Cannot cull out one medicinal drug.

Prometheus.—Hear me yet further; and in hearing marvel

What arts and curious shifts my wit devised.

Chiefest of all, the cure of dire disease

Men owe to me. Nor healing food, nor drink,

Nor unguent knew they, but did slowly wither

And waste away for lack of pharmacy,

Till taught by me to mix the soothing drug

And check corruption’s march. I fixed the art

Of divination with its various phase