The Alchemist

Ben Jonson

16 chapters · about 2 h

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The opening

ACT 1. SCENE 1.1.

A ROOM IN LOVEWIT’S HOUSE.

ENTER FACE, IN A CAPTAIN’S UNIFORM, WITH HIS SWORD DRAWN, AND SUBTLE WITH A VIAL, QUARRELLING, AND FOLLOWED BY DOL COMMON.

FACE. Believe ’t, I will.

SUB. Thy worst. I fart at thee.

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The words
The author's text, copied word for word.
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  • The source library's header, footer and license, in 2 places
  • A preface, foreword or afterword
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