Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: A C T I I GKXXIRKXZX ALMEH and ZAPEL listening. The Christian Captives are singing at back among the trees. y Chorus. ESU dulcis memoria, Dans vera cordis gaudia; Sed super met et omnia Ejus dulcis prtesentia. ZAPEL. How strange a moan! ALMEH. Hush, Zapel, hush: go in. Leave me. Stay, I will go with thee so far 410 That they shall think we both are gone. This way. Almeh and Zapel go aside. Exit Zapel. Almeh enters arbour. CHORUS. Jesu decus angelicum, In aure duke canticum, Lf ore mel mirtficum, I corde nectar Ctelicum. Nil canitur suavius, Nil audltur jucundius, Nil cogitatur dulcius, Quam Jesu Dei fi It us. Al. (aside). They sing of Jesus, whom they make their god, 430 I understand no more: only their praise Is sweeter than whatever I have heard In mosque or sacred temple, or the chant Of holy pilgrims, that beguile the road. I’ll learn what they will tell me of their hymns, And whence they have this music. Ah, they see me. Sir, pray withdraw not thus. Step on this terrace; Hence may you view the sea. Your helpless lot I pity; and if indeed I have any power To ease the pains of your captivity, 440 ‘Tis but a debt I owe you for the pleasure Your music wakes within me. Come this way. Cho. Lady, we thank thy grace and gentleness: But yonder grove contents us, in the shade Where if we walked retired, we shall not strain The privilege we prize. Al. Why, since I ask, Take courage, come. There’s none will see but I. Ch. We dare not disobey. Al. Come forward, hither. I bid you all for pleasure as my friends. And ye could much delight me, would ye tell 4.50 What theme ye lately sang: for though sweet music Needs no interpretation, yet the thought That gives occasion to the smile of love Is dear itsel…