Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille
page 68 of 93 (73%)
page 68 of 93 (73%)
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For love's dear sake--await the answer _there_!
PAUL. To leave me here is naught! Thou wouldst seduce my soul! POLY. Heaven is scarce Heaven for me, if thou reach not the goal. PAUL. O fancy-fooled! POLY. Nay, led by heavenly light! PAUL. Thy faith is blindness! POLY. Faith is more than sight! PAUL. Ah, death, strange rival to a wife's pure love! POLY. This world our rival with the joys above! PAUL. Go, monster! woo thy death! Thou lov'dst me never! POLY. |
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