 | Orpheus and Eurydice |  |
[A following Scene was intended to have discover'd the mangled Body of Orpheus; but is omitted on Account of the Length of the Entertainment; in which Apollo descended, and spoke the following Words.
Apol.
Apol.
Dear Offspring of the fairest Muse, thy Fate
Draws Tears cœlestial from a Father's Eye.
But Tears are vain: In Fame eternal live;
Exalted in the Skies, thy Harp shall shine
And blaze thy Glories thro' succeeding Times.
Thy Mother too, and every Sister Muse,
Shall mourn thy Fall, and consecrate thy Name:
A Theme for Songs to Ages yet unborn.
Draws Tears cœlestial from a Father's Eye.
But Tears are vain: In Fame eternal live;
Exalted in the Skies, thy Harp shall shine
And blaze thy Glories thro' succeeding Times.
Thy Mother too, and every Sister Muse,
Shall mourn thy Fall, and consecrate thy Name:
A Theme for Songs to Ages yet unborn.
The best Reward a God can give,
Thou Offspring of a God, receive,
Thy Praise o'er vulgar Fame to soar:
The Great and Good can claim no more.
Thou Offspring of a God, receive,
Thy Praise o'er vulgar Fame to soar:
The Great and Good can claim no more.
| Orpheus and Eurydice | |