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Thyrsis, l'd for my Sylvia tread the flame;
I'd go to Pluto's realms in quest of Sylvia.
Indeed no trial that; for Sylvia's presence
Would make grim Pluto and his kingdom smile;
Her eye would dissipate the gloom of hell,
It's anguish heal, and change it to Elysium.
Oh tell me quickly all I am to know!

THYRSIS.
 Hear then—

AMYNTAS.
—But trifle not; tell it me briefly.

THYRSIS.
 Sylvia awaits thee at Diana's fountain,
Alone, and naked; will the timorous lover,
Let slip the golden opportunity?

AMYNTAS.
 What are the words that strike my ravished ear?
Does Sylvia wait for me alone, and naked?

THYRSIS.
 Perhaps too Daphne may be there; but she

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