Upon thy streams with wily glance, And bridle in thy headlong wave Till thou our summons answer'd have. Listen, and save! Sabrina rises, attended by Water-Nymphs, and sings. By the rushy-fringed bank, Where grows the willow, and the osier dank, My sliding chariot stays, Thick set with agate, and the azurn sheen 885 890 Thrice upon thy finger's tip, Thrice upon thy rubied lip: 915 Next this marble venom'd seat, Smear'd with gums of glutinous heat, I touch with chaste palms moist and cold :-- Now the spell hath lost his hold; And I must haste, ere morning hour, 920 To wait in Amphitrite's bow'r. Sabrina descends, and the Lady rises out of her seat. Come, lady, while Heav'n lends us grace, Let us fly this cursed place, Lest the sorcerer us entice 940 With some other new device. I shall be your faithful guide Will double all their mirth and cheer; 945 950 955 The scene changes, presenting Ludlow town and the President's castle; then come in country dancers, after them the Attendant Spirit, with the two Brothers and the Lady. SONG. Spir. Back, shepherds, back: enough your play, This second Song presents them to their Father and Mother, Noble lord, and lady bright, I have brought you new delight; Here behold so goodly grown Three fair branches of your own ; Heav'n hath timely try'd their youth, 970 Their faith, their patience, and their truth, And sent them here through hard assays The Graces, and the rosy-bosom'd Hours, Thither all their bounties bring; There eternal Summer dwells, And west-winds, with musky wing, Iris there with humid bow Waters the odorous banks, that blow 990 |