Aria da Capo by Edna St. Vincent Millay
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To get upon my land?
THYRSIS: Oh, Corydon, You _know_ it's not a trick. I do not like The game, that's all. Come over here, or let me Come over there. CORYDON: It is a clever trick To get upon my land. [Seats himself as before.] THYRSIS: Oh, very well! [Seats himself as before.] [To himself.] I think I never knew a sillier game. CORYDON: [Coming to wall.] Oh, Thyrsis, just a minute!--all the water Is on your side the wall, and the sheep are thirsty. I hadn't thought of that. THYRSIS: Oh, hadn't you? CORYDON: Why, what do you mean? THYRSIS: What do I mean?--I mean That I can play a game as well as you can. And if the pool is on my side, it's on My side, that's all. CORYDON: You mean you'd let the sheep Go thirsty? |
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