But Jove to me is less than very nothing.
Let him command, and rule his little hour
To please himself; long time he cannot sway.
But lo! where comes the courier of this Jove,
The obsequious minion of this upstart King,
Doubtless the bearer of some weighty news.
Enter Hermes.
Hermes.
Thee, cunning sophist, dealing bitter words
Most bitterly against the gods, the friend