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SCENE IV.
Enter DOUGLAS, and Sir DAVID.Sir David.
Imprison'd here the best of fathers lay;
And here, as friends, we with his en'mies feast,
Who cannot love his sons. Your train attends,
While yet you may retire, trust not your foes.
Douglas.
'Tis from within men judge. The honest heart
Scorns base suspicion. Who would trust his oaths,
Who thinks all may be perjur'd?
Sir David.
Spare such words.
The time draws near to prove my oaths sincere;
I see and welcome it; for life's a torment,
Since thou canst doubt my faith: if none were falser,
Thou might'st be safe. For thee alone I tremble.
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