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A sea-port in Sicilia. |
A seaport in Sicilia |
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Enter CLEOMENES and DION |
They exit. |
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CLEOMENES
The climate’s delicate, the air most sweet, Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing The common praise it bears. |
CLEOMENES
Delphos’ climate is exquisite, the air very sweet, the island fertile, and the temple is even more beautiful than people say. |
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DION
I shall report, For most it caught me, the celestial habits, Methinks I so should term them, and the reverence Of the grave wearers. O, the sacrifice! How ceremonious, solemn and unearthly It was i’ the offering! |
DION
What most charmed me were the divine clothes and the great respect held by the wise men who wore them. And the sacrifice! The offering was so ceremonious, solemn, and otherworldly! |
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CLEOMENES
But of all, the burst And the ear-deafening voice o’ the oracle, Kin to Jove’s thunder, so surprised my sense. That I was nothing. |
CLEOMENES
Of everything, the sudden and deafening voice of the oracle, like a clap of thunder, shocked me most and made me feel like I was nothing. |
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DION
If the event o’ the journey Prove as successful to the queen,—O be’t so!— As it hath been to us rare, pleasant, speedy, The time is worth the use on’t. |
DION
If only the outcome of the journey is as successful for the queen as it was wonderful, pleasant, and quick for us, it would be a worthwhile trip. |
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CLEOMENES
Great Apollo Turn all to the best! These proclamations, So forcing faults upon Hermione, I little like. |
CLEOMENES
May great Apollo make all turn out well! I don’t like these claims accusing Hermione of faults. |
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DION
The violent carriage of it Will clear or end the busine when the oracle, Thus by Apollo’s great divine seal’d up, Shall the contents discover, something rare Even then will rush to knowledge. Go: fresh horses! And gracious be the issue! Exeunt. |
DION
The rash way it has been conducted will either clear up this business or end it. This judgment, sealed by Apollo’s priest, will reveal some wonderful knowledge to us once it is open. |