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Demetrius

Hoole, John (1727-1803)
  
DEMETRIUS.
  
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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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SCENE XVIII.
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SCENE XIX.
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ACT II.
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ACT III.

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SCENE VI.

Mithranes
alone.
One like Alcestes never could be born
In lowly cottages; his looks, his air,
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His speech betray'd him: even in humble state
His actions all proclaim'd a princely heart.
A soul exalted, form'd to reign,
In lonely woods conceal'd in vain,
Still darts, by fortune though depress'd,
A ray of majesty distress'd.
The blazing fire, though deeply hid,
Can never wholly cease to shine:
Huge rivers in the narrow bed
Refuse their currents to confine.

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