Syph. Young prince, I yet could give you good advice;

Jub. As how, dear Syphax?

Syph. Juba commands Numidia's hardy troops,

Jub. Can such dishonest thoughts

Syph. Gods, I could tear my hair to hear you talk!

Jub. Wouldst thou degrade thy prince into a ruffian?

Syph. The boasted ancestors of these great men,

Jub. Syphax, I fear that hoary head of thine

Syph. Indeed, my prince, you want to know the world.

Jub. If knowledge of the world makes men perfidious,

Syph. Go, go; you're young.

Jub. Gods, must I tamely bear

Syph. I've gone too far.

[Aside.

Jub. Cato shall know the baseness of thy soul.

Syph. I must appease this storm, or perish in it.

[Aside.

Jub. Those locks shall ne'er protect thy insolence.

Syph. Must one rash word, the infirmity of age,

[Aside.

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