Part 6 (2/2)

POCAHONTAS. My brother!--

[_Music. SMITH expresses his grat.i.tude._

NANTAQUAS. Father, hear the design that fills my breast. I will go among the white men; I will learn their arts; and my people shall be made wise and happy.

POCAHONTAS. I too will accompany my brother.

MIAMI. Princess!--

POCAHONTAS. Away, cruel Miami; you would have murdered my brother!--

POWHATAN. Go, my son; take thy warriors, and go with the white men.

Daughter, I cannot lose thee from mine eyes; accompany thy brother but a little on his way. Stranger, depart in peace; I entrust my son to thy friends.h.i.+p.

SMITH. Gracious sir, He shall return with honours and with wonders; My beauteous sister! n.o.ble brother, come!

_Music. Exeunt, on one side, SMITH, PRINCESS, NANTAQUAS, NIMA, and train. On the other, KING, PRIEST, MIAMI, &c. The two latter express angry discontent._

SCENE II. _A forest._

_Enter PERCY, ROLFE._

ROLFE. So far indeed 'tis fruitless, yet we'll on.

PERCY. Aye, to the death.

ROLFE. Brave Percy, come, confess You have forgot your love.

PERCY. Why, faith, not quite; Despite of me, it sometimes through my mind Flits like a dark cloud o'er a summer sky; But pa.s.ses off like that, and leaves me cloudless.

I can't forget that she was sweet as spring; Fair as the day.

ROLFE. Aye, aye, like April weather; Sweet, fair, and faithless.

PERCY. True alas! like April!

_Song_--PERCY.

Fair Geraldine each charm of spring possest, Her cheek glow'd with the rose and lily's strife; Her breath was perfume, and each winter'd breast Felt that her sunny eyes beam'd light and life.

Alas! that in a form of blooming May, The mind should April's changeful liv'ry wear!

Yet ah! like April, smiling to betray, Is Geraldine, as false as she is fair!

ROLFE. Beshrew the little gipsy! let us on.

[_Exeunt PERCY, ROLFE._

_Enter LARRY, WALTER, ROBIN, &c._

LARRY. Go no further? Och! you hen-hearted c.o.c.k robin!

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