Abd. He cannot bear the grief
His country suffers; I will pardon him.
He lost his courage first, and then his mind;
His courage rushes back, his mind still wanders.
The guest of heaven was piteous to these men,
And princes stoop to feed them in their courts.
ACT I. SCENE 5.
Muza enters with Egilona.
Roderigo is going out when Muza enters—starts back on seeing Egilona.
[Muza, sternly, to Egilona, who follows.
Muza. Enter, since ’tis the custom in this land.
[Egilona, passing Muza disdainfully, points to Abdalazis, and says to Julian—
Egil. Is this our future monarch, or art thou?
Jul. ’Tis Abdalazis, son of Muza, prince
Commanding Africa, from Abyla
To where Tunisian pilots bend the eye
O’er ruin’d temples in the glassy wave.
Till quiet times and ancient laws return,
He comes to govern here.
Rod. To-morrow’s dawn
Proves that.