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Who has not known ill fortune, never knewHimself, or his own virtue.
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Alfred (opera) |
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What proves the hero truly great,Is never, never to despair.
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Alfred (opera) |
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Rule Britannia, rule the waves:Britons never will be slaves.
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Alfred (opera) |
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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
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Opera |
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An exotic and irrational entertainment, which has been always combated, and always has prevailed.
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Opera |
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For, without cruelty, only a limited success is ever possible in opera.
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Opera |