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Maia:

My woman's wit shall set you free

But count the cost...

For liberty regained will be

Your freedom lost...

The victor's spoils to me will fall

And you'll be mine

An honor sir, which after all

You can't decline.

Diomed:

No sweeter fate is held in store

By gods above...

Than serving you for ever more

Whom most I love.

What happiness your salve to be

While life, endures!

Strike off the bonds that fetter me

And give me yours!

Maia:

But all is fair in love, you see,

For I am fair, you say to me,

And you are fair

Beyond compare,

So all is fair as fair can be!

Diomed:	Maia:
Yes all is fair in love, you see, And fair indeed it seems to me My life to share With one so fair, with one so fair!	.....And you are fair.                     .....Beyond compare,       So all is fair as far can be,       Yes all is fair!

Maia:

Since all is fair in love, they say,

My aim shall be...

With ev'ry trick that art can play

To set you free...

The tender cause in which I fight

Will make me strong,

For all that's done in love is right,

And nothing wrong.

Diomed:

If love indeed no wrong can do,

You slave may claim...

The right to steal you heard from you,

And feel no shame.

As nothing can be done amiss

For love's dear sake,

Then all the joys I want like this

I'm free to take.

Maia:

Though all is fair in love, you see,

I think you're hardly fair to me,

When thus you dare

Take stolen fare,

From lips as fair as fair can be!

Diomed:	Maia:
But all is fair in love, you see, And fair indeed it seems to me When thus I dare Take stolen fare from lips so fair!	.....It's hardly fair!                     .....It's hardly fair!       When thus you dare take stoled fare,       From lips so fair!!

Both:

But all is fair as fair can be!

Yes, all is fair,

Yes, all is fair!

(Exit Maia and Diomed)

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