I. PARACELSUS ASPIRES
Scene, Würzburg: a garden in the environs. 1512.
Festus, Paracelsus, Michal.
Paracelsus. Come close to me, dear friends; still closer; thus!
Close to the heart which, though long time roll by
Ere it again beat quicker, pressed to yours,
As now it beats—perchance a long, long time—
At least henceforth your memories shall make
Quiet and fragrant as befits their home.