X.
From that time forth, an independent look,
A bold effrontery I did essay;
But of my progeny no pains I took,
Like lambs I rear'd them for the lion's prey;
And still as playful forth they pass'd from me,
I saw them mock'd and butcher'd wantonly.
XI.
'Just heaven!' said I, 'to thy awards I bow,
For truth and vengeance are thine own alone;