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The Mourning Bride.
Alm.And Joy he brings to every other Heart,But double, double Weight of Woe to mine;For with Him Garcia comes- Garcia, to whomI must be sacrific'd, and all my FaithAnd Vows I gave my Dear Alphonso, baselyViolated-No, it shall never be; for I will die first,Die Ten thousand Deaths- Look down, look down, [Kneels.]Alphonso, hear the Sacred Vow I make;Leave for a Moment to behold Eternal Bliss,And bend thy glorious Eyes to Earth and me;And thou Anselmo, if yet thou art arriv'dThro' all Impediments of purging Fire,To that bright Heav'n, where my Alphonso reigns,Behold thou also, and attend my Vow.If ever I do yield, or give consent,By any Action, Word or Thought, to wedAnother Lord; may then just Heav'n show'r downUnheard of Curses on me, greater far(If such there be in angry Heav'n's Vengeance)Than any I have yet endur'd.- and now [Rising.]Methinks my Heart has some Relief: HavingDischarg'd this Debt, incumbent on my Love.Yet, one thing more I would engage from thee.
Leo.My Heart, my Life and Will, are only yours.
Alm.I thank thee. 'Tis but this; anon, when allAre busied in the General Joy, that thouWilt privately with meSteal forth, and visit good Anselmo's Tomb.
Leo.Alas! I fear some fatal Resolution.
Alm.No, on my Life, my Faith, I mean no Violence.I feel I'm more at large,Since I have made this Vow:Perhaps I would repeat it there more solemnly.'Tis that, or some such melancholy Thought,Upon my Word no more.
Leo.I will attend you.
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