Voltaire

“ To gain Palmira's heart? But know, proud tyrant,
Thou are not yet invincible: the veil
Is off that hid thee, and the hand of vengeance
Upraised to scourge thy guilt: dost thou not hear
The maddening multitude already armed
In the defense of injured innocence?
From the death's dark shades my murdered father comes
To lead them on: O that these feeble hands
Could tear thee piece-meal, thee and all thy train! ”

“ They bring her to thee.
MAHOMET.
Collect my forced, Omar and return.
ACT V. SCENE II Mahomet, Palmira, Guards.
PALMIRA.
O heaven! Where am I? Gracious God?
MAHOMET.
Palmira,
Be not alarmed; already I have fixed
Thy fate and Mecca's: know, the great event
That fills thy soul with horror is a mystery
'twixt heaven and me that's not to be revealed:
But thou art free, and happy: think no more
Of Seid, nor lament him; leave to me
The fate of men; be thankful for thy own:
Thou knowest that Mahomet hath loved thee long,
That I have ever been a father to thee ”

“ With them to raise their desperate arms against thee;
And naught is heard but cries of death and vengeance.
PALMIRA.
Just heaven pursue him, and defend the cause
Of innocence!
MAHOMET. (to Omar.)
Well, what have we to fear?
OMAR.
Omar, my lord, with your few faithful friends,
Despising danger, are prepared to brave
The furious storm, and perish at your feet.
MAHOMET.
Alone I will defend you all; come near:
Behold and say I act like Mahomet.
ACT V. SCENE IV Mahomet, Omar, Ali, and his party one side, Seid and the People on the other. Palmira in the middle. ”