recorded memories, farewell, Farewell all love! Could I with bloody hands Fondle and paddle with her innocent hands? Could I with lips fresh from this butchery Play with her lips? Could I with murderous eyes Look in those violet eyes, whose purity Would strike men blind, and make each eyeball reel In night perpetual? No, murder has set A barrier between us far too high For us to kiss across it. Duchess Duchess Guido! Guido Guido Beatrice, You must forget that name, and banish me Out of your life for ever. Duchess [going towards him] Duchess O dear love! Guido [stepping back] Guido There lies a barrier between us two We dare not pass. Duchess Duchess I dare do anything So that you are beside me. Guido Guido Ah! There it is, I cannot be beside you, cannot breathe The air you breathe; I cannot any more Stand face to face with beauty, which unnerves My shaking heart, and makes my desperate hand Fail of its purpose. Let me go hence, I pray; Forget you ever looked upon me. Duchess
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