In the perfection of his manly grace:

I make no crook-backs—all my men are gods,

My women goddesses—in outward form.

But there’s my tether! I can go so far,

And go no farther! At that point I stop,

To curse the bonds that hold me sternly back:

To curse the arrogance of those proud gods,

Who say, “Thou shalt be greatest among men,

“And yet infinitesimally small!”

Galatea. Pygmalion!