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Quotation from Phaedra by Jean Racine

“Would that my soul were innocent as they”

Jean Racine (spoken by Phaedra)

Phaedra, Act I, Scene III, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910)

Answering Oenone's question whether she has shed innocent blood: her hands are clean, but she distinguishes outward deed from inward guilt.

Citation: "Would that my soul were innocent as they" — Jean Racine, Phaedra, Act I, Scene III, trans. Robert Bruce Boswell (published before 1910). (id racine-phaedra-q2)

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