ACT I. SCENE I.
A court and hall, common to the palaces of the kings of SPARTA.
Enter SANDANE attended.
HASTEN, ORONTES, to the ſenate houſe,
And learn if rumor's voice has ſpoke the truth.
[Exit Attendant.
The adverſe fortune of an exil'd king
Purſues my lord. Achaia's generous aid
Suſtains his cauſe in vain. Why riſk a battle,
When the continuance of defenſive war
Secur'd ſucceſs and victory in Sparta?
Would I had never left thy ſplendid court,
Delightful Sardis! to be Sparta's queen.
Enter AMPHARES.
Welcome, AMPHARES! Have the armies met?
AMPHARES.
[2]They have. This morning, at the break of day,
The Spartan army charged Achaia's hoſt.
This and no more is known. Suſpenſe and fear
Poſſeſs the people; to the gates they run,
Then to their houſes: the ſtill whiſper ſpreads
Thro' juſtling multitudes the dread alarm.
SANDANE.
Alas! revenge and empire now depend
On the wild iſſue of unruly war.
What if the arms of AGIS ſhould prevail?
AMPHARES.
Although he ſhould, the toils of fate ſurround him.
Dauntleſs and firm our brave aſſociates ſtand,
And with impatience wait the deſtin'd hour
To ruſh on AGIS. This unlook'd-for battle
Is but a ſolemn prelude to the act,
Which bold conſpiracy will ſoon perform.
This day ſhall terminate the reign of AGIS,
And make, O Queen! all power in Sparta thine.
SANDANE.
I ſee that danger only whets the brave.
But yet, AMPHARES, if my lord is vanquiſh'd,
Will not the conquering army awe the city?
AMPHARES.
AGIS ſhall be the ſurety of our cauſe,
And hoſtage for our ſafety, till we wreſt
The ſword from proud LYSANDER, if he conquers;
But that I fear not much. New to command
From idle Athens the mock hero comes,
Starts up a ſoldier, and a ſtateſman too;
Each palm he claims: All honours muſt adorn
The choſen friend of viſionary AGIS.
SANDANE.
May Mars direct him ſo to guide the war,
As AGIS rules the ſtate: And mutiny
[3] Prove there as fatal as ſedition here.
AMPHARES.
This factious ſtate muſt change its feeble form,
Waver no more beneath a double reign
Of limited, contending, uſeleſs kings.
Henceforth our monarch ſhall in Sparta rule,
As Jove alone in high Olympus reigns.
SANDANE.
S [...] reign the mighty monarchs of the Eaſt;
And ſuch imperial power, I thought, belong'd
To Sparta's king, elſe I had ne'er been queen.
Young, and deceiv'd, I left my father's court
For Lacedaemon's miſerable ſceptre.
I did endeavour to extend its ſway,
And to ambition rous'd my Spartan lord.
But the vain pupil of the Grecian ſchools,
Unprincely AGIS, marr'd the brave deſign.
Chief of the multitude, idol and ſlave
Of the baſe populace, he led the herd,
He urged their brutal fury on the king.
AMPHARES.
And now their fury on himſelf recoils.
Like the unruly elephant, they turn,
And trample down the ranks in which they fought.
SANDANE.
That is their Liberty.
AMPHARES.
Let us employ,
And then ſuppreſs, ſuch formidable licence.
My magiſtracy now is near expir'd;
A king's reſentment and a rival's hate
Have long hung over my devoted head:
Farewel to place, to dignity, and power,
Whilſt haughty AGIS fills the Spartan throne.
I will not live obſcure in Lacedaemon,
Nor roam thro' Grecian ſtates a baniſh'd man.
[4] If I muſt ſet, to riſe and ſhine no more,
A fiery track ſhall mark my ſetting ſun.
But AGIS comes.
SANDANE.
And AGESISTRATA.
Farewel! Succeſs attend thee, brave AMPHARES!
I will not ſtay. My ſoul diſdains to hide
Its hatred or its ſcorn.
[Exit SANDANE.
AMPHARES.
Yet they who mean
To gratify theſe paſſions, muſt conceal them.
This day decides my fate. So let it be,
Such brief concluſion have I ever lov'd.
Aſſiſt me, Hermes, God of ſtratagem,
With artful words, to ſooth the mind of AGIS,
And turn him from the track my purpoſe holds.
Enter AGIS and AGESISTRATA.
AGESISTRATA.
Alas, my ſon! that bold bad man I dread!
AGIS.
He ſeems to wait us. At this hour, AMPHARES,
I think that thou of all men ſhou'dſt have ſhunn'd me.
AMPHARES.
My motive in attending here your preſence
Merits a leſs injurious ſalutation.
AGIS.
I know thy merits, and I will reward them.
Art thou not author of the woes of Sparta,
Prime mover and inflamer of ſedition?
Haſt thou not bent the power of thy high office
To the ſubverſion of the ſtate thou ſerv'ſt?
At thee this day my indignation burns.
I am diſhonour'd—
AMPHARES.
[5]What has diſhonour'd thee?
AGIS.
Thou and thy practices, they have compell'd me
To leave the nobleſt ſtation of a prince.
In time of war where ſhould a king be found
But at his army's head? There AGIS ſtood,
When you and your preſumptuous Ephori
Required my preſence here. Ungrateful Spartans!
Had you allow'd me but one other day,
Then had I fought this battle for my country,
And died or conquer'd with her braveſt ſons.
AGESISTRATA.
Peril, my ſon! dwells not in camps alone:
In cities, palaces, and courts of juſtice,
With treachery and treaſon ſhe inhabits.
Peril attended thus thou muſt encounter,
More hideous ſure than in the ranks of war.
AMPHARES.
I know my actions have incens'd the king
But I imagin'd not that ſuch ſuſpicions
Found entertainment in your royal breaſts?
AGIS.
Haſt thou not join'd the enemies of AGIS?
Thou who waſt once his friend, inconſtant man.
AMPHARES.
I have oppos'd the counſel of a foe,
Whoſe arts depriv'd me of my prince's favour.
AGIS.
Thou haſt oppos'd LYCURGUS and the laws,
Which rais'd the name of Sparta to the ſkies.
The Delphic God inſpir'd the deep deſign:
For more than human was that power of thought
Which join'd the public to the private good,
With ſuch perfection, that each ſelfiſh paſſion
Flow'd in the channel of the common welfare,
[6] And, like one family of ſons and ſires,
And deareſt brothers, a great people liv'd.
In peace they liv'd without or ſtrife or ſcorn,
In war they fought to conquer, or to die.
Equal and free, our happy fathers knew
No intereſt but the intereſt of the ſtate;
No gain but Sparta's glory; proud they bore
That palm aloft, and ſhar'd the high reſpect,
The admiration, which conſenting Greece
Paid to th' imperial virtue of their country.
AMPHARES.
Revolving time that ſyſtem overthrew,
And chang'd the manners and the laws of Sparta.
AGIS.
The laws have been neglected, not annull'd,
And corrupt rulers have corrupted manners.
Authority will ſoon revive the laws,
And great example yet reſtore the manners,
In ſpite of thoſe who have oppreſs'd their country,
Depriv'd the people of their antient rights,
And while the nation ſunk beneath their ſway,
Still ſtrove for power in a declining kingdom,
Still ſought for wealth in an impoveriſh'd land.
Even at this hour rapacious they perſiſt,
And, like ſome wretches in a ſtranded veſſel,
Plunder and riot in the midſt of ruin.
AMPHARES.
Mov'd by the preſent perils of the ſtate,
This ſignal hour I choſe, unknown as yet
The fortune of the field, to change my conduct,
And make an offer of my aid to AGIS.
AGIS.
If I ſhould judge the future by the paſt,
Thou muſt forgive me, tho' I doubt thy faith.
AGESISTRATA.
[7]Yet hear him, AGIS: in an hour like this
He who aſſiſtance offers is a friend.
AGIS.
This hour may yet deceive their country's foes.
I know the baſe foundation of that hope
Which makes my baffled enemies preſume.
LYSANDER's army in its ranks contains
The beſt and braveſt of Laconia's ſons;
The faction wiſh and hope defeat to them,
That Sparta's generous youth may ne'er return
To guard that freedom which has made them brave.
AMPHARES.
The boldneſs of their hopes their deeds will prove
In the aſſembly, if Achaia conquer.
AGESISTRATA.
AMPHARES, ſay, what is their utmoſt aim?
AMPHARES.
The old dependants of the exil'd king,
And all the venal members of the ſtate,
Won by SANDANE's arts and foreign gold,
Aim to reſtore LEONIDAS, who comes
With hoſtile armies to enſlave his country:
Therefore SANDANE's proffers I rejected,
Have warn'd the king, and would have ſerv'd him too;
But ſince reſentment and diſtruſt prevent me,
Neutral I ſtand, and will not ſeek that welcome
Which his more artful enemies would give.
AGIS.
Thou ſpeak'ſt more boldly than becomes AMPHARES.
Add that to the offences I forgive.
It is the ſacred maxim of my reign,
That in a prince's conſecrated breaſt
Revenge and anger ſhould not long remain.
Theſe paſſions in a king afflict the ſtate,
By driving raſh offenders to deſpair.
[8] This day decides your character with me.
Now let your actions prove your words ſincere.
AMPHARES.
No other terms I aſk, and ſure I am
Ne'er ſhall AMPHARES need again forgiveneſs.
[Exit AMPHARES.
Manent AGIS and AGESISTRATA.
AGIS.
Well has he judg'd the ſeaſon of ſubmiſſion.
He will aſſiſt us if LYSANDER conquers.
AGESISTRATA.
May Jove avert the evils which I fear!
I dread the ruin of the Spartan ſtate,
And fear the downfal of our antient houſe.
The blackeſt fury of the Stygian realm,
The moſt deſtructive, is infernal Diſcord.
Bath'd in the blood of kings ſhe walks this world,
And tumbles ſtates and empires to the ground.
AGIS.
Nations oft periſh by their princes crime;
But now if Sparta's antient ſtate muſt fall,
Gods and good men ſhall witneſs for its king,
That he with fate contended for his people,
And on the ruins of their virtue ſell.
AGESISTRATA.
Think not I mean to blame your high deſign,
Age has not chang'd the tenor of my mind,
Nor pall'd my admiration of true glory.
Sprung, like thy father, from Alcides' blood,
I feel the ſpirit of the Spartan line.
Only let me adjure thee to beware,
And walk with caution thro' ſurrounding perils.
Tho' thou deſpiſeſt every form of danger,
Think what a helpleſs train attends on thee,
An aged mother, and an infant ſon.
AGIS.
[9]Divine Alcides will protect his race.
AGESISTRATA.
I will invoke the God; in times like theſe
Prayers are the arms of our defenceleſs ſex.
A ſpotleſs choir of matrons and of virgins,
Who o'er their country mourn, myſelf will lead
To the high temple of the ſon of Jove.
He yet may hear the voice of ſupplication,
And ſtretch his arm to ſave the Spartan ſtate.
[Exit AGESISTRATA.
AGIS
alone.
Without, the enemy; within, the faction.
What ſhou'd I think? I have a thouſand thoughts
That riſe and fall like waves upon the ſhore.
I need thee now, LYSANDER! O my friend!
I lean on thee, and thou perhaps art fall'n.
Ye ever-living gods, who know my heart,
I truſt in you, for righteous are my thoughts,
All bent on raiſing up long-proſtrate Sparta.
With Sparta too, I would be proud to riſe,
And gain ſuch glory as my fathers gain'd,
When Perſia's tyrant trembled at their arms.
If in this juſt ambition I ſhould periſh,
My name ſhall go to nations yet unborn.
But I muſt change my ſtrain; EUANTHE comes.
Alas, LYSANDER, led by love and thee,
She left her Athens for this land of broils.
Enter EUANTHE.
EUANTHE.
No tidings from the camp?
AGIS.
None, fair EUANTHE.
If we had loſt the field, the flying rout
[10] Ere this had reach'd our gates.
EUANTHE.
Oh! many a dame,
Matron and virgin, tremble at this hour;
But who has cauſe like mine? The moſt forlorn
And deſolate of women is EUANTHE!
If—
AGIS.
Small the chance of what EUANTHE fears:
In the long wars of ſtill-contending Greece
Leaders of armies have but rarely fallen.
EUANTHE.
One thing I know, and with prophetic tongue
I ſpeak it, Prince! if Sparta triumph not,
Ne'er ſhall your eyes again behold LYSANDER.
Diſdain in him is fatal as deſpair.
AGIS.
When he returns victorious from the field,
Then ſhall he hear who beſt has ſpoke his praiſe.
But I muſt leave you now: The ſenate waits me.
Hereafter we ſhall ſpeak of this, and ſmile
Like mariners who on the peaceful ſhore
Sit, and with pleaſure talk of tempeſts paſt.
[Exit AGIS.
EUANTHE
alone.
This ſtedfaſt eaſe is all aſſum'd, I ſee;
He ſtaggers at the imminent event.
How dreadful is this interval to me,
Who am bereft and deſtitute of all
Thoſe aids that ſtay affliction; and muſt bear
The weight of woe that's heavier every hour.
The queen, and generous AGIS too, diſcharge
The dues of kindred with unfeigned love.
But our acquaintance is not old enough
To yield a ripen'd ſympathy, whoſe taſte
Alone can comfort ſuch a mind as mine.
Yet I repent me not in this extreme,
[11] That I forſook my country and my friends.
They would have forc'd me to a loathed bed,
And torn me from the nobleſt of mankind.
If he ſhould fall! my love! my only love!
Shall I ſurvive thee; and return to Athens,
Be humbled there before my haughty kindred,
And hear them blame the aſhes of LYSANDER?
Forbid it, fearleſs love! forbid it, ſhame!
Forbid it, honour, and my nature's pride;
Death ſhall forbid it, for I dare to die.
Enter RHESUS.
EUANTHE.
RHESUS, Great Gods! Oh ſay, how fares LYSANDER?
RHESUS.
As well as glorious victory can make him.
EUANTHE.
Forgive my raſh deſpair, my thanks accept,
Ye gracious powers who guard his daring breaſt.
Where is he now?
RHESUS.
With AGIS in the ſenate.
EUANTHE.
Already here; bleſt be the Gods of Greece!
RHESUS.
Soon as the trumpet from purſuit recall'd
Our conquering Spartans, in the field arriv'd
A weary meſſenger, by AGIS ſent;
LYSANDER ſtrait beſpoke the royal band:
"With all the ſpeed of men to Sparta haſte,
"Chaſtiſe bold treaſon, and defend your king,"
He ſaid; and call'd to me. With a few horſe
I follow'd him: And when he ſought the king,
By his command to you I brought theſe tidings.
EUANTHE.
Moſt welcome RHESUS. But has Sparta loſt
[12] None of her noble youth?
RHESUS.
No man of note
Fell in the field but one, whoſe loſs you'll mourn,
LYSANDER's friend, Athenian POLYDORUS.
EUANTHE.
Alas! alas! my joy is mix'd with woe.
Unhappy youth! on my ill-omen'd head
The blame of thy untimely death will fall.
Conducting me, thou cam'ſt to diſtant Sparta.
Fatal the honours Sparta's king beſtow'd
Upon the generous guardian of EUANTHE.
RHESUS.
Lady, the people of my native land,
The warlike Thracians, hold it vain to mourn
For men who fall in battle; ſuch they deem
The favourites of MARS, our country's God.
Thoſe they bewail who die by dire diſeaſe.
Of youth and vigor full. But moſt of all
Lament old men, who drink the bitter dregs
Of life and woe, and in decrepit age
(Extremity of dotage) wiſh to live.
EUANTHE.
Who are thoſe men who near the temple ſtand?
Uncouth to me their garb, and ſtrange their arms.
RHESUS.
They are Thracians, lady.
EUANTHE.
What ſeek they here?
RHESUS.
I will accoſt the herald,
And learn his buſineſs.
EUANTHE.
To the palace, RHESUS,
[13] I go the willing meſſenger of joy.
This victory will free the anxious Queen
From many fears. I pray thee do not tarry,
But come and tell me what yon herald bears,
And what affairs ſtill occupy the ſenate.
RHESUS.
Depend on the unwearied zeal of RHESUS.
[Exit RHESUS.
Manet EUANTHE.
AGIS and Sparta, and the public cares,
Detain LYSANDER from my longing eyes.
I ſee the happy change of my condition,
And ſhare the triumphs of the man I love,
But yet the ſlighteſt circumſtance creates
New fears to me. Why lingers thus LYSANDER!
My mind is not at reſt; the winds are huſh'd,
But ſtill my boſom quivers from the ſtorm.
[Exit EUANTHE.
End of the firſt Act.
ACT II. SCENE I.
[14]EUANTHE.
THEIR tedious council now is at an end,
And ſurely he will haſten to EUANTHE.
What means this clamour?
[Shout of the People behind the Scenes.
Ha! he comes, he comes!
Loud acclamations and the voice of joy
Proclaim the hero.
Enter LYSANDER.
LYSANDER.
O my life! my love!
To meet thee here is happineſs compleat.
The Gods have bleſt me to my utmoſt wiſh,
And brought me full of glory to EUANTHE.
EUANTHE.
Thanks to the Gods who have preſerv'd LYSANDER.
Athenian Pallas ſure has heard my prayers.
LYSANDER.
And mine; for mutual is the lover's prayer.
Another deity I now invoke,
Whoſe rites the god of war has long delay'd,
With peace well-pleas'd ſhall golden Hymen come,
And crown at laſt our long eventful love.
EUANTHE.
Speak not of Hymen now: his torch for me
He ſhall not light, whilſt cruel Diſcord waves
[15] Her horrid brand, and whilſt unburied lies
Thy friend and mine, the generous POLYDORUS.
LYSANDER.
Tho' love and glory both my breaſt inſpire,
And fortune ſmiles on both, yet ſorrow finds
A place to ſit in: but 'tis temper'd ſorrow;
For never Grecian hero greater died.
EUANTHE.
He fell the victim of his love to thee;
He follow'd thee when thou forſook'ſt EUANTHE,
Left me the day I touch'd the Spartan ſhore,
Tho' royal AGIS begg'd thee to remain.
LYSANDER.
Unjuſt EUANTHE, thus to blame LYSANDER
Who ſought the field, the ſoldier of his love
As of his ſacred country: fought to gain,
With liberty, a rank and place of honour,
Such as becomes the huſband of EUANTHE;
That tender name, and names that wait upon it,
Awake emotions as implacable
To tyranny, as generous and great,
As ever ſelf-renouncing hero own'd.
When the chief aim is right, all paſſions elſe
Of noble kind impell the ſelf-ſame way.
The lover and the huſband rouſe and fire
The Spartan and the man.
Of common clay, and in one common mould
Mankind are made; but the celeſtial fire
That gives them life and ſoul, is liberty.
And I, Prometheus like, to gain that fire
For Sparta's ſons, would brave the bolt of Jove.
EUANTHE.
To me you need not vaunt your daring mind.
Alas! LYSANDER! I am ſtill afraid
Of perils lurking in this troubled ſtate.
O leave me not again to grief and fear,
[16] And to AMPHARIS.
LYSANDER.
Leave thee to AMPHARES!
EUANTHE.
Yes, in thy abſence he did talk of love,
Boaſted his wealth, his clients, and his power;
Mention'd the ruin of thy father's fortunes,
And ſpoke contemptuous of thy raſh deſigns.
LYSANDER.
Immortal gods! Did I not hate this man
Enough?
Enter a HELOT.
Whence, HELOT?
HELOT.
Lord, from Celimene.
(Delivers a Letter.)
LYSANDER.
(reads)
Let AGIS ſtand upon his guard to day,
This to LYSANDER from a faithful friend.—
Helot, return, and tell the noble dame
That the remembrance of her generous mind
Shall live for ever in my grateful breaſt.
EUANTHE.
Who is this faithful friend?
LYSANDER.
A Spartan dame,
A gentle one, tho' wedded to a foe
Of royal AGIS. In her virgin ſtate
She was the conſtant and the lov'd companion
Of fair DEIDAMIA, AGIS' ſhort-liv'd queen.
Thro' all our various ſtrife, the generous dame
Preſerves the friendſhips of her early days.
This ſcroll the king muſt ſee. Farewel, EUANTHE.
EUANTHE.
Its threatning ſtrain awakes my former fears.
[17] Would you had been, like me, content with love,
And never left Illyſſus' flowery banks!
A fairer garland there you might have won,
Than ever war beſtow'd, th' immortal wreath
Of PALLAS, queen of arts as well as arms.
But you forſook the vale, and left the ſhade
To climb ambition's bare and rocky height,
To ſtand the ſtorms and tempeſts of the world.
LYSANDER.
Your words, like melancholy muſic, take
My liſt'ning ear, and cauſe deluſive ſadneſs;
For vain the malice of our baffled foes,
And impotent will prove their laſt endeavours;
Paſt are the ſtorms and tempeſts of our fortune;
Let not EUANTHE heed the rack of clouds,
Nor dread the murmurs of the falling main.
EUANTHE.
Elate with victory, you ſcorn your foes.
I wiſh that RHESUS would return again
Before you go to AGIS.
LYSANDER.
Where is RHESUS?
EUANTHE.
I ſaw ſome warriors clad in horrid arms
Near yonder temple ſtand. Strait RHESUS knew
The garb and arms of his own native Thrace,
And, wond'ring at the ſight, went forth to learn
Who and from whence they were.
LYSANDER.
That ſhould be known.
In yonder temple ſit the Ephori,
Thoſe factious magiſtrates who love not AGIS.
If RHESUS come to you, detain him not;
Our reſolutions may on him depend.
EUANTHE.
LYSANDER, ſtay; you go again to AGIS,
[18] Perhaps to plan new perils to thy life;
If ſo, by all that's ſacred I conjure thee
To let me know your purpoſe. Speak with me
Before you execute what you reſolve.
The image of the ſtern AMPHARES haunts me;
Need I entreat thee to defend me from him.
LYSANDER.
No! by the Gods! O urge me not, EUANTHE!
Nor rouſe thoſe thoughts a lover cannot bear.
Defend thee from AMPHARES! O my fair!
When thou art wrong'd, LYSANDER lives no more!
But ſee the king.
EUANTHE.
Let caution ſhew your love.
LYSANDER goes off towards that ſide of the ſtage where AGIS appears.
Manet EUANTHE.
If nature teaches me aright to read
The mind of man, this is a powerful ſpell
To charm the daring ſpirit of LYSANDER,
And make him think of me as well as Sparta.
[Exit EUANTHE.
Enter AGIS.
LYSANDER.
Regard, O king, the warnings of a friend
Inſtructed in the counſels of thy foes.
Behold the ſtedfaſt faith of CELIMENE.
[Gives the letter.
AGIS.
I cannot think ſo baſely of the people.
For them I have unplum'd the regal power,
And deck'd their freedom with the ſpoils of kings.
If they betray me; of all creatures, man
Is moſt ungrateful to his benefactor.
[19] The generous courſer and the faithful dog
With true affection love their gentle maſter;
Nay even the heavy ox, the ſtubborn mule,
Dulleſt of beaſts, they know the hand that feeds them.
LYSANDER.
Humanity lives in thy breaſt, O king!
And dictates confidence unlimited;
Virtue approves the generous extreme,
And magnanimity this error loves.
Let private men indulge the glorious fault,
And ſet their lives and fortunes on the faith
And gratitude of thoſe they have oblig'd;
But let ſeverer prudence guard the heart
Of him whoſe brows are circled with a crown.
Enter an OFFICER.
OFFICER.
O King! the captain of Amycla's gate
Informs you that he has this hour deſcried
A band of men who halted near his poſt;
A thouſand Thracians, they report themſelves,
Hir'd by AMPHARES for SELEUCUS' ſervice.
AGIS.
A thouſand Thracians!
OFFICER.
On their march to Sardis.
LYSANDER.
By whoſe permiſſion do they march this way?
OFFICER.
Before the troops arriv'd, a herald came
Who to the Ephori a meſſage bore.
AGIS.
Your diligence in duty I commend.
[Exit OFFICER.
LYSANDER.
The veil's withdrawn, and treaſon ſtands reveal'd.
[20] Ne'er ſhall AMPHARES need again forgiveneſs.
With what a double tongue the traitor ſpoke!
All-ſeeing Gods! how little do we know
The greatneſs of thoſe bleſſings you confer.
Had we not fought to day, had we not conquer'd,
AGIS and Sparta had been loſt for ever.
AGIS.
This victory came like the bolt of Jove,
And levell'd their deſigns.
LYSANDER.
Yet if they dare
The worſt of crimes, their treaſon may ſucceed.
Your troops, your conquering troops, are not arriv'd;
Th' aſſembly meets; unguarded there you ſtand;
What keeps the traitors from your noble life?
AGIS.
My life! LYSANDER. No, I fear not that.
The ancient annals of this land record,
That barbarous foes revere the race divine,
And turn in battle from a Spartan king.
LYSANDER.
The multitude may ſtill revere their lord
Who from the blood of great Alcides ſprings;
And yet ſome impious hand may ſtrike the prince,
Altho' of virtue as of race divine.
AGIS.
I'll change the guards, and place at ev'ry gate
Some men of truſt.
LYSANDER.
Mount your Theſſalian ſteed,
And meet the troops that haſten to your aid.
With eager ſteps the royal band advance,
And wiſh for nothing but their king to lead them.
Then if the furies in their wrath provoke
Your foes to riſe in arms, let arms decide.
[21] Ne'er were the good and bad winnow'd ſo well,
And ſever'd from each other. Such the hoſts,
And ſuch will be their fate, as when the rage
Of earth-born giants dar'd the ſons of heaven.
AGIS.
Thou reaſon'ſt like an anxious friend, LYSANDER:
Thy fears are all for me, mine for my people.
Enter RHESUS.
Hail, gallant RHESUS! know'ſt thou ought of thoſe
Thy countrymen, who thus unlook'd-for come,
And in a doubtful hour perplex our councils.
RHESUS.
The Thracians are a thouſand men compleat.
From ſnowy Hemus and the northern hills
Of wild Odryſus the fierce warriors come.
RHINALCES leads them, of illuſtrious birth;
But, ſtern, imperious, and grown old in arms,
He knows no umpire but the ſword, no law
Except obedience to the prince he ſerves.
AGIS.
Such oft are thoſe that quit a needy home
To ſerve as hirelings in a tyrant's hoſt.
RHESUS.
Next in command, my brother EUXUS ſtands,
A Youth to MARS devoted; for he loves
Danger itſelf, not danger's rich reward.
LYSANDER.
Haſt thou yet ſeen him?
RHESUS.
No.
LYSANDER.
Has he yet heard
That thou art here in Sparta?
RHESUS.
He believes
[22] That I am ſtill in Athens, From the herald
I kept my name and quality conceal'd;
For I ſuſpected that theſe Thracian troops,
Though hir'd for Aſia, were for Sparta meant.
If it prove ſo, I may be uſeful here:
My valiant brother bears a generous mind,
And, tho' of arms enamour'd, juſtice loves.
AGIS.
Haſte to your valiant brother, and explain,
With an impartial tongue, the ſtate of Sparta.
Shew him where juſtice, and where honour ſtand.
If theſe are facred, as thou ſay'ſt they are,
To gallant EUXUS he may prove a friend.
LYSANDER.
Exert the ſtrong perſuaſion of a brother;
And tell him, RHESUS, if he loves bright arms,
And that immortal glory valour gains,
No more to wield a mercenary ſword,
But plant himſelf with thee in Sparta's ſoil,
Where AGIS will his noble nature cheriſh,
And rear his courage to ſuch lofty deeds,
As antient ſtory tells of Sparta's chiefs.
[Exit RHESUS.
AGIS.
I hope that RHESUS will divide the Thracians:
This favours well the biaſs of my mind,
Averſe to leave the city on ſuſpicion,
And drive the wavering faction to extremes.
LYSANDER.
O generous prince! whom I admire and blame.
The greateſt foe, the foe LYSANDER dreads
Is the unequall'd gentleneſs of AGIS.
Review the ſtory of the Grecian ſtates,
And mark how freedom fell in every land.
[23] The brave aſſerters of the public cauſe
Have ever been too mild in evil times;
Have, like indulgent parents, ſpar'd the rod,
And let the vices of their children live
To kill the
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net.sf.saxon.s9api.SaxonApiException: I/O error reported by XML parser processing char:EOLhyphen
java.lang.RuntimeException: net.sf.saxon.s9api.SaxonApiException: I/O error reported by XML parser processing char:EOLhyphen
at com.google.common.base.Throwables.propagate(Throwables.java:234)
at info.textgrid.services.aggregator.html.HTMLWriter.write(HTMLWriter.java:302)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.provider.BinaryDataProvider.writeTo(BinaryDataProvider.java:176)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.utils.JAXRSUtils.writeMessageBody(JAXRSUtils.java:1651)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSOutInterceptor.serializeMessage(JAXRSOutInterceptor.java:249)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSOutInterceptor.processResponse(JAXRSOutInterceptor.java:122)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSOutInterceptor.handleMessage(JAXRSOutInterceptor.java:84)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:307)
at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.OutgoingChainInterceptor.handleMessage(OutgoingChainInterceptor.java:90)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:307)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:121)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.AbstractHTTPDestination.invoke(AbstractHTTPDestination.java:267)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invokeDestination(ServletController.java:233)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:207)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:159)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.CXFNonSpringServlet.invoke(CXFNonSpringServlet.java:224)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:312)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doGet(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:222)
at jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:564)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.service(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:279)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138)
at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:138)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:165)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:88)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:482)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:113)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:83)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:72)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:342)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:399)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:63)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:903)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1774)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:52)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:973)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:491)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:63)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840)
Caused by: net.sf.saxon.s9api.SaxonApiException: I/O error reported by XML parser processing char:EOLhyphen
at net.sf.saxon.s9api.XsltTransformer.transform(XsltTransformer.java:371)
at info.textgrid.services.aggregator.html.HTMLWriter.write(HTMLWriter.java:296)
... 39 more
Caused by: net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException: I/O error reported by XML parser processing char:EOLhyphen
at net.sf.saxon.resource.ActiveSAXSource.deliver(ActiveSAXSource.java:245)
at net.sf.saxon.event.Sender.send(Sender.java:104)
at net.sf.saxon.functions.DocumentFn.makeDoc(DocumentFn.java:309)
at net.sf.saxon.functions.DocumentFn$DocumentMappingFunction.mapItem(DocumentFn.java:159)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.ItemMappingIterator.next(ItemMappingIterator.java:161)
at net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceTool.supply(SequenceTool.java:153)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.DocumentOrderIterator.<init>(DocumentOrderIterator.java:41)
at net.sf.saxon.functions.DocumentFn.call(DocumentFn.java:130)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.SystemFunctionCall$SystemFunctionCallElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPull$1(SystemFunctionCall.java:608)
at net.sf.saxon.value.SingletonClosure.asItem(SingletonClosure.java:105)
at net.sf.saxon.value.SingletonClosure.head(SingletonClosure.java:89)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.LocalVariableReference$LocalVariableReferenceElaborator.lambda$elaborateForItem$2(LocalVariableReference.java:245)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.SimpleStepExpression$SimpleStepExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPull$0(SimpleStepExpression.java:184)
at net.sf.saxon.functions.Exists$ExistsFnElaborator.lambda$elaborateForBoolean$0(Exists.java:111)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$10(Choose.java:1177)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$4(Block.java:895)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.FixedElement$FixedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$0(FixedElement.java:641)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:942)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComputedElement$ComputedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ComputedElement.java:655)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesPackage.processLeavingTail(ApplyTemplates.java:553)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:976)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:864)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$13(Choose.java:1198)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:942)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplateElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(CallTemplate.java:633)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(Block.java:885)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComputedElement$ComputedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ComputedElement.java:655)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$11(Choose.java:1183)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplatePackage.processLeavingTail(CallTemplate.java:515)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:976)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$14(Choose.java:1205)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:942)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:864)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$13(Choose.java:1198)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:942)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplateElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(CallTemplate.java:633)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(Block.java:885)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComputedElement$ComputedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ComputedElement.java:655)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$11(Choose.java:1183)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplatePackage.processLeavingTail(CallTemplate.java:515)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:976)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$14(Choose.java:1205)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:942)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.rules.TextOnlyCopyRuleSet.process(TextOnlyCopyRuleSet.java:72)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:518)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$12(Choose.java:1190)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(Block.java:879)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplateElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(CallTemplate.java:633)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$4(Block.java:895)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.FixedElement$FixedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$0(FixedElement.java:641)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.FixedElement$FixedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$0(FixedElement.java:641)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$4(Block.java:895)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesPackage.processLeavingTail(ApplyTemplates.java:553)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:976)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$14(Choose.java:1205)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplatePackage.processLeavingTail(CallTemplate.java:515)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:976)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NextMatch$NextMatchPackage.processLeavingTail(NextMatch.java:171)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:976)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$11(Choose.java:1183)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
at net.sf.saxon.trans.XsltController.applyTemplates(XsltController.java:684)
at net.sf.saxon.s9api.AbstractXsltTransformer.applyTemplatesToSource(AbstractXsltTransformer.java:431)
at net.sf.saxon.s9api.XsltTransformer.transform(XsltTransformer.java:359)
... 40 more
Caused by: java.net.MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: char
at java.base/java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:681)
at java.base/java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:569)
at java.base/java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:516)
at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLEntityManager.setupCurrentEntity(XMLEntityManager.java:650)
at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLVersionDetector.determineDocVersion(XMLVersionDetector.java:150)
at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:861)
at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:825)
at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:141)
at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:1224)
at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(SAXParserImpl.java:637)
at net.sf.saxon.resource.ActiveSAXSource.deliver(ActiveSAXSource.java:192)
... 209 more