I' the royal galley on the river.
[Salemenes bears her off.
Sar. (solus).This, too—
And this too must I suffer—I, who never
Inflicted purposely on human hearts
A voluntary pang! But that is false—
She loved me, and I loved her.—Fatal passion!
Why dost thou not expire at once in hearts
Which thou hast lighted up at once? Zarina![ah]
I must pay dearly for the desolation