IV
[The same glen. Æsculapius alone, busily arranging a great cluster of herbs which he has collected. He sits on a large stone, with his treasures around him.]
Æsculapius.
Yew—an excellent styptic. Tansy, rosemary. Spurge and marsh mallow. The best pellitory I ever plucked out of a wall. The herbs of this glen are admirable. They surpass those of the gorges of Cyllene. Is this lavender? The scent seems more acrid.
[Enter Pallas and Euterpe.]
Pallas.