Because they shall not trail me through their streets Like a wild beast, I am content to go. 1405 Masters' commands come with a power resistless OF. I praise thy resolution: doff these links: By this compliance thou wilt win the lords 1411 SAM. Brethren farewel; your company along So dreaded once, may now exasperate them, CHOR. Go, and the Holy One Of Israel be thy guide 1416 1421 1425 [name To what may serve his glory best, and spread his Great among the Heathen round; Send thee the angel of thy birth, to stand M 1430 Fast by thy side, who from thy father's field Of fire; that Spirit that first rush'd on thee 1435 In the camp of Dan 1440 Be efficacious in thee now at need. 1444 MAN. Peace with you, brethren; my inducement [hither Was not at present here to find my son, 1450 1454 CHOR. That hope would much rejoice us to partake With thee; say, reverend Sire, we thirst to hear. MAN. I have attempted one by one the lords Either at home, or through the high street passing, With supplication prone and father's tears, 1459 To' accept of ransom for my son their pris'ner. Some much averse I found and wondrous harsh, 1466 Contemptuous, proud, set on revenge and spite; 1470 CHOR. Doubtless the people shouting to behold Their once great dread, captive and blind before them, Or at some proof of strength before them shown. MAN. His ransom, if my whole inheritance 1477 May compass it, shall willingly be paid 1480 And quit: not wanting him I shall want nothing. CHOR. Fathers are wont to lay up for their sons, 1486 Thou for thy son art bent to lay out all: With all those high exploits by him achiev'd, 1495 Not to sit idle with so great a gift. 1500 Useless, and thence ridiculous about him. And since his strength with eye-sight was not lost, God will restore him eye-sight to his strength. CHOR. Thy hopes are not ill founded nor seem vain Of his delivery, and the joy thereon 1505 Conceiv'd, agreeable to a father's love, In both which we, as next, participate. [noise! MAN, I know your friendly minds and-O what Mercy of Heav'n, what hideous noisewas that! Horribly loud, unlike the former shout. 1510 CHOR. Noise call you it or universal groan, As if the whole inhabitation perish'd! Blood, death, and deathful deeds are in that noise, Ruin, destruction at the utmost point. [noise: MAN. Of ruin indeed methought I heard the Oh it continues, they have slain my son. 1516 CHOR, Thy son is rather slaying them, that outcry From slaughter of one foe could not ascend. MAN. Some dismal accident it needs must be; What shall we do, stay here or run and see? 1520 [ther CHOR. Best keep together here, lest running thiWe unawares run into Danger's mouth, This evil on the Philistines is fall'n; From whom could else a general cry be heard? The sufferers then will scarce molest us here, 1525 From other hands we need not much to fear. What if his eye-sight (for to Israel's God Nothing is hard) by miracle restor'd, He now be dealing dole among his foes, And over heaps of slaughter'd walk his way? 1530 MAN. That were a joy presumptous to be thought. CHOR. Yet God hath wrought things as incrediFor his people of old; what hinders now? [ble MAN. He can I know, but doubt to think he will; Yet hope would fain subscribe, and tempts belief. A little stay will bring some notice hither. 1536 CHOR. Of good or bad so great, of bad the sooner; For evil news rides post, while good news baits, And to our wish I see one hither speeding, An Hebrew, as I guess, and of our tribe. 1540 MES. O whither shall I run, or which way fly The sight of this so horrid spectacle, For dire imagination still pursues me. But Providence or instinct of nature seems, 1545 To' have guided me aright, I know not how, To thee first reverend Manoah, and to these My countrymen, whom here I knew remaining, |