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Lie low。 Amistris�察�and Amphistreus there
Grasps his war´wear spear�察�there prostrate lies
The illustrious Ariomardus�察�long his los
Shall Sardis weep�此�thy Mysian Sisames��
And Tharybis�察�that o'er the burden'd deep
Led five times fifty vessels�察�Lerna gave
The hero birth�察�and manly race adorn'd
His pleasing form�察�but low in death he lies
Unhappy in his fate。 Syennesis��
Cilicia's warlike chief�察�who dared to front
The foremost dangers�察�singly to the foes
A terror�察�there too found a glorious death。
These chieftains to my sad remembrance rise��
Relating but a few of many ills。
ATOSSA
This is the height of ill�察�ah me� �and shame
To Persia�察�grief�察�and lamentation loud。
But tell me this�察�afresh renew thy tale��
What was the number of the Grecian fleet��
That in fierce conflict their bold barks should dare
Rush to encounter with the Persian hosts。
MESSENGER
Know then�察�in numbers the barbaric fleet
Was far superior�此�in ten squadrons�察�each
Of thirty ships�察�Greece plough'd the deep�察�of these
One held a distant station。 Xerxes led
A thousand ships�察�their number well I know��
Two hundred more�察�and seven�察�that swept the seas
With speediest sail�此�this was their full amount。
And in the engagement seem'd we not secure
Of victory�拭�But unequal fortune sunk
Our scale in fight�察�discomfiting our host。
ATOSSA
The gods preserve the city of Minerva。
MESSENGER
The walls of Athens are impregnable��
Their firmest bulwarks her heroic sons。
ATOSSA
Which navy first advanced to the attack��
Who led to the onset�察�tell me�察�the bold Greeks��
Or�察�glorying in his numerous fleet�察�my son��
MESSENGER
Our evil genius�察�lady�察�or some god
Hostile to Persia�察�led to ev'ry ill。
Forth from the troops of Athens came a Greek��
And thus address'd thy son�察�the imperial Xerxes�此�
;Soon as the shades of night descend�察�the Grecians
Shall quit their station�察�rushing to their oars
They mean to separate�察�and in secret flight
Seek safety。; At these words�察�the royal chief��
Little conceiving of the wiles of Greece
And gods averse�察�to all the naval leaders
Gave his high charge�此�;Soon as yon sun shall cease
To dart his radiant beams�察�and dark'ning night
Ascends the temple of the sky�察�arrange
In three divisions your well´ordered ships��
And guard each pass�察�each outlet of the seas��
Others enring around this rocky isle
Of Salamis。 Should Greece escape her fate��
And work her way by secret flight�察�your heads
Shall answer the neglect。; This harsh command
He gave�察�exulting in his mind�察�nor knew
What Fate design'd。 With martial discipline
And prompt obedience�察�snatching a repast��
Each mariner fix'd well his ready oar。
Soon as the golden sun was set�察�and night
Advanced�察�each train'd to ply the dashing oar��
Assumed his seat�察�in arms each warrior stood��
Troop cheering troop through all the ships of war。
Each to the appointed station steers his course��
And through the night his naval force each chief
Fix'd to secure the passes。 Night advanced��
But not by secret flight did Greece attempt
To escape。 The morn�察�all beauteous to behold��
Drawn by white steeds bounds o'er the enlighten'd earth��
At once from ev'ry Greek with glad acclaim
Burst forth the song of war�察�whose lofty notes
The echo of the island rocks return'd��
Spreading dismay through Persia's hosts�察�thus fallen
From their high hopes�察�no flight this solemn strain
Portended�察�but deliberate valour bent
On daring battle�察�while the trumpet's sound
Kindled the flames of war。 But when their oars
The paean ended�察�with impetuous force
Dash'd the resounding surges�察�instant all
Rush'd on in view�此�in orderly array
The squadron on the right first led�察�behind
Rode their whole fleet�察�and now distinct we heard
From ev'ry part this voice of exhortation�此�
;Advance�察�ye sons of Greece�察�from thraldom save
Your country�察�save your wives�察�your children save��
The temples of your gods�察�the sacred tomb
Where rest your honour'd ancestors�察�this day
The common cause of all demands your valour。;
Meantime from Persia's hosts the deep'ning shout
Answer'd their shout�察�no time for cold delay��
But ship 'gainst ship its brazen beak impell'd。
First to the charge a Grecian galley rush'd��
Ill the Phoenician bore the rough attack��
Its sculptured prow all shatter'd。 Each advanced
Daring an opposite。 The deep array
Of Persia at the first sustain'd the encounter��
But their throng'd numbers�察�in the narrow seas
Confined�察�want room for action�察�and�察�deprived
Of mutual aid�察�beaks clash with beaks�察�and each
Breaks all the other's oars�此�with skill disposed
The Grecian navy circled them around
With fierce assault�察�and rushing from its height
The inverted vessel sinks�此�the sea no more
Wears its accustomed aspect�察�with foul wrecks
And blood disfigured�察�floating carcasses
Roll on the rocky shores�此�the poor remains
Of the barbaric armament to flight
Ply every oar inglorious�此�onward rush
The Greeks amid the ruins of the fleet��
As through a shoal of fish caught in the net��
Spreading destruction�此�the wide ocean o'er
Wailings are heard�察�and loud laments�察�till night
With darkness on her brow brought grateful truce。
Should I recount each circumstance of wo��
Ten times on my unfinished tale the sun
Would set�察�for be assured that not one day
Could close the ruin of so vast a host。
ATOSSA
Ah�察�what a boundless sea of wo hath burst
On Persia�察�and the whole barbaric race��
MESSENGER
These are not half�察�not half our ills�察�on these
Came an assemblage of calamities��
That sunk us with a double weight of wo。
ATOSSA
What fortune can be more unfriendly to us
Than this�拭�Say on�察�what dread calamity
Sunk Persia's host with greater weight of wo。
MESSENGER
Whoe'er of Persia's warriors glow'd in prime
Of vig'rous youth�察�or felt their generous souls
Expand with courage�察�or for noble birth
Shone with distinguish'd lustre�察�or excell'd
In firm and duteous loyalty�察�all these
Are fall'n�察�ignobly�察�miserably fall'n。
ATOSSA
Alas�察�their ruthless fate�察�unhappy friends��
But in what manner�察�tell me�察�did they perish��
MESSENGER
Full against Salamis an isle arises��
Of small circumference�察�to the anchor'd bark
Unfaithful�察�on the promontory's brow��
That overlooks the sea�察�Pan loves to lead
The dance�此�to this the monarch sends these chiefs��
That when the Grecians from their shatter'd ships
Should here seek shelter�察�these might hew them down
An easy conquest�察�and secure the strand
To their sea´wearied friends�察�ill judging what
The event�此�but when the fav'ring god to Greece
Gave the proud glory of this naval fight��
Instant in all their glitt'ring arms they leap'd
From their light ships�察�and all the island round
Encompass'd�察�that our bravest stood dismay'd��
While broken rocks�察�whirl'd with tempestuous force��
And storms of arrows crush'd them�察�then the Greeks
Rush to the attack at once�察�and furious spread
The carnage�察�till each mangled Persian fell。
Deep were the groans of Xerxes when he saw
This havoc�察�for his seat�察�a lofty mound
Commanding the wide sea�察�o'erlook'd his hosts。
With rueful cries he rent his royal robes��
And through his troops embattled on the shore
Gave signal of retreat�察�then started wild��
And fled disorder'd。 To the former ills
These are fresh miseries to awake thy sighs。
ATOSSA
Invidious Fortune�察�how thy baleful power
Hath sunk the hopes of Persia� �Bitter fruit
My son hath tasted from his purposed vengeance
On Athens�察�famed for arms�察�the fatal field
Of Marathon�察�red with barbaric blood��
Sufficed not�察�that defeat he thought to avenge��
And pull'd this hideous ruin on his head。
But tell me�察�if thou canst�察�where didst thou leave
The ships that happily escaped the wreck��
MESSENGER
The poor remains of Persia's scatter'd fleet
Spread ev'ry sail for flight�察�as the wind drives��
In wild disorder�察�and on land no less
The ruin'd army�察�in Boeotia some��
With thirst oppress'd�察�at Crene's cheerful rills
Were lost�察�forespent with breathless speed some pass
The fields of Phocis�察�some the Doric plain��
And near the gulf of Melia�察�the rich vale
Through which Sperchius rolls his friendly stream。
Achaea thence and the Thessalian state
Received our famish'd train�察�the greater part
Through thirst and hunger perish'd there�察�oppress'd
At once by both�此�but we our painful steps
Held onwards to Magnesia�察�and the land
Of Macedonia�察�o'er the ford of Axius��
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