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Show „; OROONOKO.' a * * r c ^ m it • I have long Suffc'd it with « M o * e . • tabo ^ nf)w> And can »o tonger. K'lim ^ L While 1 am Weft, =>nd happy m y R a t ^ % ' * " ^ ^ e , tJonly Caufe, & J F o u S n o £ft flowing Miferies: The journal" ^* , - pois nous Spring, D ? 7 leUs &7J to overwhelm us all. & T h O ^ T h a l U h e f a L t B 3 b e the ddeftof « 7 Hop«, W h o m I begot a Prim*be born,Slav. The treafure of this lempiew* & rt^V - A o Kingdom's Fortune: Shall it nere T enrich a Rineuuui» HQ«de Be £ r t T " . ^ e unhalbw Hands, "And white you may, prevent it. O my Lord! R d V S nothing that "they fay to you Th?y fpeak you fair, I know, andb.d you wart. B u % i n k what 'tis to wait on Promifes: X Promts of Men, ***"££* Tloon their Words, agsrinft their Intereit. A r T w h e ' s their Infereft in freeing you f j i T o ! where indeed, to lofe fo> many Slaves? Abo Narerant this Man, you think fo muchyourFro B e l o n g and intends all that he fays: L i s but one; and in a Government S~ KSftS fc^reanyoupot ! R 3 S K ^ are before refolv>d T o L d 'em their o w n Way I Alas! my Lord! If they incline to think you dangerow, Thev have their knavifh Arts to make you fo. Indythen who knows how tar their Cruelty May carry their Revenge ? Imo. T o every thing, , , T t a does belong to you; your Friends, and me, 1 fhall be torn from you, forced away, Helpkfs, and miferable: Shall I live Jfo fee that Day again ? O R O O N O K O . xx $ Oro. That Day fhall never come. Abo. I k n o w you are perfwaded to believ§ The Governor's Arrival will prevent Thefe Mifchiefs, and beftow your Liberty : But w h o is fure of that ? I rather fear More Mifchiefs from his coming: H e is young, Luxurious, palTionate, and amorous: Such a Complexion, and made bold by Power, To countenance all he is prone to do, Will know no Sounds, no L a w againft his Lufts: If, in a Fit of his Intemperance, With a ftrong Hand, he fhould refolve to feize, And force m y Royal Miftrefs from your Arms, How can you help your felf? Oro. Ha! thou haft rouz'd The Lion in his Den, he ftalks abroad,. And the wide Foreft trembles at his roar. • I find the danger n o w : M y Spirits ftart At the Alarm, and from all Qjarters come To Man m y Heart, the Citadel of Love, Is there a Power on Earth to force you from m e ? And fhall I not refill: it? Not ftrike nrft To keep, to fave you; to prevent that Curfe ? This is your Caufe, and fhall it not prevail? 0! you were born all ways to conquer m e. Now I am fafhion'd to thy purpofe: Speak, What Combination, what Conspiracy, Would'ft thou engage m e in ? I'll undertake All thou would'ft have m e n o w for Liberty, For the great Caufe of Love and Liberty. Abo. N o w , m y great Mafter, you appear your felf And fince w e have you join'd in our Deiign, It cannot fail us. I have mufter'd up The choiceft Slaves, M e n w h o are fenfible Of rheir Condition, and feem moftrefolv'd: They have their feveral Parties. Oro. Summon 'em, Afiemble'em; I will come forth, and fhew My felf among 'em: If they are refolv'd, 8 lead their formoft Refolutions. K; Abo. |