The Maids Tragedy by Francis Beaumont;John Fletcher
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_Amin_. Here my love,
This Wine will do thee wrong, for it will set Blushes upon thy cheeks, and till thou dost a fault, 'twere pity. _King_. Yet I wonder much Of the strange desperation of these men, That dare attempt such acts here in our State; He could not escape that did it. _Mel_. Were he known, unpossible. _King_. It would be known, _Melantius_. _Mel_. It ought to be, if he got then away He must wear all our lives upon his sword, He need not fly the Island, he must leave no one alive. _King_. No, I should think no man Could kill me and scape clear, but that old man. _Cal_. But I! heaven bless me: I, should I my Liege? _King_. I do not think thou wouldst, but yet thou might'st, For thou hast in thy hands the means to scape, By keeping of the Fort; he has, _Melantius_, and he has kept it well. _Mel_. From cobwebs Sir, 'Tis clean swept: I can find no other Art |
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