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Vivia Perpetua

A Dramatic Poem. In Five Acts. By Sarah Flower Adams
Adams, Sarah Flower (1805-1848)

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TO MY SISTER
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VIVIA PERPETUA
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ACT THE FIRST.
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ACT THE SECOND.
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ACT THE THIRD.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
  
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ACT THE FOURTH.
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ACT THE FIFTH.

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[They all sing.
Part in peace! Christ's life was peace,—
Let us breathe our breath in him!
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Part in peace! Christ's death was peace,—
Let us die our death in him!
Part in peace! Christ promise gave
Of a life beyond the grave,
Where all mortal partings cease.
Part in peace!
[They separate.
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