THE DARK CHAMBER
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we are not going to be beaten. We will sing till We have flooded all streets with our mirth and song.
Song
The southern gate is unbarred. Come, my spring, come!
Thou wilt swing at the swing of my heart, come, my spring, come!
Come in the lisping leaves, in the youthful surrender of flowers;
Come in the flute songs and the wistful sighs of the woodlands!
Come, my spring, come!
[Exeunt.
Enter a band of Citizens
First Citizen
After all, one cannot help wishing that the King had allowed himself to