_ Bright Venus brings Albanius back again,
With all the Loves and Graces in her train.
_A machine rises out of the sea; it opens, and discovers_ VENUS
_and_ ALBANIUS _sitting in a great scallop-shell, richly adorned._
VENUS _is attended by the Loves and Graces,_ ALBANIUS _by Heroes;
the shell is drawn by dolphins; it moves forward, while a symphony
of flutes-doux, &c. is playing, till it lands them on the stage, and
then it closes and sinks._
VENUS _sings._
Albion, hail! the gods present thee
All the richest of their treasures,
Peace and pleasures,
To content thee,
Dancing their eternal measures. [_Graces and Loves dance an entry._
_Venus._ But, above all human blessing,
Take a warlike loyal brother,
Never prince had such another;
Conduct, courage, truth expressing,
All heroic worth possessing. [_Here the Heroes' dance is performed._
_Chor. of all._ But above all, &c. [_Ritor._
_Whilst a Symphony is playing, a very large, and a very glorious
Machine descends; the figure of it oval, all the clouds shining with
gold, abundance of Angels and Cherubins flying about them, and
playing in them; in the midst of it sits_ APOLLO _on a throne of
gold; he comes from the machine to_ ALBION.
_Phoeb._ From Jove's imperial court,
Where all the gods resort,
In awful counsel met,
Surprising news I bear;
Albion the great
Must change his seat,
For he is adopted there.
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