Isabella Or, the Fatal Marriage Volume 7; A Tragedy in Five Acts (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 Excerpt: ... Then is Orestes bless'd My griefs are fled Fled, like a dream --unlook'd-for joy Never let love despair;--The prize is mine Be smooth, ye seas, and ye propitious winds, Breathe from Epirus to the Spartan coasts I long to see the sails unfurl'd--But see Pyrrhus approaches in a happy hour Enter Pyrrhus andPntENix. Pyr. I was in pain to find you, prince. My warm Ungovern'd temper, would not let me weigh The importance of your embassy, and hear You argue for my good.--I was to blame. I since have pois'd your reasons, and I thank My good allies;--their care deserves my thanks. You have convinc'd me, that the weal of Greece, My father's honour, and my own repose, Demand, that Hector's race should be destroy'd. I shall deliver up Astyanax, And you yourself shall bear the victim hence. Ores. If you approve it, sir, and are content To spill the blood of a defenceless child, The offended Greeks, no doubt, will be appeas'd. Pyr. Closer to strain the knot of our alliance, I have determin'd to espouse Hermione. You come in time to grace our nuptial rites: In you, the kings of Greece will all be present, And you have right to personate her father, As his ambassador, and brother's son. Go, prince, renew your visit; tell Hermione, To-morrow, I receive her from your hands. Ores. Aside. Oh, change of fortune Oh, undone Orestes Exit. Pyr. Well, Phoenix Am I still a slave to love? What think'st thou now? Am I myself again? Photn. Tis as it should be; this discovers Pyrrhus; D Shows all thehero: now you are yourself---The son, the rival of the great Achilles Greece will applaud you, and the world confess, Pyrrhus has conquer'd Troy a second time Pyr. Nay, Phoenix, now I but begin to triumph; I never was a conqueror till now; Believe me, a whole host, a war of foes, ..