_Ors_. Leave me! oh no, not for my future Being!
You needs must live with me, and I will love you;
I’ve many things that will invite you to’t,
I have a Garden compass’d round with Sea,
Which every day shall send fresh Beauties forth,
To make the Wreaths to crown thy softer Temples.
Geron shall deck his Altar up no more;
The gaudy Flowers shall make a Bed for thee,
Where we will wanton out the heat o’th’ day--
What things are these, that rise and fall so often,
[_Touches her Breasts_.
Like Waves, blown gently up by swelling Winds?
Sure thou hast other Wonders yet unseen,
Which these gay things maliciously do hide.
_Ura_. Alas, I am undone, what shall I do?-- [_Aside_.
_Ors_. Nature, thy Conduct’s wise! nor could thy Favours
Be giv’n to one more apprehensive of ‘em?
--Say, lovely Woman! for I am all on fire,
Impatient of delay,
Can you instruct me what I am to do? [_Sighs_.
Undress, and let me lead thee to my Bed.
_Ura_. Alas, Sir, what to do? defend me, Heaven! [_Aside_.
_Ors_. Why, I will hold thee--thus, between my Arms,
--I’ll see thee sleep, and wonder at thy Form,
--Then wake thee to be gazing on thy Eyes,
--And something more--but yet I know not what.
_Ura_. His whole Discourse amazes me,
And has more Ignorance than Madness in’t:
--But how shall I get free?
_Ors_. Thou grow’st impatient too, come, let us in--
[_Goes to take her in, she strives to get free,
he struggles with her_.
_Ura_. Hold off, you are too rude.
_Ors_. This is the prettiest play I e’er was at,
But I shall gain the better.--
[_Takes her in his Arms to carry her off_.
_Ura_. Help, help!
_Enter_ Amintas _in Fetters_.
_Amin_. A Woman’s Voice!--Villain, unhand the Lady.
_Ors_. Ha! what new thing art thou?
_Amin. One sent from Heaven to punish Ravishers.--
[_Snatches_ Ura. _while_ Ors. _is gazing on him_.
_Ors_. Thou’st call’d up an unwonted Passion in me,
And these be the effects on’t.
[Ors. _strikes him_; _they struggle and fall_.
_Enter_ Geron.
_Ger_. Hah! what’s the matter here? a Woman too!
We are undone--Madam, I pray retire--
For here’s no safety for your Sex.
_Ura_. I gladly take your Counsel.
[Ura. _goes into_ Amintas’ _Apartment_.
_Ors_. What art thou?
_Amin_. That which I seem to be.
_Ors_. Then thou’rt a God; for till I saw a Woman,
I never saw a thing so fine as thou:
And ‘tis but just thou shouldst be more than Mortal,
That durst command that Creature from my Arms.
_Amim_. It is the King--I know it by his Innocence,
and Ignorance-- [_Aside_.
--Rise, I beseech you, Sir, and pardon me.
_Ors_. So I could live a Year with looking on thee;
--But where’s the Creature call’d it self a Woman?
_Ger_. What Woman, Sir?
_Ors_. Ha! Geron, where’s the Woman?
_Ger_. What do you mean, Sir?
_Ors_. The Heavenly Woman, that was here but now.
_Ger_. I saw none such, nor know I what you mean.
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