Noah. Not ye in all your glory can redeem

What he who made you glorious hath condemned.490

Were your immortal mission safety, 'twould

Be general, not for two, though beautiful;

And beautiful they are, but not the less

Condemned.

Japh.‍Oh, father! say it not.

Noah.‍Son! son!

If that thou wouldst avoid their doom, forget

That they exist: they soon shall cease to be,