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Has he heard it?

He has heard it.

Think'st thou full To make thy peace with the Emp'ror, to regain His confidence?—E'en were it now thy wish To abandon all thy plans, yet still they know What thou haft wish'd; then forwards thou must prefs; Retreat is now no longer in thy power.

They have documents against us, and in hands, Which shew beyond all power of contradiction—

Of my hand-writing—no iota. Thee I punish for thy lies.

And thou believ'st That what this man, that what thy sister's husband, Did in thy name, will not stand on thy reck'ning? His word must pass for thy word with the Swede, And not with those that hate thee at Vienna.

In writing thou gav'st nothing—But bethink thee, How far thou ventured'st by word of mouth With