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56 Malvinet. A dramatic Poevt.
warriors breaft. I faw the tear burft from his
eye at his departure. He appear'd fad , but
lovely like the fetting fun , when fudden rainy
clouds obfcure his brightnefs, and partly veil
his beauty. He often turn'dj oft fought his
blue ey'd maid. Selmas daughters envy'd thy
blifs. Blufhes cover'd their faces. Stolen fighs
rufh'd from their fwelling breafts. Yet they
prais'd the fair hair'd youth, and bleffed the
happy Malvina. Why then art thou fad my
friend. Thy years fhall roll away in joy.
C U T H N A , (coming in haftc and addreffing
herfelf to Malvina.)
Far in the dufky folds of Ocean I fpy'd a
diftant fhip. At firft it feem'd a gather'd mift,
floating like a cloud on the bofom of the wa-
ves : it grew fwiftly on my eager fight. I faw
its gloomy prow cut thro' the foaming furge,
and travel towards the clouds of heaven. The
Weilern winds fill'd its outblovv^n fails, and
drove it to our coad. I tJien knew it to be the
fhip of the King , and came in hafte , o Mal-
vijja , to bear thee thcfe grateful newes.