Hymen's Praeludia (Volume 3); Or, Love's Master-Piece. Being That So-Much-Admir'd Romance, Intitled, Cleopatra. in Twelve Parts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1736. Excerpt: ... PART IV. BOOK I. ARGUMENT. Ctesariopursuing CandaceV RaviJher, meets with. his Brother Alexander in the Company os a sair Lady, mistakes him sor Zenodorus, and defies kim to a Combat; but having lost much Blood in a sormer Fight, he salls srom his Horje: He is courteously taken up by Alexander and his Company, carried,to their Man/sin; there, by the Help os Surgeons he recovers his Spirits; and aster some mutual Endearments, Alexander gives him the History os bis Life. He gives a Relation os the Insant-dffeBions between him and the Armenian Princess Artemisa, in the Egyptian Court. The Ruin os Anthony and Cleopatra part them. Artcmiu is sent into Armenia, Alexander to Rome,. wire he is nobly educated. He accompanies' Tiberius in bis Dalmatian Expedition, where he contrails an Amity with a noble Armenian, caWd Arramenes, who shews him ArtemisaV Picture, and acquaints him with his unsuccessful Love to that Princess. The Sight of that Picture renews Alexander'% former Flames; and engages him to vifit the Armenian Court. Artamenes dies of his Wounds received in the Battle: After which Alexander privately takes a Voyage into Armenia; and there, by the Asfistance of Narcissus, now his 'Squire, begets a Sight of the Princess, under the borrowed Name of Alcippus, a pretended Servant to Artamenes. He gives her an Account of his Death, which he receives with Pity. She entertains Alcippus into her Service: She suspects his Quality; and at fast he discovers himself to be Alexander. H E valiant Son of Cesar ran after C0»fac'sRavisher, with a Fury fleet as the Wings of Lightning; and the Swiftness of his Course was such, as he scarce left any Print of his Horse's Feet upon the Sand: The Loss of the Blood that ran along his Arms, from two or three deep Wounds in pu...