[Who] whispered in mine ear, nought hath he done but thus,
In his sleep he dreamed he had killed Dionysius:[42]
Which dream told abroad, was brought to the king in post,
By whom, condemned for suspicion, his life he hath lost.
Marcia was his name, as the people said.
Pithias. My dear friend Damon, I blame not Stephano
For wishing we had not come hither, seeing it is so,
That for so small cause such cruel death doth ensue.
Damon. My Pithias, where tyrants reign, such cases are not new,
Which fearing their own state for great cruelty,[43]