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Scene IIIBefore AngiersAlarum. Excursions. Enter Joan LA PucelleJoan La PucelleThe regent conquers, and the Frenchmen fly.
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And ye choice spirits…
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When dying clouds contend with growing light,
What time the shepherd…
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