Whether the Persian—zealous to reject
Altar and image, and the inclusive walls
And roofs of temples built by human hands—[FB]
To[360] loftiest heights ascending, from their tops,
With myrtle-wreathed tiara on his brow,[361]
Presented sacrifice to moon and stars,
And to the winds and mother elements,
And the whole circle of the heavens, for him
A sensitive existence, and a God,[FC]
With lifted hands invoked, and songs of praise: