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Show ^ "" fye Conqueft of Granack Harnett Take Arms, or we muft perifh in your fight. Almanz. I care not; perifh; for I will not fight, I wonnot lift an Arm in his Defence: And yet I wonnot ftir one Foot from hence. I to your King's Defence his Town refign; This onlv Spot whereon I ftand, is mine. |_j0 the $iteetl> Madam/be fafe, and lay afide your Fear; You are, as in a Magick Circle, here. Boab. To our own Valour our Succefs we'll owe. Hafte, Hornet, with Abenamar to go; You two draw up, with all the Speed you may,- Our laft Referves, and, yet redeem the Day. [Ex. Hamet W A b e n a m , one Enter Abdelmel. his Sword drawn. way, the K. the other, with Ab- Abdcl. Granada is no more! th'unhappy King delmel. &c. Alarm within, Venturing too far, e're we coul Succour bring, Was, by the Duke of Arcos, Pris'ner made; And, paft Relief, is to the Fort convey'd. Almanz. Heav'n, thou art juft ! Go, now defpife m y Aid. Almah, Unkind Almanzor, how am I betray'd! Betray'd by him in whom I trufted meft! But 1 will ne'er outlive what I have loft. Is this your Succour, this your boafted Love! I will accufe you to the Saints above! Almanzor vow'd he would for Honour fight; And lets m y Husband perifh in m y fight. [Exeunt Almahide and Efperanza, Almanz. O, I have err d; but Fury made me blind : And, in her juft Reproach, m y Fault I find. I promis'd ev n for him to fight, w h om I i But fince he's lov'd by her, he muft not die. Thus, happy Fortune comes to me in vain, W h e n I m y felf muft ruine it again. ( To him Abenam. Hamet, Ab- Aben. The Foe has enter'd the Vermilion Tow'rs, ( delmelech, Zulema, Soldiers. And nothing but thAlhambra now is ours. Almanz. Ev'n that's too much, except we may have more; Vou loft it all to that laft Stake before. Fate, now come back; thou canft not farther get: The Bounds of thy Libration here are fet. Thou know'ft this place, And, like a Clock wound up, ftrik'ft here for me. Now, Chance, aflert thy own Inconftancy: ? And, Fortune, fight, that thou mayft Fortune be i They come: Here favour'd by the narrow Place, [ A Noife within. 1 can, with few, their grofs Battalion face. By the dead Wall, you Abdelmelech, wind; Then, charge; and their Retreat cut off behind. [ Exeunt. v * A i i / • ™ [An Alarm within. Enter-Almanzor and his Party, with Abdella Prifoner. ruf-'Tv f° \ \ ^ ° U W e r e,m y Friend' a n d t0 fhat Name I owe The juft Regard which you refus'd to fhow. Your Liberty I frankly would reftore; But Honour now forbids me to do rnorf. Yet Sir, your Freedom in your Choice fhall be- « j TI, ? o m m a n d to fet your Brother free.' Abdal. Th exchange which you propofe, with TOY I take An Offer, eafier than m y Hopes could make J * ' Your Benefits revenge m y Crimes to you: For I m y Shame, in that bright Mirror, view ihJZT' *l° , m ° r e ' >;ou S',ve m eTbanks you do not owe • I have been faulty, and repent me now. ' ' Hut, though our Penitence a Virtue be Mean Souls alone repent in Mifery. ' Fol'thlnT, °Wn raU,tS When §ood Succefs « given: 101 then they come on equal Terms to Heaven. L Exeunt. SCENE, The Conqueft of Granada. ^ S C E N E , The Alhayzin. D T r , , * 0zmy« and Benzayda. Benz. I fee there s fomewhat which you fear to tell • Speak quickly, Qp7yn, is m y Father well ? ' Ki iTnT' ,hy c r o f t>°.u th™ y°?r A r m s > and ihake your Head ? Kill meat once, and tefl m e he is dead. Ozm J kn0W n0t more than you but f^r ^ _ twice finking, twice I drew him from the Prefs But the viftorious Foe purfu'd fo faft, That flying throngs divided us at laft. ' As Seamen parting in a general Wrack, W h e n firft the loofening Planks begin to crack Each catches one; and ftraight are far disjoyn'd Some born by Tides, and others by the W i n d •' So, in this Ruine, from each other Rent, With heav'd up Hands, w e mutual Farewels fent • Methought his Eyes, when juft I loft his view Were looking Bleffings to be fent to you. Benz. Blind Queen of Chance, to Lovers too fever*. I nou ruleft Mankind, but art a Tyrant there ! Thy wideft Empire's in a Lovers Breaft: Like open Seas we feldom are at Reft. Upon thy Coafts our W'ealth is daily caft; And thou, like Pyrates, makeft no Peace to'laft. T. . ^0 them Lyndaraxa, D. of Arcos and GuavJc D. Arcos. W e were furpriz'd when leaft we did fufpect; And juftly fuffer'd by our own neglect. Lynd. No, none but I have reafon to complain; So near a Kingdom, yet 'tis loft again! O, h o w unequally in m e were join'd A creeping Fortune with a foaring Mind! O Lottery of Fate ! where ftill the Wife Draw blanks of Fortune, and the Fools the Prize! Thefe crofs ill-muffled Lots from Heav'n are fent; Yet dull Religion teaches us Content. But, when we ask it where that Bleffing dwells, It points to Pedant Colleges and Cells. There, fhows it rude, and in a homely Drefs; And that proud W a n t miftakesfor Happinefs. [A Trumpet within. Enter Zulema. Brother ! W h a t ftrange adventure brought you here ? Zul. The News I bring will yet more ftrange appear. The little Care you of m y Life did fhow, Has of a Brother juftly made a Foe. And Abdelmelech, who that Life did fave, As juftly has deferv'd that Life he gave. Lynd. Your bufinefs cools, while tedioufly it ftays On the lowTheam of Abdelmelech's Praife. Zul. This, I prefent from Prince Abdalla's Hands. [Delivers a Letter,which fie reed . Lynd. He has propos'd (to free him from his Bands,) That, with his Brother an exchange be made. Arcos. It proves the fame Defign which we had laid. Before the Caftle let a Bar be fet; And, when the Captives on each fide are met, With equal numbers chofen for their Guard, Juft at the time the railage is unbar'd, Let both at once advance, at once be free. Lynd. Th'Exchange I will m y felf in Perfon fee Benz. I fear to ask, yet would from Doubt be freed. Is Selin Captive, Sir, or is he dead ? Zul. I grieve to tell you what you needs muft know. Fie is a .Pris'ner to his greateft Foe. L 1 1 |
