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MESSENGER.
 Daphne will show thee; 'tis not far from hence.

DAPHNE.
 Yes, I'll conduct thee; well I know the place.

SYLVIA.
 Shepherds, farewell; the heavenly powers preserve you.
Ye trees, ye rivulets, ye hills, adieu!
Adieu, for ever to the bloom of nature!

MESSENGER.
$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Shepherds, this nymph, without our watchful care,
The fate of her Amyntas soon will share;
Her gesture, look, and words bespeak despair.

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