The. Then thou hast topped

The very summit of thy bold desire.

Phil. True! Aspiration now, lit like a lark

On Fortune's steeple, sings above all hazard.

My loved Theano, thou 'rt queen of Syracuse;

We'll sleep to-night like happy royalty

In honor's bed.

The. The stone of Sisyphus

Will gather moss ere that may be, Phillistus.

You gave the safety of your stable house