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Pro.Take heed, lest thou provoke Him.
Ocea. O, Prometheus, thy calamity¹⁰
Shall be my teacher.
Pro.Go; depart, preserve
Thy present prudence.
Ocea.Unto me forth rushing,
Thou iteratest this desire: for now
My flying courser beateth with his wings
The wide expanse of æther, and well-pleased
Would crouch within his oceanic cave.

Prometheus and Chorus.

Chorus.

Strophe 1.

I mourn thy ruin'd destinies,

Prometheus! From my tender eyes

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