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Hypsipyle

Hoole, John (1727-1803)
  
HYPSIPYLE.
  
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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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SCENE XVII.
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ACT II.
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ACT III.

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SCENE XI.

Learchus
alone.
Heaven prospers to my wish the wiles of love:
Ye timorous lovers, learn from me to mix
Boldness and stratagem—to seize—to ravish—
All means are glorious. Be the conquest ours,
And whether wit or fortune give the prize,
Alike the victor merits his reward.
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Each lover that would win the fair,
May with the warrior well compare,
For whether fame or beauty charms,
Alike the school of love and arms.
The lover uses fraud and lies;
Insidious arts the warrior tries;
And both, when victory they gain,
Forget their former toil and pain.

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