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AMYNTAS.
DAPHNE.
I did persue him; but he ran so swiftly,
I could not overtake him;—I endeavoured
To trace his flight; but my attempt was vain,
Whither then wouldst thou have us go to seek him;
Since where he is we cannot even conjecture?
I did persue him; but he ran so swiftly,
I could not overtake him;—I endeavoured
To trace his flight; but my attempt was vain,
Whither then wouldst thou have us go to seek him;
Since where he is we cannot even conjecture?
SYLVIA.
Alas, but if we find him not, he'll die;
Die an untimely death by his own hand,
Alas, but if we find him not, he'll die;
Die an untimely death by his own hand,
DAPHNE.
Thou unrelenting woman, dost thou grieve
Because thou wilt not perpetrate the deed
With thy own hand; dost thou then wish to be
His homicide, as thou hast been his tyrant?
Will not thy savage nature let thee see
That it befits thee ill to murder him?
But do not thus repine; for thou mayst claim,
Howe'er he dies, the glory of his death:
Thy fancy may be glutted with his blood;
Thou givest his misfortunes their completion;
Thou unrelenting woman, dost thou grieve
Because thou wilt not perpetrate the deed
With thy own hand; dost thou then wish to be
His homicide, as thou hast been his tyrant?
Will not thy savage nature let thee see
That it befits thee ill to murder him?
But do not thus repine; for thou mayst claim,
Howe'er he dies, the glory of his death:
Thy fancy may be glutted with his blood;
Thou givest his misfortunes their completion;
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