 | Calypso and Telemachus |  |
SCENE I.
The Sea-Shore.Calypso, Eucharis.
Calypso looking towards the Sea.
Cal.
Here, on this Beach he stood, the Pride of Greece,
'Twas here from my forsaken Isle
The fam'd Ulysses parted.
Nor cou'd eternal Spring that blossoms here,
The Promise of Immortal Youth,
Nor all my soothing Arts—Ah cruel Hero!
Engage thy Stay.
I saw thee climb the Ship, I saw thee sail,
Till far in trackless Seas I lost the Sight,
Then turn'd away my Eyes, which since
Have serv'd me but to weep thy Absence.
'Twas here from my forsaken Isle
The fam'd Ulysses parted.
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The Promise of Immortal Youth,
Nor all my soothing Arts—Ah cruel Hero!
Engage thy Stay.
I saw thee climb the Ship, I saw thee sail,
Till far in trackless Seas I lost the Sight,
Then turn'd away my Eyes, which since
Have serv'd me but to weep thy Absence.
For thee the rilling Waters weep,
That dash from Rocks, or softly creep
In Murmurs to the Sea.
That dash from Rocks, or softly creep
In Murmurs to the Sea.
The Winds that o'er my Island blow,
Bear on their breezy Wings my Woe,
And sighing call for thee.
Bear on their breezy Wings my Woe,
And sighing call for thee.
For thee the rilling Waters weep,
That dash from Rocks, or softly creep
In Murmurs to the Sea.
That dash from Rocks, or softly creep
In Murmurs to the Sea.
Euch.
Behold, divine Calypso,
Two gallant Strangers from the Shore
Are this way moving
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Cal.
The Seas run high—'Twas such a Day as this
When first I saw Ulysses.
Alas! unknowing I pronounce that Name,
Still the fond Sound dwells flatt'ring on my Tongue;
Ulysses! O Ulysses!
Euch.
See, here they come.
Cal.
Eucharis,
Withdraw with me, and let us mark them.
[They retire to a Corner of the Stage.
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