The Hecuba, Orestes, Phœnician virgins, and Medea, of Euripides: literally tr. [by T.W.C. Edwards].D.A. Talboys, 1820 |
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... spear of Greece threatened the Phrygian city , in fear , privately sent me from the Trojan land to the house of Polymestor , his Thracian friend , who cultivates the most fruitful soil of the Cher- sonese , ruling a warlike people with ...
... spear of Greece threatened the Phrygian city , in fear , privately sent me from the Trojan land to the house of Polymestor , his Thracian friend , who cultivates the most fruitful soil of the Cher- sonese , ruling a warlike people with ...
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Euripides. brother prevailed with his spear , wretch that I was , I increased vigorously as some fair branch , by the nur- ture I received , at the hands of the Thracian , my fa- ther's friend . But after that Troy , and the life of ...
Euripides. brother prevailed with his spear , wretch that I was , I increased vigorously as some fair branch , by the nur- ture I received , at the hands of the Thracian , my fa- ther's friend . But after that Troy , and the life of ...
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... spear , not to alleviate at all your sufferings , but bringing a heavy weight of tidings , and to thee , O lady , a herald of woe . For they report that it has been de- creed in the full council of the Greeks that your daughter should ...
... spear , not to alleviate at all your sufferings , but bringing a heavy weight of tidings , and to thee , O lady , a herald of woe . For they report that it has been de- creed in the full council of the Greeks that your daughter should ...
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... spear of Achilles . And the strength on each side of the debate was in a manner equal , till that subtle adviser , that bab- bling knave , honied in speech , pleasing to the populace , that son of Laertes , persuades the army , not to ...
... spear of Achilles . And the strength on each side of the debate was in a manner equal , till that subtle adviser , that bab- bling knave , honied in speech , pleasing to the populace , that son of Laertes , persuades the army , not to ...
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Euripides. Priam ? And now all her city is overthrown by the spear , but she a captive , aged , childless , lies on the ground defiling her illfated head with the dust . Alas ! alas ! I too am old , but rather may death be my por- tion ...
Euripides. Priam ? And now all her city is overthrown by the spear , but she a captive , aged , childless , lies on the ground defiling her illfated head with the dust . Alas ! alas ! I too am old , but rather may death be my por- tion ...
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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,