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CHORUS.Nay! stay not here to thank us,But haste to give your age this poor assistance.That done, we do conjure you leave the placeWith cautious secresy; for was it known,That thus we trespass'd on our lord's command,The consequence were fatal.
ORGAR.Think not I'll basely draw down pFairest Maid!Think not I'll basely draw down punishmentsOn my preservers. I withdraw. May blessingsShow'r'd from yon fount of Bliss repay your kindness.[Exit Orgar.

SEMICHORUS.Yes, sisters, yes, when pale distressImplores your aiding hand,Let not a partial faithfulness,Let not a mortal's vain commandUrge you to break th' unalterable lawsOf heav'n-descended Charity.Ah! follow still the soft-ey'd Deity;For know, each path she draws,Along the plain of life,Meets at the central dome of social Joy.Follow the soft-ey'd Deity;She bids ye, as ye hope for blessings, bless.Aid then the gen'ral cause of gen'ral happiness.
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