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Quotation from Phaedra by Jean Racine

“Restores its purity that they defiled”

Jean Racine (spoken by Phaedra)

Phaedra, Act V, Scene VII, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910)

Phaedra's last words: death veils from her eyes the daylight they had dishonoured, returning the light to its purity.

Citation: "Restores its purity that they defiled" — Jean Racine, Phaedra, Act V, Scene VII, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910). (id racine-phaedra-q12)

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