The Maids Tragedy by Francis Beaumont;John Fletcher
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_Hesperus_ be long a shining,
Whilst these Lovers are a twining_. _Eol_. Ho! _Neptune!_ _Nept_. _Eolus!_ _Eol_. The Seas go hie, _Boreas_ hath rais'd a storm; go and applie Thy trident, else I prophesie, ere day Many a tall ship will be cast away: Descend with all the Gods, and all their power to strike a cal[m]. _Cin_. A thanks to every one, and to gratulate So great a service done at my desire, Ye shall have many floods fuller and higher Than you have wisht for; no Ebb shall dare To let the day see where your dwellings are: Now back unto your Government in haste, Lest your proud charge should swell above the waste, And win upon the Island. _Nep_. We obey. [_Neptune descends, and the Sea-gods_. _Cinth_. Hold up thy head dead night; seest thou not day? The East begins to lighten, I must down And give my brother place. |
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