The Death of Wallenstein

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Many a crown shines spotless now
That yet was deeply sullied in the winning.

Friedrich Schiller

The Death of Wallenstein

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Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wallenstein. 20 Apr. 1799, Weimarer Hoftheatre (now Deutsche Nationaltheatre Weimar), Weimar, Germany, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Wallenstein's Death." The Robbers and Wallenstein, translated by F. J. Lamport. Penguin Classics, 1980, act 2, sc. 2.