Manley, Delarivier (c. 1670-1724)

The Secret History of Queen Zarah

London

1705

"For tho' he had a Head as well qualified for Business as any Man Born, his Heart was all made up of Pleasure, which was the Loadstone govern'd all the Actions of his Life, which might have been as Glorious as the Riches of Albigion, and the entire Affection of the People cou'd make them."

Albania, who was all Compliance to Zarah, yielded to her Perswasion, and every thing was prepared for her Expedition; she was now equipp'd like another Diana, to seek her Pleasure in the Woods and Plains, where oft Rolando had been happy before. For that Princes Crown had set like a Crown of Thorns upon his Head, had not that place Eas'd him sometimes from Regal Cares, which were the most insupportable to him of all Mankind; for tho' he had a Head as well qualified for Business as any Man Born, his Heart was all made up of Pleasure, which was the Loadstone govern'd all the Actions of his Life, which might have been as Glorious as the Riches of Albigion, and the entire Affection of the People cou'd make them; yet his Clemency, and other Princely Qualities he was Master of, made him die the most lamented Monarch in the World.
(pp. 69-71)

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At least 15 entries in the ESTC (1705, 1708, 1711, 1712, 1713, 1743, 1745, 1749).

Joseph Browne [ascribed to Delariviere Manley], The Secret History of Queen Zarah, and the Zarazians; Being a Looking-glass for In the Kingdom of Albigion. Faithfully Translated from the Italian Copy now lodg'd in the Vatican at Rome and never before Printed in any Language (Albigion [i.e. London]: Printed in the year 1705). <Link to ECCO>

06/21/2013