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SCENE THE FIFTH.
Guglielmo.Gu.
He has a lofty soul; a soul too great
For tyranny. He doubtlessly will reign,
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But reign, reign at thy pleasure; thou shalt be
Quickly resembling thy perfidious brother;
Crafty, flagitious, apprehensive, cruel;
In short, what ought to be, and is, who reigns.
Now light already thickens, and my son
Comes not to me; nor Salviati comes.
But of the Roman troops not yet in march
How could Lorenzo hear? This enterprise
Which we project is hard to execute;
And doubtful its success. But yet the rage,
The vengeance, temper'd with sagacity,
Of Raymond, reassure me.—Let me seek him ...
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