I was a queen and you took away my crown a wife and you killed my husband a mother and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it but do not make me suffer long.
Courage! I have shown it for years think you I shall lose it at the moment...
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
Hateful is the power and pitiable is the life of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.
