When first thou camest to me in the vision,
Hadst thou then loved?
Faus. (sighing).Ay, Gretchen, verily!
Gret. With all thy heart?
Faus.Alas, with all my heart!
Gret. (sadly). Would Heaven that I had been the first!
Faus.Amen!
Gret. And when she learnt that thou hadst love for me,
Did her heart break?
Faus.Nay, nay—her love had died