Manoa. I have attempted, one by one, the lords,

Either at home, or through the high street passing,

With supplication prone and father's tears,

To accept of ransom for my son, their prisoner. 1460

Some much averse I found, and wondrous harsh,

Contemptuous, proud, set on revenge and spite;

That part most reverenced Dagon and his priests;

Others more moderate seeming, but their aim

Private reward, for which both God and State 1465

They easily would set to sale; a third