_Qu_. Sir, but you shall not, unless it be to Death--
Shall you preserve the only Man I hate,
And hate with so much reason?--let him fall
A Victim to an injur’d Mother’s Honour.
--Come, I will be obey’d--indeed I must--[_Fawns on him_.
_Card_. When you’re thus soft, can I retain my Anger?
Oh, look but ever thus--in spite of Injuries--
I shall become as tame and peaceable,
As are your charming Eyes, when dress’d in Love,
Which melting down my Rage, leave me defenceless.
--Ah, Madam, have a generous care of me,
For I have now resign’d my Power to you.
[_Shouts within_.
_Qu_. What Shouts are these?
_Enter_ Sebastian.
_Sebast_. My Lord, the Enemy is giving ground,
And _Philip’s_ Arm alone sustains the day:
Advance, Sir, and compleat the Victory.
[_Exit_.
_Qu_. Give order strait, that a Retreat be sounded;
And whilst they do so, by me conducted,
We’ll instantly to _Abdelazer’s_ Tent--
Haste--haste, my Lord, whilst I attend you here.
[_Ex. severally_.
[Cardinal _going out, is met by_ Philip.
_Phil_. Oh, damn your lazy Order, where have you been, Sir?
--But ‘tis no time for Questions,
Move forward with your Reserves.
_Card_. I will not, Sir.
_Phil_. How, will not!
_Card_. Now to advance would be impolitick;
Already by your desperate Attempts,
You’ve lost the best part of our Hopes.
_Phil_. Death! you lye.
_Card_. Lye, Sir!
_Phil_. Yes, lye, Sir,--therefore come on,
Follow the desperate Reer-Guard, which is mine,
And where I’ll die, or conquer--follow my Sword
The bloody way it leads, or else, by Heaven,
I’ll give the Moor the Victory in spite,
And turn my Force on thee--
Plague of your Cowardice--Come, follow me.
[_Ex_. Card.
SCENE V. _The Grove_.
_As_ Philip _is going off, he is overtook by_ Alonzo, Antonio,
Sebastian, _and other Officers: At the other side some Moors,
and other of_ Abdelazer’s _Party, enter and fall on_ Philip _and
the rest--the Moors are beaten off--one left
dead on the Stage_.--
_Enter_ Abdelazer, _with_ Roderigo _and some others_.
_Abd_. Oh, for more Work--more Souls to send to Hell!
--Ha, ha, ha, here’s one going thither,--Sirrah--Slave
Moor--who kill’d thee?--how he grins--this Breast,
Had it been temper’d and made proof like mine,
It never wou’d have been a Mark for Fools.
Abd. _going out: Enter_ Philip, Alonzo, Sebastian, Antonio,
_and Officers, as passing over the Stage_.
_Phil_. I’ll wear my Sword to th’ Hilt, but I will find
The Subject of my Vengeance.--
Moor, ‘tis for thee I seek, where art thou, Slave?--
_Abd_. Here, _Philip_. [Abd. _turns_.
_Phil_. Fate and Revenge, I thank thee.--
_Abd_. Why--thou art brave, whoe’er begot thee.
_Phil_. Villain, a King begot me.
_Abd_. I know not that,
But I’ll be sworn thy Mother was a Queen,
And I will kill thee handsomly for her sake.
[_Offers to fight, their Parties hinder them_.
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