But I the punishment itself desire.
Let easy-going rulers slay their foes;
In my domain death is a longed-for boon.
Attendant: Do pious motives stir thee not at all?
Atreus: Away, O Piety, if ever thou
Didst dwell within my house, and in thy stead
Let come dire furies' cohorts, fiends at war,250
Megaera holding high in either hand
Her flaming torch; for with a mighty rage
'Tis not enough my heart should be inflamed: