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John Gay

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The charge is prepar'd, the lawyers are met,
The judges all ranged,—a terrible show!
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Act III, scene ii.

 
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The charge is prepared; the lawyers are met;
The judges all ranged (a terrible show!)
I go, undismay'd.—For death is a debt,
A debt on demand.—So take what I owe.

 
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