To deck the tomb and do my father honour.

Chor. Well, on the Gods we call, on those who know

In what storms we, like sailors, now are tossed:

But if deliverance may indeed be ours,

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.[[413]]

Elect. Here too are foot-prints as a second proof,

Just like ... yea, close resembling those of mine.

For here are outlines of two separate feet,

His own and those of fellow-traveller,

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