The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde
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Guido Ferranti, sir. DUKE His city? MORANZONE He is Mantuan by birth. DUKE [advancing towards GUIDO] You have the eyes of one I used to know, But he died childless. Are you honest, boy? Then be not spendthrift of your honesty, But keep it to yourself; in Padua Men think that honesty is ostentatious, so It is not of the fashion. Look at these lords. COUNT BARDI [aside] Here is some bitter arrow for us, sure. DUKE Why, every man among them has his price, Although, to do them justice, some of them |
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