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Contented with Deſpair,
O wretched Man! reſign
Whom you adore, or elſe prepare
For change of Torments, great as mine,
’Tis vain, O Peleus, to oppoſe:
Thy Torturer and mine.
Peleus. In change of Torment would be Ease;
Cou’d you divine what Lovers bear,
Ev’n you, Prometheus, wou’d confeſs
There is no Vulture like Despair.
TRIO.
Prom. Ceaſe, cruel Vulture to devour.
Pel. Ceaſe, cruel Thetis, to diſdain,
The. Peleus, unjuſtly you complain.
Recitative.
The Gods, alas! no Refuge find,
From Ills reſiſtleſs Fates ordain:
I ſtill am true—And wou’d be kind.
AIR.
Peleus. To love and to languiſh,
Peleus. To ſigh and complain,
Peleus. How killing’s the Anguiſh!
Peleus. How tormenting the Pain!
Peleus. Suing
Peleus. Purſuing
Peleus. Flying
Peleus. Denying
O the Curſe of Diſdain,
How tormenting’s the Pain