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SCENE V.
She withdraws, JUPITER remains pensive and dejected.JUPITER.
Ah! whither is she gone! unhappy Fair!
Why did she wish?—Why did I rashly swear?
Why did she wish?—Why did I rashly swear?
'Tis past, 'tis past Recall,
She must a Victim fall.
She must a Victim fall.
Anon, when I appear
The mighty Thunderer,
Arm'd with inevitable Fire,
She needs must instantly expire.
The mighty Thunderer,
Arm'd with inevitable Fire,
She needs must instantly expire.
'Tis past, 'tis past Recall,
She must a Victim fall.
She must a Victim fall.
My softest Lightning yet I'll try,
And mildest melting Bolt apply:
In vain—for she was fram'd to prove
None but the lambent Flames of Love.
And mildest melting Bolt apply:
In vain—for she was fram'd to prove
None but the lambent Flames of Love.
'Tis past, 'tis past Recall,
She must a Victim fall.
She must a Victim fall.
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