“The treason past, the traitor is no longer needed.”

El traidor no es menester
siendo la traición pasada.
Segismundo, Act III, l. 1109.
La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream)

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El traidor no es menester siendo la traición pasada.

La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream)

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Spanish dramatist 1600–1681

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