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Show G US TAWS VASA> S C E N E IV-Enter Laertes. Laertes. Thy Prefence nobly fpeaks the Man I wiih, Guftavus. Guft. Yes. Thou haft a hoftile Gaxb, l_ja » f a y - - A r r thou Laertes * If I err not, There is a friendly Semblance in that Face, Which anfwers to a fond Impreflion here, And tells rae I'm thy Debtor my Dcliv'rer ! Laer. N o , valiant Prince, you over-rate m y Set vice, There is a worthier Objecl of your Gratitude Whomyetyou know not O, I have to tell-* Butthen to gain your Credit, mull unfold What haply mould be f e c r e t - B e it fo ; You are all Honour. Guft. Let m e to thy Mind, For thou haft wak'd m y Soul into a Thought That holds me, all Attention. Laer Mightieft M a n ! T o me a one you held yourfelf oblig'd For Life and Liberty Had it been Co, 1 were moft blefs'd, with Retribution juft T o pay thee for m y own --For on the Day W h n by your A r m the mighty Thraces fell, Fate threw me to your S w o r d - Y o u fpar'd my Youth, And in the very Whirl and Rage of Fight Your Eye was taughc Companion--from tb.it Hour I vow'ti m y 1 ',r- the Sla\eof your Rememb'rance ,- And The Deliverer of his Country. 46 And often, as Criftina, heav'nly Maid ! The Miftr?f$ of my Service, qneftion'd me Of Wars and vent'rous Deeds, m y Tidings came Stiii freighted with thy Name, until the Day la which yourfelfappear'd, to make Praife fpeechlcfc Criftina law you then, and on your Fate Dropp'd a kind Tear ; and when your noble Scorn Of profer'd Terms provok'd her Father's Raffc To take the deadly Forfeit • fhe, m e only, S Whofe Virtues watch'd the precious Hourof Merc v All trembling, fent m y fecret Hand to fave vou /f Where, thro' a Pafs unknown to all your Keeper. GuIZ I°rtVn? gaTC y°U t0 *™ Wbe«? '' ¥Gold7et' CrWhel^d mth "<&*"" But were I rich and free as opening Mines That teem their golden Wealth *ponteWor]a Nor L n n P°°r' ™ « i « l to her Bounty W ° r W ' Nor can I longer doubt whofe gen'rous A rm In my Arvida, in m y Friend's Deli!! ™ Gave double Life, a n ^ F r S o m to a S " ^ •r?TvRSTBrr*?Wfeaiiai» m f u*unf0,d "• |So!*ift »ugLh"r D^e a^77Pray you fofc _ The Man of Virtue Zf, V g a , n f t Arvida. Ltft Slander catch tt % n < " 1 * Wia* » triumph. e S ° D n d ' aod Guilt ftoaJd [Exeunt. S C E IV R |
