Sem. (youths). Is this a god that speaketh thus?
Sem. (maidens). He speaketh as a man
In love or great affliction yields his soul.
In. Thou, whencesoe’er thou comest, whoe’er thou art,
Who breakest on our solemn sacrifice
With solemn words, I pray thee not depart
Till thou hast told me more. This fire I seek 510
Not for myself, whose thin and silvery hair
Tells that my toilsome age nears to its end,
But for my children and the aftertime,