BELINDA

I beseech you Madam Allow excuse to my abrupt departure, There is a business of much consequence, And which you will not mourn to see effected, Beside the duty that I owe my Lord, Compels me to it Madam. You will oblige me by your pardon? I shall hope my Lord You will be silent in mine honour, when You have enjoyed me, and not boast my name, To your disgrace, not mine. I am a Princess. And my dominions are more spreading then Your Brother's. I was not born to perch upon a Dukedom Or some such spot of earth, which the dull eyes Examine by a multiplying glass, And wonder at, the Roman Eagles never Did spread their wings upon so many shores, The Silver Moon of Ottoman looks pale Upon my greater Empire, Kings of Spain, That now may boast their ground, does stretch as wide As day are but poor Landlords of a Cell, Compared to mine inheritance, the truth is I am the Devil. Yes. Be not a righted Sir, you see I bring No horror to distract you, if this presence, Delight you not I'll weary a thousand shapes To please my Lord. Do not tremble, I did command my spirits, to put on Satires, and N mphes to entertain you first While others in the air, maintained a choir For your delight, why do you keep such distance, W that one that loves you? recollect your self, You came for pleasure, what does fright my love, See I am covetous to return delight, And sa isfie your lustful genius, Come lets withdraw, and on the bed prepared Beget a raze of smooth and wanton Devils— Any thing, and be Resolved. He hath been my agent long, And hath deserved for his hypocrisy, And private sins, no common pl ce in Hell, H es now my favourite, and we enjoy, Each other daily, but he never did, By any service more endear my love, Then by this bringing you to my acquaintance, Which I desired of him long since with many, And fierce soll cite, but e urged his fear, You were not ripe enoug in sin, for his, Disco ery. My Lord I must acknowledge I Have ever had you in my first regard, Of any mortal sinner, for you have The same propension with me, though with Less malice spirits of the lower world Have several offices assigned, some are To advance pride, some avarice, some wrath, I am for lust, a gay, voluptuous Devil, Come lets embrace, for that I love my Lord, Do, and command a regiment of hell, They all are at your service. Be idem my Lord, it is another moti e To honour you, and by my c aines which now I have l ft behind, it makes me grow enamored, Your wife, that says her prayers at home, and weeps Away her sighed, Oh let me hug you for it, Despise her vow still, spurn her tears again Into her eyes thou shalt be prince in hell And have a Crown of flames brighter then that, Which Ariadue wears of fixed sta res, Come shall we dally now? You're afraid Be not so pale at liver, for I see Your blood turn Coward, how would you be frighted To look upon me clothed with all my horror, That shudder at me now? call up your spirit. What other then to both your soul in pleasure And never herd of ravishings, we two, Will progress through the air in Venum chariot And when her silver doves grow faint, and tir , Cupid and Mercury shall lend us wings, And we will visit new world's, when we are, Weary of this, we both will back the wind S. And hunt the Phoenix through the Arabian Worser serts H r we will spoil of all her shining plumes. To make a blazing Coronet for thy temples, Which from the Earth beheld, shall draw up wonder And puzzle learned Astronomy, to distinguish it From some new Constellation, the Sea Shall yield us pastime, when invelop worser With Clouds, blacker then night, we range about And when with storms we overthrow whole Navies, We'll laugh to hear the Mariners exclaim In many thousand shipwracks, what do I Urge these particu ers? let us be one Soul, Air, Earth and Hell, is yours. Take courage, and from me B e confident to obtain. You will acquaint some Priest, or other, A tribe of all the world, I most abhor, And they will oole you with their Ghostly council, Pe pl xe you with some found divinity, To make you lose the Glories I have promised. In this I must betray, we spirits have No perfect knowledge of men's thoughts, I see Your bloods nfeebled, and although my love Be infinite, and every minute I Shall languish in your absence, yet your health I must preserve, 'tis that that feeds my Hope's, Hereafter I shall perfectly enjoy thee, You will be faithful, and return. One kiss shall seal consent, When next we meet, Like to the Gemini Weel twine our limbs in one another, till We appear one creature in our active play, For this time le dismiss you—do not pray, A spirit shall attend you. No Devil but the servant of your virtue, That shall rejoice, if we have thrived in your Counterfeit ersion. You are pleasant Madam, My Lord you're welcome, nay our lip is not too pre tious, for your salute, most welcome, Wilt please you use that Chair He's a Servant, Whose bo ome I dare trust, the Son of night, And yet mor cret then his mother, he Hath power to engage m e, and I shall Taken p de in my obedience , first be pleased TO taste, what in my duty I prepared F your first , these but serve To appeti e. Oh let me fly into your arms, These words command my freedom, I shall love you Above my self, and to confirm how much, I dare repose upon your faith, I'll not Be nice to tell you who I am. If you command, weel change A housand airs till you find one is sweet, And high enough, to rock your wanton Soul In oh S mbers. Call opens famed Son, upon whose lute Myr ds of lou rs Ghosts do wait, and hang Upon the golden strings to have their own G iefes softn worser with his noble touch, shall come Ag ine from hell, with fresh, and happier strains, Tomoue your fancy. Believe me Sir. I do find your cunni g, You pretend this excuse, but to gain time, In hope you may repent.