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The Works of John Dryden, With Notes and a Life of the Author by Sir W. Scott
The Works of John Dryden With Notes and a Life of the Author by Sir W Scott Author:John Dryden General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1808 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: Enter the Pirates, retreating before Gonsalvo, §c. 1 Pirate. All's lost! they fight like devils, and our captain Yet sleeping in his bed. Q Pirate. Here lies Don Rodorick; If we must die, we'll not leave him behind. [Goes to kill him. Jul. O, spare my Rodorick's life; and, in exchange, Take mine ! I put myself within your power, To save or kill. 1 Pirate. So, here's another pawn, For all our safeties. Man. Heaven ! what has she done ? Gons. Let go the lady, or expect no mercy ! -- The least drop of her blood is worth all yours, And mine together. 1 Pirate. I am glad you think so : -- Either deliver up your sword, or mine Shall pierce her heart this moment. Gons. Here, here, take it. Man. You are not mad, to give away all hopes [manuel holds him. Of safety and defence, from us, from her, And from yourself, at once ! Gons. When she is dead, What is there worth defending ? Man. Will you trust A pirate's promise, sooner than your valour? Gons. Any thing, rather than see her in danger. 1 Pirate. Nay, if you dispute the matter ! -- [Holds his sword to her breast. Gons. I yield, I yield ! -- Reason to love must bow : Love, that gives courage, can make cowards too ! [Gives his sword. Jul. O, strange effect of a most generous passion ! Rod. His enemies themselves must needs admire it. Man. Nay, if Gonsalvo makes a fashion of it, Twill be valour to die tamely. [Gives his. Hip. I am for dying too with my dear master. Amid. My life will go as easily as a fly's; The least fillip does it in this fright. 1 Pirate. One call our captain up: Tell him, he deserves little of the b...« less