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SCENE VIII.
ALI, BALKIS.
BALKIS.
WELL, my Lord, why do you not follow him? Does it become a cavalier like you to refuse a manner of acting as flattering as that of my mistress? Listen; do not give whim time to betray you. One might not have changed one's mind before you would be sorry for it.
ALI.
AIR.
I am touched by the lady's kindness;
I would gladly repay it with my flame,
But
Another reigns in my soul,
I will never forget her.
BALKIS.
To love a beauty
As long as one sees her;
To detach oneself from her
When one loses her,
I do not see much harm in that.
ALI.
I am touched by the lady's kindness;
I would gladly repay it with my flame,
But
Another reigns in my soul,
I will never forget her.
BALKIS.
See my mistress;
Her vivid tenderness,
Her brilliant attractions
Will end your regrets;
Love anew.
ALI.
No, no, I will love no more.
They have stolen my princess from me;
No, no, I will love no more,
All your discourses are superfluous.
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