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The Maids Tragedy Alter'd.
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But 'twas a double fault, to raise him so;And then dishonour on his house to throw.Ill govern'd passions in a Princes Breast,Hazard his private, and the publick rest.Slaves to our Passions we become, and thenIt grows impossible to govern Men.But Errors not to be recall'd, do findTheir best redress from presence of the mind.Courage our greatest failings does supply,And makes all good, or handsomely we dye.Life is a thing of common use, by Heav'nAs well to Insects as to Princes giv'n.But, for the Crown, 'tis a more sacred thing:I'll dying lose it, or I'll live a King.Enter Diphilus.Come, Diphilus, we must together walk,And of a matter of importance talk.

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