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SEBASTIAN OF PORTUGAL.
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Than may be lightly said. These are no times
To breathe mens' thoughts in th' open face of Heaven
And ear of multitudes. They that would speak
Of monarch's and their deeds should keep within
Their quiet homes. Come, let us hence, and then
We'll commune of this stranger.[Exeunt.
SCENE III.
The Portico of a Palace.
Sebast.—Gonzal.—Zamor.
Sebast. Withstand me not! I tell thee that my soul,
With all its passionate energies, is roused
Unto that fearful strength which must have way
E'en like the elements, in their hour of might
And mastery o'er creation.
Gonzal.But they wait
