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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...vpon a mountaine top, Like a huge Forrest: ther tall Pikes, like Pines, In height do ouer-peere the lower Trees; Their Horfemen ride like Centaurs in the meads, And fcout abroad for pillage and for prey.-Courage is their good Captaine. Sop. Courage: no, Pale feare, and blacke destruction, leads the foe. Sol. I fay againe, the Christian Princes leade An Army, for their power, inuincible: Victorious hope sits houering on their plumes: Their guflded Armour shines against the Sunne, Dazeling our eyes from top of yonder Hill, Like the bright streakes that flow from Paradife. Sop. O conquest worthy the braue Perfian fwords: Let vs defcend from forth the Towne and meete them. Sol. No. Sop. Yes. Sol. Should Ioue himselse in thunder answer I When we fay no; wee'd pull him from the skye. Sop. Should Soldan, Sophy, Priest or Presbyter, Or gods, or Diuels, or men, gaine-fay our will; Him, them, or thee, would the braue Persian kill. Mor. Quench your hot spleens with drops of sweete aduice, Temper your rage with counsel mighty Kings. Sol. I fay we will make peace with Christendome. Sop. I fay the Persian scornes to be colleague, Or to haue part with them of Christendome. Sol. Yet heare my age. Sop. Yet hearken to my youth. Mor. My tongue giue place vnto the Soldans age. Tur. But I applaud the Perfans youthfull rage. Sol. Stay Lords, our graue experience doth foresee The mischiefes that attend on this debate: We tread the path of our destruction, By our diflentions grow the Christians strong, Whom our vnited hearts may easily quell: Braue Perfan Sophy, we commend your hate To them that haue abhorr'd our Pagan gods: Yet temper it with wisedome, valiant Prince: Tis our security I would increase, When with my words I mention gentle peace. Mor. Experience doth instruct the S...

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