The doom of Nineveh is sealed.—Woe—woe
To the unrivalled city!
Sar.What dost dread?280
Sal. Thou art guarded by thy foes: in a few hours
The tempest may break out which overwhelms thee,
And thine and mine; and in another day
What is shall be the past of Belus' race.
Sar. What must we dread?
Sal.Ambitious treachery,
Which has environed thee with snares; but yet