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In vain thou dost refuse; with iron hand

Necessity commands; her stern decree

Is law supreme, to which the gods themselves

Must yield submission. In dread silence rules

The uncounsell'd sister of eternal fate.

What she appoints thee to endure—endure;

What to perform—perform. The rest thou knowest.

Ere long I will return, and then receive

The seal of safety from thy sacred hand.