The Mourning Bride: A Tragedy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Mourning Bride: A Tragedy Leo. Alas were you then wedded to Aging/b, Aim. That day, that fatal day, our hands were join'd; For when my lord beheld the {hip purfuing, And {aw her rate {0 far exceeding ours He came to me, and begg'd me by my love, I wou'd confent the prie: lhou'd make us one; That whether death or victory enfu'd, I might be' his beyond the power of fate: The queen too did a i his fuit-i granted; And in one day, was wedded, and a widow. Leo. Indeed 'twas mour'nful c Aim. 'twas as I have told thee For which I mourn, and will for ex er mourn Norwill I change thefe black am; difmal robes, Or ever dry thefe fwolu and watry eyes, Or ever ta re content, or peace of heart, While I have life and thought of my Alfbotg/e. (rows, Leo. Look down, good heav'n, with pity on her for And grant that time may bring her {ome relief. Aim. 0 no, time gives e'ncreafe to my af ictions. The circling hours, that gather all the woes, Which are di 'us'd thro' the'revolving year, Come heavy-laden with th' oppre ing weight, To me with me, fucce ively, they leave: The fighs, the tears, the groans, the re lefs cares, And all the clamps of grief, that did retard their ight; They {hake their downy wings, and fcatter all The dire colleeted dews on my poor head; Then y with joy and fwiftnefs from me. 1 Leo. Hark! [81mm at a di/i'anre. The di am lhouts proclaim your father's triumph; 0 ceafe, for heav'ns fake, affwage a little This torrent of your grief; for, much I fear, 'twill urge hiswrath to fee you'drown'd in'tears, When joy appears in ev'ry other face. And joy he brings to ev'ry other heart, But double, double weight of woe to mine; For with him Garcia comes Garcia, to whom I mull be facrific'd, and all the vows I gave my dear xiii/9075a} bafcly broken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."