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Sylla

A Tragedy, In Five Acts
Banim, John (1798-1842)
  
SYLLA:
  
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ACT I.
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ACT II.
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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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ACT III.
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ACT IV.
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ACT V.

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SCENE II.

FAUSTUS,
—Alone.
Ye Gods, who rule all human destinies—
Have ye, and past recall, condemned the Romans?
And if 'tis fitting that they feel your anger,
Ought ye at least to arm 'gainst them a hand
So dear to me? Oh! can I not defend
Claudius, hate Catiline, nor cease meantime
In my respect tow'rds Sylla? But the day
Begins to dawn—oh! light of death! Just Heaven!
What, Claudius! Wherefore com'st thou here?

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