His handmaid Theodora.
Theodora. Blessèd He,
Towards only children twain, most merciful
Both in the olden time, and unto us,
Who so, in triumph, wait our vigil’s close.
O Light from Heaven, break, break!
The Bailiff. Attend, all men:
Heed how to deal with perished Christian swine,
For much the law doth vary, touching them.
And since, too oft, their kind do set a watch,