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Demophoon

Hoole, John (1727-1803)
  
DEMOPHOON.
  
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ACT I.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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SCENE VI.
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SCENE VII.
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SCENE VIII.
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SCENE IX.
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SCENE X.
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SCENE XI.
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SCENE XII.
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SCENE XIII.
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SCENE XIV.
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SCENE XV.
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SCENE XVI.
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ACT II.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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SCENE VI.
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SCENE VII.
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SCENE VIII.
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SCENE IX.
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SCENE X.
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SCENE XI.
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SCENE XII.
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SCENE XIII.
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SCENE XIV.
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SCENE XV.
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ACT III.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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SCENE VI.
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SCENE VII.
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SCENE VIII.
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SCENE IX.
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SCENE X.
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SCENE XI.
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SCENE XII.
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SCENE XIII.
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SCENE XIV.
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SCENE XV.
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SCENE XI.

Mathusius in haste, with Dirce by the hand.
Dir.
Ah! whither, whither must I go, my lord?

Mat.
Far hence, remote to Lybia's inmost deserts,
To wild Hircania's woods, or Scythia's rocks;
Or to some land unknown, by distant seas
Divided from the abodes of human kind.

Dir.
Ah me!

Mat.
Why, fathers, for your children's sake,
Exert your anxious care? Behold the fruits;
See what respect the laws of nature find.

Dir.
Alas! he surely knows the fatal secret;
Our marriage is discover'd: heavenly powers!
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Pity me, sir!

Mat.
There is no pity left,
Nor faith; all, all is lost!

Dir.
See at your feet—

Mat.
What wouldst thou?

Dir.
Here I'll weep such floods of tears—

Mat.
Thy fortune calls for something more than tears.

Dir.
Then learn—

Mat.
Await me here; I fly with speed
To seek some vessel to transport us hence.

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