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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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