ACT THE FIRST. SCENE THE SECOND. LUCIFER. WHO from my dark abyfs Calls me to gaze on this excefs of light? What miracles unfeen Shew'st thou to me, O God? Art thou then tired of refidence in Heav'n ? Why haft thou raised on earth This lovely paradise, And wherefore placed in it Two earthly demi-gods of human mould? Say, thou vile architect, Forming thy works of duft, What will befal this naked helpless man, Star upon ftar, moon, fun, And let his Godhead toil To re-adorn and re-illume his heav'n 1; Since in the end derifion Shall prove his works, and all his efforts, vain; For Lucifer alone was that full light, Which fcatter'd radiance o'er the plains of Heav'n. But Ma queste faci hor fue fon ombre e fumi, Che che fi fia queft' huom' faper non curo, E'l mio forte pensiero, In mostrarmi implacabile, e fevero, ATTO But these his present fires are shade and smoke, Base counterfeits of my more potent beams; I reck not what he means to make his heav'n, Nor care I what this creature man may be, Is my undaunted thought In proving that I am implacable, 'Gainst heav'n, 'gainst man, the angels, and their God. ACT AT TO TER Z A. SCENA PRIM A. A DA MO, E V A. OMIA compagna amata, O di questa mia vita Si frettolofa a dunque ali vibrando Per ritrovar Adamo, Solinga andavi errando? Eccolo; che l' imponi? Parla homai Tanto indugi? deh chiede; o Dio, che fai? O cariffimo Adamo, EVA. O mia fcorta, o mio duce Ch' à rallegrar ch' a folazzar m' induce; E tra fi grati horrori, Solo te ricercava. The very heart and foul, Haft thou, with fuch excefs of tender hafte, With ceaseless pilgrimage, To find again thy Adam Thus folitary wandered? Behold him, fpeak, what are thy gentle orders? Why dost thou pause? O God, what art thou doing? EVE. Adam, my best beloved, My guardian and my guide, Thou fource of all my comfort, all my joy, Thee, thee alone I wish, And in these pleasing horrors Thee only have I fought. ADAM. Since thou may'st call thy Adam (Most beautiful companion) |