Let Townsend, Sunderland, be there, Or fend me to a club of Tories, That damn and curfe at Marlborogh's glories, King George fhall ever be my toast; APOLLO APOLLO AND DAPHN E. THE FIRST SCENE IS A RIVER. PNNEUS, a River-God, appears on a bed of rushes, leaning on his urn. He rifes and comes forward, his head crowned with rushes and flowers, a reed in his hand. H PENEUS. OW long muft Peneus chide in vain, Through Tempe's pleasant vales and bowers Hear me, thy father and thy friend, DAPHN E. O Peneus, urge this cruel fuit no more. Have I not to Diana fwore? Behold Behold again to her I bow, Devoted ever to remain A virgin of her fpotlefs train, Hear, Cynthia, and confirm my vow. How happy are we, How airy, how free, That rove through the woods and the plains! In vain the blind boy Our hearts would decoy, We fcorn all his joys and his pains. PENEUS. [Exit Daphne. Rah maid, return What haft thou fworn? With thee fhall Peneus' race expire? Feeble Cupid! vain deceiver! They that fly thee |