Mine own ears have sucked in mine own sorrow;
I heard Dionysius swear, that Damon should die to-morrow.
Pithias. How camest thou so near the presence of the king,
That thou mightest hear Dionysius speak this thing?
Stephano. By friendship I gat into the court, where in great audience
I heard Dionysius with his own mouth give this cruel sentence
By these express words: that Damon the Greek, that crafty spy,
Without further judgment to-morrow should die:
Believe me, Pithias, with these ears I heard it myself.
Pithias. Then how near is my death also! Ah, woe is me!