Which slew her only sonne, eke Progne was content,
To sley her sonne an harmelesse Innocent.
3.
Medæa eke when Iason her forsooke,
And children twayne, which yong by him shee had,
Full cruelly a sword in hand shee tooke,
Reft both their liues, as cruell monster mad.
Was not Agaue’s cruelty so bad,
Which Pentheus her sonne to sley could bee content.
Because hee nilde to Bacchanalls assent?