The Lord of the Universe
(Heavily.) I am that I am!
Ambition
(Fiercely glowering and sulking.) Yea; Terror, Might, Strength, Death thou art! Think thou on me!
Beauty
Nay—Love, Beauty, All Perfectness, Light, Joy, Song—so art thou, and so only! Think thou on me, Lord! Think thou on me! (She smooths his hands.)
Hate, Fear, Greed, Despair
(In chorus.) Think thou on us! Are not we of thee?
Love, Pity, Hope, Reason
(In chorus.) Think thou on us! Are not we of thee?
Cherubim and Seraphim
Thou everlasting glory—Hail! Hail!
Ambition
(Angrily.) Vanish, vain things! Dream, Lord, no more! (He glowers and sulks.)
The Lord of the Universe
(To BEAUTY sadly.) I know not whether thou art best or worst. But stay, stay! Stay thou with me but yet a while! Let me not forget this thing that thou art—wonder, light, a glorious dream! (He sighs.) Oh, ho, ho, ho! Let me think no more of horrors! Of that I am aweary! Mad! Mad! Mad! Yet now I have thee—thou art a pleasant thought, thou joyous dream of fair things! Beauty! Beauty! Oh, Beauty! (He smooths her cheek.)