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Aesop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at…
Scene IIFrance. Plains in AnjouEnter Charles, Burgundy, Alencon, Bastard OF Orleans, Reignier, Joan LA Pucelle, and forcesCharlesThese news, my lord, may cheer our drooping spirits:
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