The Hecuba, Orestes, Phœnician virgins, and Medea, of Euripides: literally tr. [by T.W.C. Edwards].D.A. Talboys, 1820 |
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... body being cast out into the sea , the wave threw him up on the shore before the tents of the captive women . Hecuba , on seeing the corse , recognized it ; and having imparted her design to Aga- memnon , sent for Polymestor to come to ...
... body being cast out into the sea , the wave threw him up on the shore before the tents of the captive women . Hecuba , on seeing the corse , recognized it ; and having imparted her design to Aga- memnon , sent for Polymestor to come to ...
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... body , borne aloft this day already the third , for so long has my wretched mother been present in this territory of the Chersonese from Troy . But all the Grecians , holding their ships at anchor , are sitting quiet on the shores of ...
... body , borne aloft this day already the third , for so long has my wretched mother been present in this territory of the Chersonese from Troy . But all the Grecians , holding their ships at anchor , are sitting quiet on the shores of ...
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... body , holding my aged hand ; and I , leaning on the bending staff of my hand , will hasten forward the slow advances of my feet . O light- ning of Jove ! O thou gloomy darkness ! why , I pray , am I thus disquieted in the night with ...
... body , holding my aged hand ; and I , leaning on the bending staff of my hand , will hasten forward the slow advances of my feet . O light- ning of Jove ! O thou gloomy darkness ! why , I pray , am I thus disquieted in the night with ...
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... body to Pluto . Lead on , Ulysses , conduct me to death ; for I see no confidence of hope , or of ex- pectation that I shall ever enjoy good fortune . But do thou , my mother , in no wise hinder me by your words or by your actions ; but ...
... body to Pluto . Lead on , Ulysses , conduct me to death ; for I see no confidence of hope , or of ex- pectation that I shall ever enjoy good fortune . But do thou , my mother , in no wise hinder me by your words or by your actions ; but ...
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... body to rest ? why dost thou , whoever thou art , dis- turb me from my sadness ? TAL . I am here , Talthybius , the herald of the Greeks , by Agamemnon sent for thee , O lady . HEC . Hast thou come then , thou dearest of men , and has ...
... body to rest ? why dost thou , whoever thou art , dis- turb me from my sadness ? TAL . I am here , Talthybius , the herald of the Greeks , by Agamemnon sent for thee , O lady . HEC . Hast thou come then , thou dearest of men , and has ...
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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,