The Hecuba, Orestes, Phœnician virgins, and Medea, of Euripides: literally tr. [by T.W.C. Edwards].D.A. Talboys, 1820 |
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... army of the Grecians as they were directing homeward their sea - dipt oars ; and asks to receive my sister Polyxena as a dear victim , and a tribute of ho- And this he will obtain , nor will he be without this gift from his friends ...
... army of the Grecians as they were directing homeward their sea - dipt oars ; and asks to receive my sister Polyxena as a dear victim , and a tribute of ho- And this he will obtain , nor will he be without this gift from his friends ...
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... army of the Greeks ; to some it appeared advisable to give a victim to his tomb , and to others it appeared not . But Agamemnon was studious to ad- vance your good , preserving the love of the infuriated prophetess . But the two sons of ...
... army of the Greeks ; to some it appeared advisable to give a victim to his tomb , and to others it appeared not . But Agamemnon was studious to ad- vance your good , preserving the love of the infuriated prophetess . But the two sons of ...
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... army , not to reject the suit of the nobles of all the Greeks on account of a captive victim , lest any of the dead standing near Pro- serpine should have it in his power to say that the Gre- cians departed from the plains of Troy ...
... army , not to reject the suit of the nobles of all the Greeks on account of a captive victim , lest any of the dead standing near Pro- serpine should have it in his power to say that the Gre- cians departed from the plains of Troy ...
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... army , and the vote which has prevailed ; nevertheless I will declare it . It has appeared fit to the Greeks to offer on the lofty mound of Achilles ' tomb thy daughter Polyxena . But they order me to conduct and convey the damsel ; but ...
... army , and the vote which has prevailed ; nevertheless I will declare it . It has appeared fit to the Greeks to offer on the lofty mound of Achilles ' tomb thy daughter Polyxena . But they order me to conduct and convey the damsel ; but ...
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... army , and remind them what a shameful thing it would be to slay women whom ye have once spared , and that too dragging them from the altar . But shew mercy . The laws of blood are laid down for the free and the slave alike . But your ...
... army , and remind them what a shameful thing it would be to slay women whom ye have once spared , and that too dragging them from the altar . But shew mercy . The laws of blood are laid down for the free and the slave alike . But your ...
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Adrastus Agamemnon Antigone Apollo Argives Argos arms army art thou behold blood calamity child CHOR CHORUS Clytemnestra corse Creon daughter dead dear death deed destroyed dost thou dreadful earth Edipus ELEC Electra enemy ETEO Eteocles evil eyes fate father fear fortune friends give Gods Grecian Greeks hand hast thou hath hear Hecuba Helen hither honour husband ills Ismenus Jason Jocasta Jove kill lament land marriage MEDEA Menelaus miserable misfortunes mortals mother murder Orestes palace Pelasgian perish Phoceans PHRY Phrygian POLY Polymestor Polynices POLYX Polyxena preserve Priam Pylades shew sister slain slay slew sons speak spear suffer sword tears Theban Thebes thee thine things thou art thou hast thou sayest thou shalt thou wilt thy brother thy children thyself tomb Troy Tyndarus ULYSS unhappy virgin wife wilt thou woes woman women words wretched καὶ
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Page 141 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap To pluck bright Honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned Honour by the locks; So he that doth redeem her thence might wear Without corrival all her dignities.
Page 142 - Why, my child, dost thou so desirously court ambition, the most baneful of the deities ? do not thou ; the Goddess is unjust. But she hath entered into many families and happy states and hath come forth again, to the destruction of those who have to do with her. Of whom thou art madly enamoured. This is more noble, my son, to honour equality, which ever links friends with friends, and states with states, and allies with allies : for equality is sanctioned by law among men.
Page 80 - What is this ? how art thou ? in what state, O most dear to me of my companions and kindred ? for all these things art thou to me. OREs. We are gone — briefly to shew thee my calamities. PYL. Thou wilt have ruined me too ; for the things of friends are common. OREs. Menelaus has behaved most basely towards me and my sister. PYL. It is to be expected that the husband of a bad wife be bad.
Page 198 - CHORUs. CHOR. I heard the voice, I heard the cry of the unhappy Colchian ; is not she yet appeased ? but, O aged matron, tell me ; for within the apartment with double doors, I heard her cry; nor am I delighted, O woman, with the griefs of the family, since it is friendly to me. NUR. The family is not ; these things are gone already : 1 In Elms. Dind. rd yilp eWiaBai, "for the being accustomed,