Go ye, and swiftly call the Trojans to the shore;
Bid them equip the vessels quickly for the sea,
And frame for this our sudden voyage some fitting cause.
Mnestheus and the others withdraw to perform his commands. Æneas remains buried in deep thought. He turns and sees Dido standing before him. They gaze at each other in silence.
Dido (305-330):
And didst thou hope that thou couldst hide thy fell design,
O faithless, and in silence steal away from this
My land? Does not our love, and pledge of faith once given,
Nor thought of Dido, doomed to die a cruel death,
Detain thee? Can it be that under wintry skies