Sal. Sire, I shall ever duly serve my sovereign.
[Exit Salemenes.
Sar. (solus). That man is of a temper too severe;
Hard but as lofty as the rock, and free520
From all the taints of common earth—while I
Am softer clay, impregnated with flowers:
But as our mould is, must the produce be.
If I have erred this time, 'tis on the side
Where Error sits most lightly on that sense,
I know not what to call it; but it reckons