Then touch her white breast with this arrow head, And by that meanes repaire his broken ships, Or els in Carthage make his kingly throne. Cupid. I will faire mother, and so play my part, As euery touch shall wound Queene Didos heart. 625 630 Venus. Sleepe my sweete nephew in these cooling shades, Free from the murmure of these running streames, The crye of beasts, the ratling of the windes, Or whisking of these leaues, all shall be still, And nothing interrupt thy quiet sleepe, Till I returne and take thee hence againe. Actus 3. Scena 1. Enter Cupid solus, (as Ascanius). Exeunt. Cupid. Now Cupid cause the Carthaginian Queene, 635 To be inamourd of thy brothers lookes, Conuey this golden arrowe in thy sleeue, Lest she imagine thou art Venus sonne: And when she strokes thee softly on the head, Then shall I touch her breast and conquer her. 640 Enter Iarbus, Anna, and Dido. Iar. How long faire Dido shall I pine for thee? Dido. Iarbus, know that thou of all my wooers 645 Albeit the Gods doe know no wanton thought 650 Iar. But Dido is the fauour I request. Dido. Feare not Iarbus, Dido may be thine. Anna. Looke sister how Eneas little sonne Playes with your garments and imbraceth you. 634 S.D. as Ascanius add. Dyce (so passim) 655 640 S.D. Iarbas Dyce etc. Cupid. No Dido will not take me in her armes, I shall not be her sonne, she loues me not. Dido. Weepe not sweet boy, thou shalt be Didos sonne, | Sit in my lap and let me heare thee sing. (Cupid sings.) 660 No more my child, now talke another while, Dido. Iarbus pardon me, and stay a while. Dido. What telst thou me of rich Getulia? Iar. I goe to feed the humour of my Loue, Yet not from Carthage for a thousand worlds. Dido. Iarbus. Iar. Doth Dido call me backe? Dido. No, but I charge thee neuer looke on me. 670 675 680 685 Exit Iarb Anna. Wherefore doth Dido bid Iarbus goe? 666 661 learn'dst Dyce to Bull. 672 And] An Dyce, Bull. 692 loue Dyce to McK. exc. Gros. loue 1594, 659 S.D. add. Hurst me? now] me now? Dyce, Bull. 691 eyes Cunn. Hurst, Gros. Anna. Poore soule I know too well the sower of loue. O that Iarbus could but fancie me. Dido. Is not Eneas faire and beautifull ? Is not Eneas worthie Didos loue? Anna. O sister, were you Empresse of the world, Eneas well deserues to be your loue, So louely is he that where ere he goes, The people swarme to gaze him in the face. Dido. But tell them none shall gaze on him but I, Lest their grosse eye-beames taint my louers cheekes : Anna, good sister Anna goe for him, 696 700 705 Lest with these sweete thoughts I melt cleane away. 710 Anna. Then sister youle abiure Iarbus loue? Dido. Yet must I heare that lothsome name againe ? Runne for Æneas, or Ile flye to him. Exit Anna. Cupid. You shall not hurt my father when he comes. Dido. No, for thy sake Ile loue thy father well. 715 O dull conceipted Dido, that till now Didst neuer thinke Eneas beautifull : But now for quittance of this ouersight, Ile make me bracelets of his golden haire, His glistering eyes shall be my looking glasse, 720 As many kisses as the Sea hath sands: In stead of musicke I will heare him speake, 725 In whose faire bosome I will locke more wealth, Then twentie thousand Indiaes can affoord: O here he comes, loue, loue, giue Dido leaue To be more modest then her thoughts admit, 730 (Enter Eneas, Achates, Sergestus, Illioneus, and Cloanthus.) Achates, how doth Carthage please your Lord? En. I vnderstand your highnesse sent for me. 695 sower] power Hurst 730 S.D. add. Hurst Dido. No, but now thou art here, tell me in sooth 735 In what might Dido highly pleasure thee. En. So much haue I receiu'd at Didos hands, Yea all my Nauie split with Rockes and Shelfes : Dido. Eneas, Ile repaire thy Troian ships, Ile giue thee tackling made of riueld gold, Through which the water shall delight to play : The sailes of foulded Lawne, where shall be wrought 740 745 750 755 760 Take what ye will, but leaue Eneas here. Achates, thou shalt be so meanly clad, As Seaborne Nymphes shall swarme about thy ships, And wanton Mermaides court thee with sweete songs, Flinging in fauours of more soueraigne worth, 765 Then Thetis hangs about Apolloes necke, So that Æneas may but stay with me. En. Wherefore would Dido haue Eneas stay? For if that any man could conquer me, See where the pictures of my suiters hang, And are not these as faire as faire may be ? 770 Acha. I saw this man at Troy ere Troy was sackt. 775 755 loose Cunn. 762 750+S.D. To Achates add. Gros. Meantime, Achates, thou shalt be so clad conj. Mitford meanly] seemly Dyce, Bull. meetly conj. Dyce: newly conj. Coll., Cunn. En. I this in Greece when Paris stole faire Helen. Cloan. And I in Athens with this gentleman, Vnlesse I be deceiu'd disputed once. 780 Dido. But speake Eneas, know you none of these? En. No Madame, but it seemes that these are Kings. Dido. All these and others which I neuer sawe, 785 Haue been most vrgent suiters for my loue, But playd he nere so sweet, I let him goe: But weapons gree not with my tender yeares : En. O happie shall he be whom Dido loues. 776 Prefix En.] Serg. Dyce: A Lord Gros. Cunn. how 1594: here Hurst, Cunn. 790 795 800 805 Exeunt. 777 Olympia's 800 now Dyce etc. exc. 807 S.D. Aside add. Aeneas- AEN. Speake! Dyce after selfe speake] come or hark conj. Dyce', Dyce, Bull. 807-8 my selfe. . . We too] my selfe: DIDO. We two conj. McK. |