And tainted every household spot
With gouts of poison dire.
Full grown at length, and fierce and bold,
She ranges freely through each fold,
And licks the fleecy slaughter;
And, when her humour waxes wild,
No flesh she spares of man or child,
Echidna’s gory daughter.
Now hear me, noble Glaucus’ son,
Most valiant knight, Bellerophon;