Famous Cities II., III. — Constantinople and Carthage

Carthage yields precedence in rank to Constantinople, but will not stand a full step lower; for she scorns to be counted third, yet dares not hope for the second place, which both have held. One has the advantage in her ancient wealth, the other in her new-born prosperity: the one has seen her day, the other is now rising and by the loftiness of new achievements eclipses old-time renown, forcing Elissa to give place to Constantine. Carthage reproaches Heaven, now fully shamed if this time also she must give place who scarcely brooked the pre-eminence of Rome.

Let your earlier conditions reconcile your jealousies. Go forward equal, mindful at length that 'twas through Heaven's power ye changed your narrow fortunes and your names; thou, when thou wast Byzantine Lygos; and thou, Punic Byrsa.