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But this poor farce has neither truth nor art

To please the fancy or to touch the heart

Dark but not awful dismal but yet mean,

With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene,

Presents no objects tender or profound,

But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around

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'Your majesty,' said Mannering, laughing, 'has solemnis

            
            

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