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creon_n manto_n pâ—orbas_n nuntius_fw-la ¶_o the_o first_o act_n oedipus_n jocasta_n oedipus_n the_o night_n be_v go_v &_o dreadful_a day_n begin_v at_o length_n to_o appear_v and_o lucifer_n beset_v w_z t_o cloud_n himself_o aloft_o do_v rear_v and_o glide_v forth_o with_o heavy_a hue_n a_o doleful_a blaze_n do_v bear_v in_o sky_n now_o shall_v the_o house_n void_a be_v see_v with_o plague_n devour_v quite_o and_o slaughter_n y_o it_o the_o night_n have_v make_v shall_v day_n bring_v forth_o to_o light_v do_v any_o man_n in_o princely_a throâ—e_n rejoice_v o_o bryttle_a joy_n how_o many_o ill_n how_o fair_a a_o face_n and_o yet_o how_o much_o annoy_v in_o the_o do_v lurk_v and_o hide_a lie_n what_o heap_n of_o endless_a strife_n they_o judge_v amiss_o y_o it_o deem_v y_fw-fr e_fw-la prince_n to_o have_v the_o happy_a life_n for_o as_o the_o mountain_n huge_a and_o high_a the_o bluster_a wind_n withstand_v and_o craggy_a rock_n the_o belch_a flood_n do_v dash_v and_o beat_v from_o land_n though_o that_o the_o sea_n in_o quiâ—t_n be_v and_o nought_o at_o all_o do_v foam_n so_o kingdom_n great_a submyt_v lie_n to_o fortune_n doleful_a dome_n how_o well_o shun_v i_o my_o father_n dear_a pâ—lybus_n sceptre_n late_a exildeâ—_n bereave_v of_o carfull_a fear_n in_o pilgrim_n happy_a state_n i_o call_v the_o god_n to_o witness_n hear_v and_o â—â—ars_n that_o glide_v in_o sky_n a_o kingdom_n be_v befall_v to_o i_o i_o fear_v lest_o hereof_o rise_v a_o mischief_n mighty_a jove_n to_o great_a i_o fear_v alas_o i_o fear_v lest_o these_o my_o hand_n have_v spoil_v the_o life_n of_o the_o my_o father_n dear_a apollo_n bid_v i_o this_o beware_v and_o yet_o a_o mischief_n more_o foretelle_n can_v eny_z great_a be_v then_o this_o i_o tell_v before_o of_o father_n slay_v by_o son_n own_o hand_n my_o shyver_a limb_n do_v shake_v and_o all_o amaze_a quake_a stand_n at_o this_o unhappy_a fate_n i_o be_o asshamed_a my_o destiny_n foul_a at_o large_a to_o thunder_v out_o and_o open_o 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