Thatclosethemselvesagainbybeingpainful."

EvenasIwishedtosay, "Thoudostappeaseme,"

IsawthatIhadreachedanothercircle,

Sothatmyeagereyesmademekeepsilence.

Thereitappearedtomethatinavision

EcstaticonasuddenIwasrapt,

Andinatemplemanypersonssaw;

Andatthedoorawoman, withthesweet

Behaviourofamother, saying: "Son,

Whyinthismannerhastthoudealtwithus?

Lo, sorrowing, thyfatherandmyself

Wereseekingforthee;"—andasheresheceased,

Thatwhichappearedatfirsthaddisappeared.

ThenIbeheldanotherwiththosewaters

Adownhercheekswhichgriefdistilswhenever

Fromgreatdisdainofothersitisborn,

Andsaying: "Ifofthatcitythouartlord,

Forwhosenamewassuchstrifeamongthegods,

Andwhencedotheverysciencescintillate,

Avengethyselfonthoseaudaciousarms

Thatclaspedourdaughter, OPisistratus;"

Andthelordseemedtomebenignandmild

Toanswerherwithaspecttemperate:

"Whatshallwedotothosewhowishusill,

Ifhewholovesusbebyuscondemned?"

ThensawIpeoplehotinfireofwrath,

Withstonesayoungmanslaying, clamorously

Stillcryingtoeachother, "Killhim! killhim!"

AndhimIsawbowdown, becauseofdeath

Thatweighedalreadyonhim, totheearth,

Butofhiseyesmadeevergatestoheaven,

ImploringthehighLord, insogreatstrife,

Thathewouldpardonthosehispersecutors,

Withsuchanaspectasunlockscompassion.

Soonasmysoulhadoutwardlyreturned

Tothingsexternaltoitwhicharetrue,

DidImynotfalseerrorsrecognize.

MyLeader, whocouldseemebearmyself

Liketoamanthatrouseshimfromsleep,

Exclaimed: "Whatailsthee, thatthoucanstnotstand?