Raph. The rising winds urge the tempestuous air;
And on their wings deformed winter bear: 
The beasts already feel the change; and hence
They fly to deeper coverts, for defence: 
The feebler herd before the stronger run;
For now the war of nature is begun: 
But, part you hence in peace, and, having mourned your sin,
For outward Eden lost, find Paradise within. [Exeunt.

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AURENG-ZEBE.

A

TRAGEDY.

—­Sed, cum fregit subsellia versu,
Esurit, intactam Paridi nisi vendat Agaven.
JUV.

AURENG-ZEBE.

“Aureng-Zebe,” or the Ornament of the Throne, for such is the interpretation of his name, was the last descendant of Timur, who enjoyed the plenitude of authority originally vested in the Emperor of India.  His father, Sha-Jehan, had four sons, to each of whom he delegated the command of a province.  Dara-Sha, the eldest, superintended the district of Delhi, and remained near his father’s person; Sultan-Sujah was governor of Bengal, Aureng-Zebe of the Decan, and Morat Bakshi of Guzerat.  It happened, that Sha-Jehan being exhausted by the excesses of the Haram, a report of his death became current in the provinces, and proved the signal for insurrection and discord among his children.  Morat Bakshi possessed himself of Surat, after a long siege, and Sultan-Sujah, having declared himself independent in Bengal, advanced as far as Lahor, with a large army.  Dara-Sha, the legitimate successor of the crown, was the only son of Sha-Jehan, who preferred filial duty to the prospect of aggrandisement.  He dispatched an army against Sultan-Sujah, checked his progress, and compelled him to retreat.  But Aureng-Zebe, the third and most wily of the brethren, had united his forces to those of Morat Bakshi, and advancing against Dara-Sha, totally defeated him, and dissipated his army.  Aureng-Zebe availed himself of the military reputation and treasures, acquired by his success, to seduce the forces of Morat Bakshi, whom he had pretended to assist, and, seizing upon his person at a banquet, imprisoned him in a strong fortress.  Meanwhile, he advanced towards Agra, where his father had sought refuge, still affecting to believe that the old emperor was dead.  The more pains Sha-Jehan took to contradict this report, the more obstinate was Aureng-Zebe in refusing to believe that he was still alive.  And, although the emperor dispatched his most confidential servants to assure his dutiful son that he was yet in being, the incredulity of Aureng-Zebe could only be removed by a personal interview, the issue of which was Sha-Jehan’s imprisonment and speedy death.  During these transactions Dara-Sha, who, after his defeat, had fled with his treasures to Lahor, again assembled an army, and advanced against the conqueror; but, being deserted by his allies, defeated by Aureng-Zebe, and betrayed by an Omrah,