 | Astraea, or, True Love's Myrrour |  |
The Scene.
The frontispiece is a wreath of fresh Foliage, much like the enterance into a close Alley, the tops whereof interlac'd, represent the perfect figure of an Arch; at whose intersection is a kind of knot, whereon is enscribed in letters of gold, FOREST: over which two little Cupidons by either hand support a Garland little distant from the same. At either foot hereof is plac'd on little pedistals the figure of a Shepherd and Shepherdess; the one in a pretty posture, merrily playing on a Flute, the other very intentively ordring her scatter'd flowrs in form of a Garland. To which succeeds, in prospective order, close united Trees, which by degrees o'retop each other, the former not much exceeding the height of a man, through which the sight is conveyed to a very fair Palace; at foot whereof runneth a winding stream; the Canopy of the whole a Serene Skie.
The Scene being a pretty while discovered, appears at far end thereof a Shepherdess, with a little Dog parried in Ribbons of several colours; when sodainly, privately within, are heard sundry voices, one answering the other, till each have sung his part: at the end whereof all joyn their voices; each voice is so ordered as may seem far distant from the Auditors, and a like distant from each other.
| Astraea, or, True Love's Myrrour | |