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Show 16 M U S T A P H A. This foe of narure with the fame calm brow I oft have feen and fought h;m thro' ther raannkks T o fpare a father's crime him ther* I u,c> of ra£; •;* war- W o w i had found him there ! Emira. Are theo n y hopes A H flac for ever ?~Ha-ye I hv'd to this ? C Muftaj>ha-ytX let m e (hare thy fate • Yes perifh with thee. From thy firmer heart M y weaknefs , ill draw ftrengtb, and meet tlw That muft involve us both, L e n e andf« ? > ! i ^ g ^ T h o q angel.vtrtuc ! thisi,death^;; This tendenief; that pnins me into agony T h y lover ana thy Husband who fhouldfhicld Should cover thee from fear, alas! Is r-embling with thy fortnefs! Emira. M y lov'd Lord ' Soul of rny wifhes ! glory of m y Thoughts! V ^r t^h.r has he then rcnounc'd that nan-l Caft from hi. hear, humanity and honour? ^ Can is be poffibie ? - ye t kt m e fly, Affault him, pierce htm with m y tears, and wake T h e god within his breaft! Muftapha. M y gentle love It will not be The fecret of our nuptials Untimely told, betray'd I know not how, Has fix d my doom irrevocable. Emira. ^ h ' - M y J o d/ m y Life.' Mftapha. W h y deft thou tremble? why Wit this convolve ardor grafp m y hand? Emira. Au Muftapha->-JL Muftaphz. What wouldft thou fay? M y hoar Is haftiiig forward. £»/>**, Wouldft thou know - O horror' I Trr c*oel, killing foe, the deadly tongae That has undone thee? Muftapha. 2>o m ay heaven receive M y paring foul, as anger and revenge, As every paffion if exting jifh'd h»rc All •M U S. T A P H A. All but,my love for thee. 77 {mira. O grief of heart- . W h e n injur'o virtue not upbraid, our crim*. sSfec;fcc!s isrcry dcath ia ^** MS *IF' m y L ° r d* Muftapha Ha / what ? M y fcnfcs all Recoil p hear thee talfc thus.7 ' M Emira. Yet fhew mercy : IfyoonotJoathme, ftrike. 'Twa, I alas/ X^^d^ neis/ oeareft/ thoa nneqaall d tender- MThlV moV"P"'<l «> l«y do^n life. Whorl f.,* ofufP'CIOn» °f fome friend,, ^fT"', l^Emra was thy only foe. fSfiS ^ * « * « K S , ftall die a f.3S1 i mlname' unwo"hy th«. I J A ' •" J excef« of tendereft love USotT Klff daU,gb"r'* ^«ed cialm Ifhum«1n'# . ' ,f oogh'on earth, Tby «ar, t^vrrn.C,°Uld haVe fonndh" h«"> v S y ' t hrcha"™, «uft have pre- £mhg O fpare m e M u J } a p l a ! Each piercjng ^ What were 7t hut rnh- (org.venef,, Th' upbra'dnr voice nflT' M C h ,,ngrin« hoor» Condemning! T? of honour, virtue; duty, Muftapha. Y„, you m"^~ Or |