Rinaldo
Woe! what form is here reveal’d!
CHORUS.
’Twill disclose the cheat to thee.
Rinaldo
Am I doom’d myself to see
Thus degraded evermore?
CHORUS.
Courage take, and all is o’er.
Rinaldo
Be it so! I’ll take fresh heart,
From the spot beloved depart,
Leave Armida once again,—
Come then! here no more remain.
CHORUS.
Yes, ’tis well! no more remain.
Semi-Chorus
Away then! let’s fly
O’er the zephyr-kiss’d ocean!
The soul-lighted eye
Sees armies in motion,
See proud banners wave
O’er the dust-sprinkled course.
CHORUS.
From his forefathers brave
Draws the hero new force.