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The REVENGE.
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Car.O Torment! Whither shall I turn?
Zan.To peace.
Car.Which is the Way?
Zan.His Happiness is yours,
I dare not disbelieve you.
I dare not disbelieve you.
Car.Kill my Friend!
Or worse?—Alas! and can there be a worse?———
A worse there is; nor can my Nature bear it.
Or worse?—Alas! and can there be a worse?———
A worse there is; nor can my Nature bear it.
Zan.You have convinc'd me, 'tis a dreadful Task.
I find Alonzo's quitting her this Morning
For Carlos' sake, in Tenderness to you,
Betray'd me to believe it less severe
Than, I perceive, it is.———
I find Alonzo's quitting her this Morning
For Carlos' sake, in Tenderness to you,
Betray'd me to believe it less severe
Than, I perceive, it is.———
Car.Thou dost upbraid me.
Zan.No, my good Lord; but since you can't comply,
'Tis my Misfortune that I mention'd it;
For had I not, Alonzo would indeed
Have dy'd, as now; but not by your Decree.
'Tis my Misfortune that I mention'd it;
For had I not, Alonzo would indeed
Have dy'd, as now; but not by your Decree.
Car.By my Decree? do I decree his Death?
I do———Shall I then lead her to his Arms?
Oh! which side shall I take? be stabb'd? or—stabb'd?—
'Tis equal Death, a Choice of Agonies.———
Ah no! all other Agonies are Ease
To one!———O Leonora!———Never, never!
Go Zanga, go, defer the dreadful Tryal,
Tho' but a Day, something perchance may happen
To soften all to Friendship, and to Love.
Go, stop my Friend; let me not see him now,
But save us from an Interview of Death.
I do———Shall I then lead her to his Arms?
Oh! which side shall I take? be stabb'd? or—stabb'd?—
'Tis equal Death, a Choice of Agonies.———
Ah no! all other Agonies are Ease
To one!———O Leonora!———Never, never!
Go Zanga, go, defer the dreadful Tryal,
Tho' but a Day, something perchance may happen
To soften all to Friendship, and to Love.
Go, stop my Friend; let me not see him now,
But save us from an Interview of Death.
Zan.My Lord, I'm bound in Duty to obey you.—
If I not bring him, may Alonzo prosper. [Aside. Ex. Zan.
If I not bring him, may Alonzo prosper. [Aside. Ex. Zan.
Car.What is this World?—Thy School, O Misery!
Our only Lesson is to learn to suffer,
And he who knows not that, was born for Nothing.
Tho' deep my Pangs, and heavy at my Heart,
My Comfort is, each Moment takes away
A Grain at least from the dead Load that's on me,
And gives a nearer Prospect of the Grave.—
Our only Lesson is to learn to suffer,
And he who knows not that, was born for Nothing.
Tho' deep my Pangs, and heavy at my Heart,
My Comfort is, each Moment takes away
A Grain at least from the dead Load that's on me,
And gives a nearer Prospect of the Grave.—
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