Her comely locks she tore, and tears

Fell streaming down her grieving cheeks.330

At last, with hope of safety gone,

With wrath inflamed, by woes o'ercome,

"Dost thou, O son, make this return,"

She cried, "for that great boon I gave?

Such death I merit, I confess,335

Who bore such monstrous child as thou,

Who gave to thee the light of day,

And in my madness raised thee high