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FRIEDERICH WERNER The Templars in Cyprus

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FRIEDERICH WERNER
The Templars in Cyprus
page 66



•C. Il-] -MI* lIDrUU IS CXfui*. 'Tin for posterity to judge of me, Tho Order haa condemned itaelf to death ; 'Tua» my doaire to •are it, failing that, My duty call* on me to share it* grave. Pill 1.1 P. What d .-t thon purpose thin ? M"LAY. With spirit pure And inanlv heart, to follow my star'* lead. A second jitter from tho Cardinal I look for, with the frigate tint should bring The Urit'f. Should Philip show himself, declared, The antagonist of the Order, then will 1 To-morrow start for Paris ;—fearlesaly Approach his throne-steps, and such truths proclaim At many a long day since ho has not heard From his smooth sycophants. Then to the Popo At Poictiers go, and all the subtle web Of treacherous artifice unfold to him. Avail* that not, I'll whisper in his ear How hhiimcful were tho means by which from Franco He bargained tho tiara. There's no means So npt to overcome malignity A* showing that its secret game is known. PlIILII'. Reflect how great the danger, O my friend ! MOLAY. The Order hath reflected—I am ho That serves it, not its ruler. If denial lleaeems its youngest Knight—how much the Master ? PHILIP. Thy life— MOI.AV. A loan is, which I must repay With interest to tho giver. I have gained Therefrom a sum of precious hours, thnnk God 1


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