ANTISTROPHE IV

But still the block of Vengeance firm doth stand,

And Fate, as swordsmith, hammers blow on blow;

And then with thoughts that none can understand,

Erinnys comes far known, though working slow,

And to the old house brings the youthful heir,

That deeds of blood wrought out of olden time

May the due judgment bear

For each polluting crime.

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