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The lovers enter at opposite doors, each held by a keeper.

P HIL. Look , look, I see — I see my love appear!
'Tis he — 'tis he alone,
For like him there is none:
'Tis the dear, dear man; 'tis thee, dear.
A MYNT . Hark! the winds war,
The foamy waves roar;
I see a ship afar,
Tossing and tossing, and making to the shore:
But what's that I view,
So radiant of hue,
St. Hermo, St. Hermo, that sits upon the sails?
Ah! No, no, no.
St. Hermo never, never shone so bright;
'Tis Phillis, only Phillis, can shoot so fair a light:
'Tis Phillis, 'tis Phillis, that saves the ship alone,
For all the winds are hush'd, and the storm is overblown.
P HIL. Let me go, let me run, let me fly to his arms.
A MYNT . If all the fates combine,
And all the furies join,
I'll force my way to Phillis, and break through their charms.

P HIL. Shall I marry the man I love?
And shall I conclude my pains?
Now bless'd be the Powers above,
I feel the blood bound in my veins;
With a lively leap it began to move,
And the vapours leave my brains.
A MYNT . Body join'd to body, and heart join'd to heart,
To make sure of the cure,
Go call the man in black to mumble o'er his part.
P HIL. But suppose he should stay —
A MYNT . At worst if he delay,
'Tis a work must be done,
We'll borrow but a day,
And the better, the sooner begun.
Chorus of both. ] At worst if he delay, & c .