Janus. Since Momus comes to laugh below,
Old Time begin the fhow,

That he may fee, in every scene,

What changes in this age have been. Chronos. Then goddess of the filver bow begin. [Horns, or bunting-mufic within.]

Enter Diana.

Di. With horns and with hounds, I waken the day;
And hye to the woodland-walks away;
I tuck up my robe, and am bufkin'd foon,
And tie to my forehead a wexing moon,
I courfe the fleet flag, unkennel the fox,
And chace the wild goats o'er fummits of rocks,
With fhouting and hooting we pierce thro'the sky,
And Eccho turns hunter, and doubles the cry.
Cho. of all. With fhouting and booting we pierce thro' the fky,
And Eccho turns hunter, and doubles the cry.

Janus. Then our age was in't's prime :
Chronos.Free from rage:

Diana.

And free from crime.

Momus. A verry merry, dancing, drinking,

Laughing, quaffing, and unthinking time.

Cho. of all. Then our age was in't's prime,

Free from rage, and free from crime,
A very merry, dancing, drinking,
Laughing, quaffing, and unthinking time.
[Dance of Diana's attendants.]

Enter Mars.
Mars. Infpire the vocal brafs, infpire;
The world is paft its infant age:

Arms and honour,

Arms and honour,

Set the martial mind on fire,

And kindle manly rage.

Mars

Mars has look'd the sky to red

And Peace, the lazy god, is fled..
Plenty, peace, and pleasure fly;
The fprightly green,

In woodland walks, no more is feen;

The fprightly green has drunk the Tyrian dye.

Cho. of all. Plenty, peace, &c.

Mars. Sound the trumpet, beat the drum;

Thro' all the world around,

Sound a reveille, found, found,
The warrior god is come.

Cho. of all. Sound the trumpet, &c.
Momus. Thy fword within the scabbard keep,
And let mankind agree;
Better the world were faft afleep,
Than kept awake by thee.

The fools are only thinner,

With all our coft and care;

But neither fide a winner,

For things are as they were.

Cho. of all. The fools are only, &c.

Enter Venus.

Venus. Calms appear, when storms are past 5

Love will have his hour at last :

Nature is my kindly care;

Mars deftroys, and I repair;

Take me, take me, while you may,

Venus comes not ev'ry day.

Cho. of all. Take her, take her, &c.
Chronos.The world was then fo light,

I fcarcely felt the weight;

Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.

But, fince the queen of pleasure left the ground,

I faint, I lag,

And feebly drag

The pond'rous orb around,

Momus.

Momus. All, all of a piece throughout ;
Point-

ing to Thy chace had a beast in view;
Diana

[To Mars] Thy wars brought nothing about;
[ToVenus] Thy lovers were all untrue.
Janus. 'Tis well an old age is out.
Chronos. And time to begin a new.
Cho. of all. All, all of a piece throughout;
Thy chace had a beast in view :
Thy wars brought nothing about ;
Thy lovers were all untrue.
'Tis well an old age is out,
And time to begin a new.

Dance of huntfmen, nymphs, warriors, and lovers.

VOL. II.

SONG

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SON

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Of a SCHOLAR and his MISTRESS,

Who being crofs'd by their Friends, fell mad for one another; and now firft meet in BEDLAM.

[MUSIC within.]

The Lovers enter at oppofite doors, each held by a Keeper.

Phillis.

LOOK, look, I fee-ffee my love appear?

'Tis he alone;

For, like him, there is none :

'Tis the dear, dear man, 'tis thee, dear.

Amyntas. Hark! the winds war;

Phillis.

The foamy waves roar;

I fee a fhip afar:

Toffing and toffing, and making to the fhore:
But what's that I view,

So radiant of hue,

St. Hermo, St. Hermo, that fits upon the fails?
Ah! No, no, no.

St. Hermo, never, never fhone fo bright;
"Tis Phillis, only Phillis, can fhoot to fair a
light;

"Tis Phillis, 'tis Phillis, that faves the fhip
alone,

For all the winds are hufh'd, and the ftorm is
overblown,

Let me go, let me run, let me fly to his arms.
Amyntas-

Amyntas. If all the fates combine,

And all the furies join,

I'll force my way to Phillis, and break thro'

the charm.

[Here theybreak from their keepers,run to each other, and embrace.

Phillis.

Shall I marry the man I love?

And shall I conclude my pains?
Now blefs'd be the powers above,
I feel the blood bound in my veins ;
With a lively leap it began to move,

And the vapours leave my brains.

Amyntas. Body join'd to body, and heart join'd to heart, To make fure of the cure,

Phillis.

Go call the man in black, to mumble o'er his

part.

But fuppofe he should ftay

Amyntas. At worst if he delay,

'Tis a work must be done,

We'll borrow but a day,

And the better, the fooner begun.

Cho. of both. At worst if he delay, &c.

[They run out together hand in hana.