Traitors!

Hold off! Unhand me!—Am not I your king?

And you would strangle him!—

But I am breaking with an inward Fire

Shall scorch you off, and wrap me on the wings

Of conflagration from a kindled pyre

Of lying prophecies and prophet-kings

Above the extinguish’d stars—Reach me the sword

He flung me—Fill me such a bowl of wine

As that you woke the day with—