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Scene VII.
Allegorical picturesque scene representing the Haven of Domestic Bliss. Small cottage festooned with woodbine on cliff. The bay, studded with fairy-like vessels, bounded by the range of hills beyond.Sir L.
This is indeed the land of sylph and fay!
Morg.
Here will your life serenely glide away,
Blest as temptations overcome can make it.
Sir L.
And that's our moral, if our friends will take it.
Enter King Arthur, his Court, and Sir Agrovaine.
King A.
My valiant knight—
Sir A.
[to Isonde]
My long-lost child, I know
It must be nearly eighteen years ago—
King A.
Pooh! never mind long stories now. Our care
Is for the nuptials of this happy pair.
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My pilgrim's path through life then now is o'er.
'Twas a bold venture; but of that no more.
We've all our faults—grant mine a kind reception.
Enter Sir Tristram.
Sir T.
If that's the rule, I hope I am no exception!
Enter Merlin.
Mer.
Nay, you've no business here.—Along with me!
Your time has come!
Sir T.
One moment!
Mer.
It can't be!
Sir T.
Inexorable monster, you forget
I've got a solo in the chorus yet!
Sir L.
Burlesque has taken now so wide a field,
We would a moral blend with our narration;
Let, then, our good intentions prove our shield,
And crown our efforts with your approbation.
Finale: Air, “Rosin the Beau.”
Sir L.
And now our three perils are over,
Let smiles prove our safety—just so!—
That we may with rapture discover,
With you it may come for to go.
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With you it may come for to go—O, O!
With you it may come for to go;
That each may with rapture discover,
With you it may come for to go.
Sir T.
Young men, shun the snares of temptation,
No wine let your wits overthrow;
And be sure that you'll have approbation
Wherever you come for to go.
Chorus.
Wherever you come for to go, &c.
Curtain.
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