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Thou know'st the Oaths and Vows she made to me, Never to marry other than my self, And you, Alcander, wrought me to believe them. But now her Vows to marry none but me, Are given to Alcippus, and in his bosom breath'd, With balmy whispers, whilst the ravisht Youth For every syllable returns a kiss, And in the height of all his extasy, Philander's dispossess'd and quite forgotten.
Why, 'tis the great Turk, a Queen of Turkey. Isa. Guil. May I believe thee, but when thou seest the difference, alas, I am but a Chimney hum, nothing to a great Turk. Isa. Is he so rare a thing? Guz. Jul. Alas, what shall we poor Women do? Men. Isa. We must e'en have patience, Madam, and be ravisht. Cla. Ravisht! Heavens forbid. Jac.
You are so generous, Sir, that 'tis almost with grief I receive the Blessing of Leticia. Sir Feeb. No, no, thou deservest her; she would have made an old fond Blockhead of me, and one way or other you wou'd have had her ods bobs, you wou'd Enter Bearjest, Diana, Pert, Bredwel, and Noisey. Bea. Justice, Sir, Justice I have been cheated abused assassinated and ravisht! Sir Cau.
Then shall thy ravisht soul inspired bee With heavenly thoughts farre above humane skil, And thy bright radiant eyes shall plainly see Th' idee of His pure glorie present still Before thy face, that all thy spirits shall fill With sweet enragement of celestial love, Kindled through sight of those faire things above. Spencer
"I'll not change my life with any King, I ravisht am: can the world bring More joy, than still to laugh and smile, In pleasant toyes time to beguile? Do not, O do not trouble me, So sweet content I feel and see. All my joyes to this are folly, None so divine as melancholy.
Fer. Dost thou delight To heare it named, villaine, th'hast ravisht her. Hen. I am enough abusd, & now 'tis time To speake a litle for my selfe, my Lord. By all the vowes, the oathes & imprecations That ere were made, studied, or practised, As I have a soule, as she & you have soules, I doe not know, nor can, nor will confesse Any such thing, for all your Circumventions: Ile answer all by Law.
How, my Nephew ravisht! Pert. No, Sir, I am his Wife. Sir Cau. Hum my Heir marry a Chamber-maid! Bea. Sir, you must know I stole away Mrs. Dy, and brought her to Ned's Chamber here to marry her. Sir Feeb. My Daughter Dy stoln Bea. But I being to go to the Devil a little, Sir, whip what does he, but marries her himself, Sir; and fob'd me off here with my Lady's cast Petticoat Noi.
Yea, if you, O Father of the Family, will go a little further, and behold with clear eys, how far your wife, through these bad times, is advanced in understanding and knowledge; I do assure you, you will find your self as ravisht with joy; because this is as great a transformation as ever Ovid writ of.
Mac. Which youngest? Hen. I, my Lord. Enter Jaylour. Mac. You charge this Gentleman, your elder brother, With murther of your father. Hen. Which I can prove. Mac. And hither flyes a ravisht Ladyes voice To charge you with a Rape; the wronged Daughter Of this most noble Gentleman. Hen. Let them prove that Mac. These accusations & the proofes shall meete Here face to face, in th' afternoone.
But he has some comfort reserved for the hungry collector, in the intimation that The Ravisht Soul and the Blessed Weaper, by the same author, may be had for £15.
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