SAMSON AGONISTES. Nothing is hard) by miracle reflor'd, He now be dealing dole among his foes, And over heaps of flaughter'd walk his way ? 1530 Man. That were a joy prefumptuous to be thought. Cho. Yet God bath wrought things as incredible For his people of old ; what hinders now ? Man. He can I know, but doubt to think he will ; Yet hope would fain fubfcribe, and tempts belief-153s A little flay will bring fame notice hither. Cho. Of good or bad fo great, of bad the fooner ; For evil news rides poll, while good news baits. And to our with I fee one hither fpeeding, An Hebrew, as I guefs, and of our tribe. 1540 Meg: 0 whither (hall I run, or which way fly The light of this fo horrid fpedacle, Which era my eyes beheld and yet behold ? For dire imagination flill purities me. But providence or inffina- of nature teems, 1545 Or reafon though difturb'd, and fcasce confulied, To' have guided me aright, I know not how, To thee lint reverend Manoab, and to thefe My couarymen, whom here I knew remaining, As at lorne chitance from the place of horror, 1550 So in toe lad event too much concern'd Man. The accident was loud, and here before thee With rueful cry, yet what it was we hear not ; No preface needs, thou feeft we long to know. Mei. It would burft forth, but I recover breath And ienfe chflrad, to know well what I utter. 1556 Man. Tell us the bum, the circumstance defer. Me. Gaza yet (lands, but all her Ions are fall'n, All in a moment overwhelm'd and fall'n. Man. Sad, but thou know'ft to Ifraelites not faddeft The defolation of a hoflile city. 156z Me/. Feed on that firft, there may in grief be furfeit. ,597 ,Man.
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