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AMYNTAS.
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My friend Amyntas sure hath slain himself.
I've diligently fought him where I left him,
And in the parts adjacent; but in vain;
He certainly hath done what oft he threatened.
I see some shepherds, I'll inquire of them;
They may perhaps give me some tidings of him.
Friends, tell me, have you lately seen Amyntas;
Or some news of him you perhaps have heard?

CHORUS.
Thyrsis, thou seemest in extreme confusion:
Thou breathest quíck; art thou persued, or chasing?
What is the cause of all this agitation?
Tell us, that, if we can, we may remove it.

THYRSIS.
I fear some evil hath befallen Amyntas:
Say, have you seen him?

CHORUS.
Since he left this place
Some time ago, with thee, we have not seen him:

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