The Duke of Gandia — Algernon Charles Swinburne

" ...] Wilt thou slay me? CAESAR Why? ALEXANDER Am not I thy sire? CAESAR And Christendom's to boot. ALEXANDER I pray thee, man, Slay me. CAESAR And then myself? Thou art crazed, but I Sane. ALEXANDER Art thou very flesh and blood? CAESAR They say, Thine. ALEXANDER If the heaven stand still and smite thee not, There is no God indeed. CAESAR Nor thou nor I Know. ...].""