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AMYNTAS.
THYRSIS.
If by the distance I am not deceived,
I see Amyntas come this way; 'tis he.
Venus, and Cupid animate my friend
To use the means conducive to his end;
To action rouze his timorous, plaintive heart,
For passion is not all the lover's part.
If by the distance I am not deceived,
I see Amyntas come this way; 'tis he.
Venus, and Cupid animate my friend
To use the means conducive to his end;
To action rouze his timorous, plaintive heart,
For passion is not all the lover's part.
SCENE III.
AMYNTAS, and THYRSIS.
AMYNTAS, and THYRSIS.
AMYNTAS.
Thyrsis, I come to know my destiny.
And if thy kind endeavours nought avail
To soothe the fate of thy unhappy friend,
I am resolved to bleed in Sylvia's presence,
The cruel cause of all my tender woes;
She, who rejoices thus to see me wither,
Soul-smitten by the lightning of her eye;
My irremediable death will sure enjoy,
Will sure enjoy the last, decisive blow.
Thyrsis, I come to know my destiny.
And if thy kind endeavours nought avail
To soothe the fate of thy unhappy friend,
I am resolved to bleed in Sylvia's presence,
The cruel cause of all my tender woes;
She, who rejoices thus to see me wither,
Soul-smitten by the lightning of her eye;
My irremediable death will sure enjoy,
Will sure enjoy the last, decisive blow.
THYR-
