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The Happy Captive

An English Opera
(1688-1744)
  
THE HAPPY CAPTIVE,
  
[dedication]
  
ADVERTISEMENT.
  
[castlist]
  
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ACT I.
  
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ACT II.
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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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ACT III.

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SCENE II.

Selima alone.
Sel.
The Fates are busy in our Aid;
Heav'ns prosper the Event!—
Hope lifts me up above myself:
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And, to distrust, were Cowardice of Mind,
That merits not Success.
Like Diamonds, bright
Thro' darkest Night,
The Brave their Souls display.
Conquest pursues,
And Fortune wooes,
Where Courage leads the Way.

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