The Tragedies of Seneca / Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I have forestalled thee, Juno, in the death

Of this thy rival.

Hyllus: Wouldst to ruin doom

Thy house already tottering? This crime,

Whate'er it is, is all from error sprung.885

He is not guilty who unwitting sins.

Deianira: Whoe'er ignores his fate and spares himself,

Deservedly has erred, deserves to die.

Hyllus: He must be guilty who desires to die.

Deianira: Death, only, makes the erring innocent.890