Matris irate, meruere cuudli.
Morte quod crimen tener expiavit
Herculi magno puer irrepertus?
Raptus eft tutas puer inter undas.
Ite nunc fortes; perarate pontum 650
Fonte timendo.
Idmonem, quamvis bene fata noffet,
Condidit ferpens. Libycis arenis
Omnibus vcrax, fibi falfus uni
Concidit JVIopfus, caruitque Thebis. 655
Ille fi vere cecinit futura,
Exful errabit Tlietidis maritus.
Igne fallaci nociturus Argis
Nauplius prasceps cadet in profundura.
Patrioque pendet crimine pcenas 660
Fulmiue & ponto moriens Oileus.
Conjugis fatum redimens Pherasi
Uxor impendes animam marito.
Ipfe, qui prasdam fpoliumque juffit
Aureum prima revehi carina, 665
Uftus accenfo Pelias aheno
Arfit anguftas vagus inter undas.
Jam fatis, Divi, mare vindicaftis.
Parcite juifo.
ACTUS QUARTUS.
NUTRIX.
Quid agat Medea, quid paret, narrat Nuhrix.
Pavet animus, horret; magna pemicies adeft. 670
Immane quantum augefcit, & femet dolor
Accendit ipfe, vimque pra:teritam integiat
Vidi furentem, faspe & aggrelTam Deos,
Coelum trahentem. majus his, majus parat
Medea monftrum. namque ut attonito gradu 675
—Ancæus perished by the fangs of the ferocious wild boar—Oh! Meleager, thou sacrificedst the brothers of thy mother, and will die by the hands of that angry mother! Thus they have all richly deserved their fate! But, what, offence has that tender little boy Hylas, who was never found by the mighty Hercules, expiated by his death? Alas! He was supposed to have been conveyed over very tranquil waters! Depart on your hardy enter-
