 | Decius and Paulina |  |
SCENE X.
Simo, and Ida.Ida.
Simo;—
Simo.
My Love;—I must not stay,
But to the Temple strait away:
Yet hold;—receive this glitt'ring Store;
[Gives her Gold.
And think, if Things hit right, of more.
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My Genius now is busie grown,
And Fate's resolv'd my Worth to crown.
And Fate's resolv'd my Worth to crown.
I'm fill'd with Thoughts of sudden State;
'Tis Jove inspires
These big Desires,
This strange Ambition to be great.
'Tis Jove inspires
These big Desires,
This strange Ambition to be great.
My Genius now is busie grown,
And Fate's resolv'd my Worth to crown.
And Fate's resolv'd my Worth to crown.
Ida.
Ah! Simo, if thy Wits remain,
If no bad Star has hurt thy Brain;
Let such vain Whimsies stand confin'd,
And to thy Fortunes fit thy Mind:
These Raptures would more welcome be,
If right employ'd on Love, and Me.
The Nymph, that boasts the happy Charms
To win a Lover to her Arms,
Is pleas'd to hear her Beauty's Praise:
To win a Lover to her Arms,
Is pleas'd to hear her Beauty's Praise:
When with artful Complaisance
You our Beauty's Praise enhance,
O then you most our Liking raise.
You our Beauty's Praise enhance,
O then you most our Liking raise.
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The Nymph, that boasts the happy Charms
To win a Lover to her Arms,
Is pleas'd to hear her Beauty's Praise.
To win a Lover to her Arms,
Is pleas'd to hear her Beauty's Praise.
Simo.
For This some other Time allow,
Decius demands my Service now;
In short, his Suit, as best thou may'st, promote,
And I to thee myself for Life devote.
Sim.
And then, O then, my Ida dear,
Ida.
And then, O then, my Simo dear,
Both.
'Twill all be Transport, Love, and Joy:
Sim.
Then at Will I'll revel here,
Ida.
Thou at Will shalt revel here,
Sim.
Then I'll take unnumber'd Kisses,
Ida.
Thou shalt take unnumber'd Kisses,
Sim.
Then I'll reap unnumber'd Blisses,
Ida.
Thou shalt reap unnumber'd Blisses,
Both.
And each Hour in Love employ.
[Exeunt severally.
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