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How his forfaken wife in honour died—
But that's not much— for me he will not mourn.
Then tell him of his fon, to wring his heart !
Truly defcribe the boy ! how brave he was !
How beautiful ! how from the cloud obfcure
In which his careful mother had involv'd him.
He burft the champion of his native land :
Then tell him how the fpringing hero fell
Beneath a Itronger arm, fighting for Spain,
And for his mother -, fighting with the foe
His father (hould have fought, and could have
vanquifh'd !
TERESA.
Sebaftian comes.
Enter Sebastian.
SEBASTIAN.
All is revers'd again :
The ftranger knight is for Abdallah known,
The Perfi.an prince, Alonzo's chofen friend.
His only equal in the flrife of arms.
To him the combat is decided.
ORMISINDA.
I know
His ftory well j he is the Sophy's fon.
The eldeft born and Perfia's rightful heir ;
But by his mother's zeal a Chrillian bred :
True to his faith, he loft his father's throne.
What fays he of Alonzo }