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COUNTESS OF WINCHILSEA 305 �And prevent him. �Such sounds as these, indeed comand attention, [ To him. �And tho', they like the Syrens, led to ruine, �Yett, wou'd I listen to the soft enchantment. �[She comes towards him. And thus discarding all my woman's fears, Will boldly ask, in whom the power is lodg'd 50 �To work these miracles, you have declar'd. �[He discovers himself to be Lauredan. �Laur. 'Tis all in Lauredan, and he in yours. �Queen. Ha! Lauredan, nay then again I fear. [She starts. �Laur. So, starts the passenger, who in his way Meets a yong Lyon, arm'd with pow'r to kill, And in that moment of his fear, forgetts, That nature, bids the royal savage tremble Before the awfull form, of Godlike man, As I do now in presence of your charms. Oh! do not wrong them, Madam, by distrust, 60 �Or think your self lesse safe, thus arm'd in beauty, Then the yong Grecian, with his phalanx bound, Who stood unmov'd, the shock of all the persians. �Queen. This flattery my lord, breeds more suspicion, But curiosity, our sexes frailty Will yett prevail, to make me hear you farther, �If you will rise, if not, I must retire. �[He rises, she goes on. �Pray rise my lord, why shou'd you kneel to me, �Alas! you best can tell I am no Queen? �Think on that day my Lord, I ever shall, 70 �When all the room I cou'd comand in Cyprus, �Where I had liv'd in peace, and rul'd in love, �And been my self, the Genious of the place, �Was but one poor appartment in my pallace, �Which had its deep foundations in the sea; ��� �