Oh, Mariamne! now for thee

The heart for which thou bled'st is bleeding;

Revenge is lost in Agony[ma]

And wild Remorse to rage succeeding.[mb]

Oh, Mariamne! where art thou?

Thou canst not hear my bitter pleading:[mc]

Ah! could'st thou—thou would'st pardon now,

Though Heaven were to my prayer unheeding.