Limbs healed—to be broken again, again.

There hapless Theseus sits, and will aye sit;

Phlegyas there, whose cry—might I deaden it!—

Is in mine ears: ‘Men, be warned! Scorn not Heav’n;

Never is sin against the Gods forgiv’n!’”

“More”? Yea; had I a hundred mouths; in each

A tongue of iron to give forth my speech;

And thou weeks to listen, I could not tell

Of all the guilt, its chastisements in Hell.

Enough for thee to know all there have dared