Hild. Dost know me Peter? I am Hildebrand.
The ages after they will know of me,
As one who ruled himself and all the world
With iron hand, who changed the course of nature,
And rode unmoved o’er rivers of human tears
For God’s high glory.
Pet. Unwive the priests! Unwive the priests! ’Tis my life’s passion.
Hild. Peter, Peter, thou art over-hard on woman,
She is not all the devil thou hast thought her.
Pet. Yea, devil! devil! Mention not the name!