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Show $66 The Conque/i of Granada. The Bracelets and the Crofs ^ M°thertyd About his Wrift, ere fhe in Childbed dy d H o w we were Captives made, when fhe was dead, And how Almanzor was in Ajrick bred, Some other Hour you may at leilure hear, Shall celebrate the Name of Ifabel. i <^c» liabel. Your Ladies too, who in their Country s Caule, Led on the Men, fhall fhare in your Applaufe. *» And for vour fakes henceforward I ordain. N o Ladies Dow'r fhall queftion'd be in Spam. Fair Lyndaraxa, for the help fhe lent, Shall, under Tribute, have this Government. ibdelm, O Heav'n, that I fhould live to fee this Day! Lynd. You murmur now, but you fhall foon obey. I knew this Empire to m y Fate was ow'd u Heav'n held it back as long as e're it could. , ! For thee, bafe Wretch, I want a Torture yet [To Abdelm^ I'll cage thee, thou fhalt be m y Bajazet. I on no Pavement but on thee will tread; And, when I mount, m y Foot mall know thy Head 1dm. This firft fhall know thy Heart Lynd. • O! I am flain! [Stabbing hr with a Ponyard. Abdelm. N o w boaft, thy Country is betray'd to Spain. K. Ferd. Look to the L a d y . - Seize the Murderer. Abdelm. I'll do m y felf that Juftice I did her. ly Blood 1 to thy ruin'd Country give, 'ove too well, thy Murther to outlive. .givea Love, excus'd by its Excefs; Which, had it not been cruel, had been lefs. Condemn m y Paffion, then, but pardon m e; And think I murder'dhim, who murder'd thee. Lynd. Die for us both ; I have not leifure now; A Crown is come, and will not Fate allow. And yet, I feel fomething like Death is near : M y Guards, m y Guards; Let not that ugly Skeleton appear. Sure Deftiny miftakes; this Death's not mine; She dotes, and meant to cut another Line. Tell her I am a Queen; < but 'tis too late; Dying, I charge Rebellion on m y Fate; Bow down ye Slaves [ Stabbing himfelf. [To Lynd. [Dies. [ To th Moors. [Ihey bow. [ Dies. Bow quickly down, and your Submiflion fhow. I'm pleas'd to tafte an Empire e're I go. Selin. She's dead, and here her proud Ambition ends Aben. Such Fortune ftill fuch black Defigns attends. Eerd. Remove thofe mournful Objects from our Eyes; And fee perform'd their Funeral Obfequies. [Ihe Bodies carried off. Enter Almanzor and Almahide, Ozmyn and Benzayda; Almahide brought in a Chair; Almanzor led betwixt Soldiers: Ifabel falutes Almahide in dumb Shew, D. of Arcos. See here that Son, whom I with Pride call And who dithonours not your Royal Line. K. Ferd. I'm now fecure this Scepter, which I <*ain Shall be continu'd in the Power of Spain; & Since he, who could alone m y Foes defend, By Bir^h and HonVir is become m y Friend ' mine; 3 Trefenting Alman- 2 zor to th King. Yet I can own no Joy, nor Conqueft boaft; While in this Blood I fee how dear it cofi i lo Almanzor^ Ah manz. - The Conqueft of Granada. +<- Jlmanz: This Honour to m y Veins new Blood will brine-. Streams cannot fail, fed by fo high a Spring: But all Court-Cuftorns I fo little know, That I may fail in thofe Refpects I owe. I bring a Heart which Homage never knew;. Yet it finds fomething of it felf in you: Something fo Kingly, that m y Haughty Mind Is drawn to yours, becaufe 'tis of a Kind. Q: Ifabel. And yet, that Soul, which bears it felf fo high, If Fame be true, admits a Sovereignty-. This Queen, in her fair Eyes, fuch Fetters brings, As chain that Heart, which fcorns the Pow'r of King?. Almah. Little of Charm irt thefe fad Eyes appears"; If they had any, now 'tis loft in Tears. A Crown, and Husband, ravifh'd in one day ; Excufe a Grief, I cannot chufe but pay. Q. Ifab. Have Courage, Madam, Heav'n has Joys in ftore, To recompence thofe Lories you deplore. Cv Almah. I know your God can all m y W o e s redrefs; To him I made m y Vows in myr diftrefs. And what a Misbeliever vow'd this day, Though not a Queen, a Chriftian yet fhall pay. j^r. Ifabel embracing hr. Q. Ifab. That Chriftian N a m e you fhall receive from m e; And Ifabela of Granada be. Benz. This Bleffed Change we all with Joy receive; And beg to learn that Faith which you believe. Q: Ifab. With Reverence for thofe Holy Rites prepare, And all commit your Fortunes to m y Care. K. Ferd. to Almah. You, Madam, by that Crown, you lofe, may gain If you accept a Coronet of Spain; Of which Almanzor's Father ftands pofieft. Q. Ifab. to Almah. M a y you in him, and he in you, bcbleft. Q. Almah. I owe m y Life and Honour to his Sword; But owe m y Love to m y departed Lord. Almanz. Thus, when I have rib Living Force to dread, i Fate finds m e Enemies amongft thc Dead. | I'm now to conquer Ghofts; and to deftroy The ftrong ImprelTions of a Bridal Joy. Almah. You've yet a greater Foe, than thefe can be; Virtue oppofes you, and Modefty. Almanz. From a falfe Fear that Modefty does grow; And thinks True Love, becaufe 'tis fierce, its Foa. 'Tis but the W a x whofe Seals on Virgins ftay: Let it approach Loves Fire, 'twill melt away. But I have liv'd too long; I never knew W h e n Fate was conquer'd, I muft cotnbate you. I thought to clime the fteep Afcent of Love; But did not think to find a Foe above. Tis time to die, when you m y Bar muft be, Wllofe Aid alone could give m e Victory. Without • I'll pull up all the Sluces of thc Flood : And Love, within, fhall boil out all m y Blood. Q. Ifab. Fear not your Love fhould find fo fadSuccels, While I have Power to be your Patronefs. I am her Parent, now, and may command _...., , v . So much of Duty, as to give her Hand. [Gives km Almahide J band. Almah. Madam, I never can difpute yourPowr, Or, as a Parent, or a Conqueror. But when m y Year of Widowhood expires. Shall yield to your Commands, and his Defires. Almanz. Move fwiftly, Sun, and fly a Lovers p.tt 5 Leave Weeks and Months behind thee in thy Kacei . O002 *•• x "* |