Art. Pursue your virtuous Road, and in the end
See whether you or I reach first the Goal.
I’ll take Revenge.
[Art. exit.
Ism. I Honour will pursue,
A Path which never led me to Repentance.
—Clemanthis, if thy Life I basely sought,
Like him, I’d save the Hazard of my own;
But as thou’rt brave, so thou shalt bravely fall
Before Thersander rob me of thy Life,
Or thou the Fortune hast to vanquish him—
And if in this Encounter I expire,
I do but fall a Victim to an hopeless Fire.
[Exit.
SCENE V. Changes to the Wood.
Discovers Ther. and Amin. among the Trees, changing
Clothes; after which they come forth.
Ther. So, now thou dost appear so like Clemanthis, That not a Dacian but will be mistaken in thee.
Amin. My Lord, I know not how I may appear, But I am ignorant how I am to act.
Ther. Remain within the Covert of this Wood,
Until the Sign be given for the Combat,
And then appear upon the Place appointed,
Where I will meet and fight with thee;
But so I’ll order all the Blows I give,
They shall not wound nor hurt thee,
For still remember I must be the Victor.
Amin. I will endeavour to perform it so, [Noise. That none shall know the Fallacy.
Ther. Be gone, I hear a Noise; farewel, dear Amintas, Remember that you act Clemanthis well. [Ex. Ther.