen Votes had forc'd the bloodiest field To the deep tincture of the Scaffold yeild Forth of his uncouth prison summon'd by The rude commands of wrong'd Authority An object which succeeding Ages when But spoke of weep because they blush'd not then The Prince appears a guarded captive in That City where his morning Star had bin Beheld in honors Zenith slowly by Inferior slaves which nere on Majesty Whilst uneclips'd durst look being led to prove Who blush'd with anger or look'd pale with love By these being to a mock-tribunal brought Where damn'd rebellion for disguise had sought The veil of justice but so thinly spread Each stroke their envy levell'd at his head Betray'd black treasons hand couch'd in that Vote Which struck with Law to cut