The Hecuba, Orestes, Phœnician virgins, and Medea, of Euripides: literally tr. [by T.W.C. Edwards].D.A. Talboys, 1820 |
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... murdered Polydore , a son of Priam's . Now Polymestor had received him from the hands of Priam , as a charge to take care of , together with some money . But when the city was taken , wishing to seize upon his wealth , he determined to ...
... murdered Polydore , a son of Priam's . Now Polymestor had received him from the hands of Priam , as a charge to take care of , together with some money . But when the city was taken , wishing to seize upon his wealth , he determined to ...
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... murder'd him , and after that cast him out . HEC . To toss upon the waves , thus gashing his body . AGA . O thou unhappy from thy unmeasured ills . HEC . I perish , no woe is left , O Agamemnon . AGA . Alas ! alas ! Was ever woman born ...
... murder'd him , and after that cast him out . HEC . To toss upon the waves , thus gashing his body . AGA . O thou unhappy from thy unmeasured ills . HEC . I perish , no woe is left , O Agamemnon . AGA . Alas ! alas ! Was ever woman born ...
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Euripides. PERSONS REPRESENTED . ELECTRA . HELEN . HERMIONE . CHORUS . ORESTES . MENELAUS . TYNDARUS . PYLADES . A PHRYGIAN . APOLLO . THE ARGUMENT . ORESTES , in revenge for the murder.
Euripides. PERSONS REPRESENTED . ELECTRA . HELEN . HERMIONE . CHORUS . ORESTES . MENELAUS . TYNDARUS . PYLADES . A PHRYGIAN . APOLLO . THE ARGUMENT . ORESTES , in revenge for the murder.
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... murder , to reign over Argos . The scene of the piece is laid at Argos ; but the Chorus consists of Ar- give women , intimate associates of Electra , who also come on enquiring about the calamity of Orestes . The play has a catastrophe ...
... murder , to reign over Argos . The scene of the piece is laid at Argos ; but the Chorus consists of Ar- give women , intimate associates of Electra , who also come on enquiring about the calamity of Orestes . The play has a catastrophe ...
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... murder , but such as a woman ought to take . And Pylades too , who was our accomplice in this act . From that time wasting away , the wretched Orestes is afflicted with a grievous malady , but falling on his couch there lies , but his ...
... murder , but such as a woman ought to take . And Pylades too , who was our accomplice in this act . From that time wasting away , the wretched Orestes is afflicted with a grievous malady , but falling on his couch there lies , but his ...
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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,