XXVII.
Stretched on the bed, upon her face she lay,
Bathing it with her tears. “Last night in thee
“Together two found shelter,” did she say;
“Alas! why two together are not we
“At rising? False Bireno! cursed day[12]
“That I was born! What here remains to me
“To do? What can be done?—alone, betrayed—
“Who will console me, who afford me aid?
XXVIII.
“Nor man I see, nor see I work, which shows
“That man inhabits in this isle; nor I
“See ship, in which (a refuge from my woes),
“Embarking, I from hence may hope to fly.
“Here shall I starve; nor any one to close
“My eyes, or give me sepulture, be by[13],
“Save wolf perchance, who roves this wood, a tomb
“Give me, alas! in his voracious womb.
XXIX.
“I live in terror, and appear to see
“Rough bear or lion issue even now,
“Or tiger, from beneath the greenwood tree,
“Or other beast with teeth and claws: but how
“Can ever cruel beast inflict on me,
“O cruel beast, a fouler death than thou[14]?
“Enough for them to slay me once! while I
“Am made by thee a thousand deaths to die.
