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THE PICCOLOMINI, OR THE
ILLO.
WALLENSTEIN.
(raising his voice, as all but Illo had remain'd
silent, and seemingly scrupulous)
Max. Piccolomini. (After a long pause)
Death.
ISOLANI.
BUTLER.
(Questenberg rises from his seat, Wallenstein
follows, all the rest rise)
WALLENSTEIN.
And if I shew him favour, 'twill arise
From the rev'rence that I owe my Emperor.
QUESTENBERG.
WALLENSTEIN.
And this the first, that to the diminution
Of my authority no human being,
Not even the Emperor's self, should be entitled
To do aught, or to say aught, with the army.
If I stand warranter of the event,
Placing my honour and my head in pledge,
Needs must I have full mastery in all
The