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SCENE V.
Melampus and Madauces.Melampus with his spear strikes the gates, which open with a harsh sound, and discover a Centaur, brandishing a mace, and standing across the entrance. Melampus attacks the Centaur, who at the touch of the spear instantly vanishes. The whole wall disappears at the same time, and discovers a second wall and gate.
MADAUCES.
Now hast thou prov'd the virtues of thy spear.
MELAMPUS.
And will essay its energy again.
[He strikes the second gate, which disappears with the whole wall, leaving in view a craggy rock with a torrent of water down the middle, and a hydra and griffin on the summit. All vanish at the touch of the spear. A third wall appears, with a gulf of fire before it. The fire is filled with fiends, and a gigantic figure of Death, shaking a dart, is planted between the gulf and the gate.
MADAUCES.
These are illusive images of danger,
Which perseverance will dissolve to air.
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