Our Lady of Troy
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Christopher
The Apostate Julian
Declares his soul had entered into flesh
Before he conquered Persia. He would be
No better than a lion.
Fritz
Circe then!
We'll have a woman. What's an age-dead man?
Old heroes are as thick as water-cress.
But women, Ah!—the roses that are fallen,
Stars that are dust, old sorrows and old songs!
What woman?
Matthiolus
Helen of Troy!
All
Helen of Troy!
Come, call her back for us, let us see Helen!
Faustus
Nay, she would be but smoke, a puff of smoke,