No sceptre and no throne

Grim Death away can scare,

Nor gold nor jewels rare.

Angel [reappearing]. By Providence as herald sent,

Touched by the sound of dire lament;

The monarch to his land restore

Will I, in pity for your grief.

King, for thy kingdom live once more.

[The Angel touches the King’s breast, who, waking apparently from a deep slumber, sits up and sings

King. How is’t I feel? and can it be