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No. 25 - Quintett - "Fare thee well"
| Doris: | Then fare thee well, my dearest love, 'Tis hard that we should part With happiness so very near. |
| Shelton: | You traitors both shall smart! |
| Anne: | Cruel father! |
| Shelton: | I had rather drop the father, if you please. |
| Sir Philip: | Hang your duty! |
| Martin: | Love and beauty beg for mercy on their knees! |
| Shelton: | No! |
| Doris: | On both our knees! |
| Shelton: | No! |
| Anne: | On both our knees! |
| All: | After all, who proves the treason That should make him lose his head? Can't you, won't you find some reason For releasing him instead? |
| Sir Philip: | Worthy sir, I do implore you, As a pillar of the law, Let me put a case before you That has not been put before. |
| The Four: | Let us put it to you whether, If the law requires his head, They'd not better go together, What's its use when he is dead? |
| Shelton: | Off to prison both together, I have said what I have said, I will have no why or whether, To the watch let both be led! |
| The Four: | He will have no why or whether, He has said what he has said. |
| Doris: | Hear me, Sir, |
| Shelton: | No! |
| Anne: | Hear me, Sir, |
| Shelton: | No! |
| Two girls: | Then fare thee well, my only love, 'Tis hard that we should part, |
| The Four: | Then fare thee well, my only love, 'Tis hard that we should part, And harder still that death should prove A true and constant heart. |
| Shelton: | Off to prison both together, I have said what I have said, I will have no why or whether, To the watch let both be led! |
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