[footnote] * The asonante in a -- e, or their vocal equivalents, commences here, and is continued to the commencement of the speech of Enius, when it changes to the asonante in e -- e, which is kept up through the remainder of the Scene, and to the end of Scene III. [footnote] ** "Empthor" -- see note on this name. [footnote] *** See note for some extracts from Montalvan's "Vida y Purgaterio de San Patricio". KING. Silence, miserable Christian, For my very soul seems fastened On thy words, compelling me, How I know not, to regard thee With strange reverence and fear, Thinking thou must be that vassal -- That poor slave whom in my dream I beheld outbreathing flashes, Saw outflashing living fire, In whose flame, so lithe and lambent, My Polonia and my Lesbia Like poor moths were burned to ashes. PATRICK. Know, the flame that from my mouth Issued, is the true Evangel, Is the doctrine of the Gospel:-- 'Tis the word which I'm commanded Unto thee to preach, O King! To thy subjects and thy vassals, To thy daughters, who shall be Christians through its means. KING. Cease, fasten Thy presumptuous lips, vile Christian, For thy words insult and stab me. LESBIA. Stay! POLONIA. And wilt thou in thy pity Try to save him from his anger? LESBIA. Yes. POLONIA. Forbear, and let him die. LESBIA. Thus to die by a king's hands here Were unjust. [Aside.] (It is my pity For these Christians prompts my answer.) POLONIA. If this second Joseph then, Like the first one, would unravel, Would interpret the king's dreams, Do not dread the result, my father; For if my being seen to burn Indicates in any manner I should ever be a Christian, As impossible a marvel Such would be, as if, being dead, I could rise and live thereafter. But in order that your mind May be turned from such just anger, Let us hear now who this other Stranger is.