AMYNTAS.
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AMYNTAS.
Thyrsis, I'd thither go, bold and secure,
With foot as fearless as when I betake me
To rural pastime on a festal day.
Thyrsis, I'd thither go, bold and secure,
With foot as fearless as when I betake me
To rural pastime on a festal day.
THYRSIS.
Suppose thy Sylvia was a prey to robbers,
To robbers armed, and desperate; wouldst thou dare
The ruffians to attack for her deliverance?
Suppose thy Sylvia was a prey to robbers,
To robbers armed, and desperate; wouldst thou dare
The ruffians to attack for her deliverance?
AMYNTAS.
Would I attack them? Yes, with that assurance,
Yes, with that eagerness, with which the stag
His thirst appeases at the purling fountain.
Would I attack them? Yes, with that assurance,
Yes, with that eagerness, with which the stag
His thirst appeases at the purling fountain.
THYRSIS.
Expect some greater proof; you must display
In warmer terms your amorous heroism.
Expect some greater proof; you must display
In warmer terms your amorous heroism.
AYMNTAS.
Thyrsis, I'd for my Sylvia cross the river,
When the relenting snow gorges its torrent,
In cataracts descending from the Alps;—
Thyrsis, I'd for my Sylvia cross the river,
When the relenting snow gorges its torrent,
In cataracts descending from the Alps;—
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