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			 Flourish. Enter the DUKE OF FLORENCE, BERTRAM COUNT  
			ROSSILLION  , Drum and Trumpets, SOLDIERS, PAROLLES.  
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			 Flourish. Enter the DUKE OF FLORENCE, BERTRAM COUNT  
			ROSSILLION  , Drum and Trumpets, SOLDIERS, PAROLLES.  
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			 DUKE,  to BERTRAM   
			The general of our horse thou art, and we, 
			Great in our hope, lay our best love and credence 
			Upon thy promising fortune. 
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			 DUKE,  to BERTRAM   
			The general of our horse thou art, and we, 
			Great in our hope, lay our best love and credence 
			Upon thy promising fortune. 
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			 BERTRAM   
			Sir, it is 
			5  
			A charge too heavy for my strength, but yetWe’ll strive to bear it for your worthy sake 
			To th’ extreme edge of hazard. 
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			 BERTRAM   
			Sir, it is 
			
			
			A charge too heavy for my strength, but yet 
			We’ll strive to bear it for your worthy sake 
			To th’ extreme edge of hazard. 
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			 DUKE   
			Then go thou forth, 
			And Fortune play upon thy prosperous helm 
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			As thy auspicious mistress. | 
			
			 DUKE   
			Then go thou forth, 
			And Fortune play upon thy prosperous helm 
			
			
			As thy auspicious mistress. 
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			 BERTRAM   
			This very day, 
			Great Mars, I put myself into thy file. 
			Make me but like my thoughts, and I shall prove 
			A lover of thy drum, hater of love. 
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			 BERTRAM   
			This very day, 
			Great Mars, I put myself into thy file. 
			Make me but like my thoughts, and I shall prove 
			A lover of thy drum, hater of love. 
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			 All exit.  
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			 All exit.  
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			Original Text | 
			
			Modern Text | 
		
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			 Flourish. Enter the DUKE OF FLORENCE, BERTRAM COUNT  
			ROSSILLION  , Drum and Trumpets, SOLDIERS, PAROLLES.  
			 | 
			
			 Flourish. Enter the DUKE OF FLORENCE, BERTRAM COUNT  
			ROSSILLION  , Drum and Trumpets, SOLDIERS, PAROLLES.  
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| 
			 DUKE,  to BERTRAM   
			The general of our horse thou art, and we, 
			Great in our hope, lay our best love and credence 
			Upon thy promising fortune. 
			 | 
			
			 DUKE,  to BERTRAM   
			The general of our horse thou art, and we, 
			Great in our hope, lay our best love and credence 
			Upon thy promising fortune. 
			 | 
		
| 
			 BERTRAM   
			Sir, it is 
			5  
			A charge too heavy for my strength, but yetWe’ll strive to bear it for your worthy sake 
			To th’ extreme edge of hazard. 
			 | 
			
			 BERTRAM   
			Sir, it is 
			
			
			A charge too heavy for my strength, but yet 
			We’ll strive to bear it for your worthy sake 
			To th’ extreme edge of hazard. 
			 | 
		
| 
			 DUKE   
			Then go thou forth, 
			And Fortune play upon thy prosperous helm 
			10  
			As thy auspicious mistress. | 
			
			 DUKE   
			Then go thou forth, 
			And Fortune play upon thy prosperous helm 
			
			
			As thy auspicious mistress. 
			 | 
		
| 
			 BERTRAM   
			This very day, 
			Great Mars, I put myself into thy file. 
			Make me but like my thoughts, and I shall prove 
			A lover of thy drum, hater of love. 
			 | 
			
			 BERTRAM   
			This very day, 
			Great Mars, I put myself into thy file. 
			Make me but like my thoughts, and I shall prove 
			A lover of thy drum, hater of love. 
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			 All exit.  
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			 All exit.  
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