Manfred. Act i. Sc. 2.

Think'st thou existence doth depend on time?

It doth; but actions are our epochs.

Manfred. Act ii. Sc. 1.

The heart ran o'er

With silent worship of the great of old!

The dead but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule

Our spirits from their urns.

Manfred. Act iii. Sc. 4.

Which makes life itself a lie,