The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 05 by John Dryden
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_Tow._ False as that soul, each word, each syllable; The ring he put upon my hand this night, When in this wood unknown, and near this place, Without my timely help he had been slain. _Fisc._ See this unlikely story! What enemies had he, who should assault him? Or is it probable that very man, Who actually did kill him afterwards, Should save his life so little time before? _Isab._ Base man, thou knowest the reason of his death; He had committed on my person, sir, An impious rape; first tied me to that tree, And there my husband found me, whose revenge Was such, as heaven and earth will justify. _Har._ I know not what heaven will, but earth shall not. _Beam._ Her story carries such a face of truth, Ye cannot but believe it. _Col._ The other, a malicious ill-patched lie. _Fisc._ Yes, you are proper judges of his crime, Who, with the rest of your accomplices, Your countrymen, and Towerson the chief, Whom we too kindly used, would have surprised The fort, and made us slaves; that shall be proved, |
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