Olybius swears, thus mounting on the throne
Of justice, to exhaust heaven’s wrath on all
That have cast off their fathers’ gods for rites
New and unholy. From my heart, I blot
Partial affection and the love of kindred;
Even if my father’s blood flowed in their veins,
I would obey the emperor and the gods!”
Millman.
* * * The prisoners are ushered in, heard, and ordered to death; among whom a female veiled, as if Phœbus-chosen!
“What! dare they rend our dedicated maids,