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  CLYTEMNESTRA

    Even in this night that now brings forth the dawn。

  LEADER

    Yet who so swift could speed the message here��

  CLYTEMNESTRA

    From Ida's top Hephaestus�察�lord of fire��

    Sent forth his sign�察�and on�察�and ever on��

    Beacon to beacon sped the courier´flame。

    From Ida to the crag�察�that Hermes loves��

    Of Lemnos�察�thence unto the steep sublime

    Of Athos�察�throne of Zeus�察�the broad blaze flared。

    Thence�察�raised aloft to shoot across the sea��

    The moving light�察�rejoicing in its strength��

    Sped from the pyre of pine�察�and urged its way��

    In golden glory�察�like some strange new sun��

    Onward�察�and reached Macistus' watching heights。

    There�察�with no dull delay nor heedless sleep��

    The watcher sped the tidings on in turn��

    Until the guard upon Messapius' peak

    Saw the far flame gleam on Euripus' tide��

    And from the high´piled heap of withered furze

    Lit the new sign and bade the message on。

    Then the strong light�察�far´flown and yet undimmed��

    Shot thro' the sky above Asopus' plain��

    Bright as the moon�察�and on Cithaeron's crag

    Aroused another watch of flying fire。

    And there the sentinels no whit disowned��

    But sent redoubled on�察�the hest of flame

    Swift shot the light�察�above Gorgopis' bay��

    To Aegiplanctus' mount�察�and bade the peak

    Fail not the onward ordinance of fire。

    And like a long beard streaming in the wind��

    Full´fed with fuel�察�roared and rose the blaze��

    And onward flaring�察�gleamed above the cape��

    Beneath which shimmers the Saronic bay��

    And thence leapt light unto Arachne's peak��

    The mountain watch that looks upon our town。

    Thence to th' Atreides' roof´in lineage fair��

    A bright posterity of Ida's fire。

    So sped from stage to stage�察�fulfilled in turn��

    Flame after flame�察�along the course ordained��

    And lo� �the last to speed upon its way

    Sights the end first�察�and glows unto the goal。

    And Troy is ta'en�察�and by this sign my lord

    Tells me the tale�察�and ye have learned my word。

  LEADER

    To heaven�察�O queen�察�will I upraise new song��

    But�察�wouldst thou speak once more�察�I fain would hear

    From first to last the marvel of the tale。

  CLYTEMNESTRA

    Think you´this very morn´the Greeks in Troy��

    And loud therein the voice of utter wail��

    Within one cup pour vinegar and oil��

    And look� �unblent�察�unreconciled�察�they war。

    So in the twofold issue of the strife

    Mingle the victor's shout�察�the captives' moan。

    For all the conquered whom the sword has spared

    Cling weeping´some unto a brother slain��

    Some childlike to a nursing father's form��

    And wail the loved and lost�察�the while their neck

    Bows down already 'neath the captive's chain。

    And lo� �the victors�察�now the fight is done��

    Goaded by restless hunger�察�far and wide

    Range all disordered thro' the town�察�to snatch

    Such victual and such rest as chance may give

    Within the captive halls that once were Troy´

    Joyful to rid them of the frost and dew��

    Wherein they couched upon the plain of old´

    Joyful to sleep the gracious night all through��

    Unsummoned of the watching sentinel。

    Yet let them reverence well the city's gods��

    The lords of Troy�察�tho' fallen�察�and her shrines��

    So shall the spoilers not in turn be spoiled。

    Yea�察�let no craving for forbidden gain

    Bid conquerors yield before the darts of greed。

    For we need yet�察�before the race be won��

    Homewards�察�unharmed�察�to round the course once more。

    For should the host wax wanton ere it come��

    Then�察�tho'the sudden blow of fate be spared��

    Yet in the sight of gods shall rise once more

    The great wrong of the slain�察�to claim revenge。

    Now�察�hearing from this woman's mouth of mine��

    The tale and eke its warning�察�pray with me��

    Luck sway the scale�察�with no uncertain poise��

    For my fair hopes are changed to fairer joys。

  LEADER

    A gracious word thy woman's lips have told��

    Worthy a wise man's utterance�察�O my queen��

    Now with clear trust in thy convincing tale

    I set me to salute the gods with song��

    Who bring us bliss to counterpoise our pain。

                                 ��CLYTEMNESTRA goes into the palace。��

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Zeus�察�Lord of heaven� �and welcome night

    Of victory�察�that hast our might

      With all the glories crowned��

    On towers of Ilion�察�free no more��

    Hast flung the mighty mesh of war��

      And closely girt them round��

    Till neither warrior may 'scape��

    Nor stripling lightly overleap

    The trammels as they close�察�and close��

    Till with the grip of doom our foes

      In slavery's coil are bound��



    Zeus�察�Lord of hospitality��

    In grateful awe I bend to thee´

      'Tis thou hast struck the blow��

      At Alexander�察�long ago��

    We marked thee bend thy vengeful bow��

    But long and warily withhold

    The eager shaft�察�which�察�uncontrolled

    And loosed too soon or launched too high��

    Had wandered bloodless through the sky。



                                                            strophe 1



    Zeus�察�the high God� �whate'er be dim in doubt��

      This can our thought track out´

    The blow that fells the sinner is of God��

      And as he wills�察�the rod

    Of vengeance smiteth sore。 One said of old��

      The gods list not to hold

    A reckoning with him whose feet oppress

      The grace of holiness´

    An impious word� �for whenso'er the sire

      Breathed forth rebellious fire´

    What time his household overflowed the measure

      Of bliss and health and treasure´

    His children's children read the reckoning plain��

      At last�察�in tears and pain。

    On me let weal that brings no woe be sent��

      And therewithal�察�content��

    Who spurns the shrine of Right�察�nor wealth nor power

      Shall be to him a tower��

    To guard him from the gulf�此�there lies his lot��

      Where all things are forgot。



                                                        antistrophe 1



    Lust drives him on´lust�察�desperate and wild��

      Fate's sin´contriving child´

    And cure is none�察�beyond concealment clear��

      Kindles sin's baleful glare。

    As an ill coin beneath the wearing touch

      Betrays by stain and smutch

    Its metal false´such is the sinful wight。

      Before�察�on pinions light��

    Fair Pleasure flits�察�and lures him childlike on��

      While home and kin make moan

    Beneath the grinding burden of his crime��

      Till�察�in the end of time��

    Cast down of heaven�察�he pours forth fruitless prayer

      To powers that will not hear。



      And such did Paris come

      Unto Atreides' home��

    And thence�察�with sin and shame his welcome to repay��

      Ravished the wife away´



                                                            strophe 2



    And she�察�unto her country and her kin

    Leaving the clash of shields and spears and arming ships��

    And bearing unto Troy destruction for a dower��

      And overbold in sin��

    Went fleetly thro' the gates�察�at midnight hour。

      Oft from the prophets' lips

    Moaned out the warning and the wail´Ah woe��

    Woe for the home�察�the home� �and for the chieftains�察�woe��

      Woe for the bride´bed�察�warm

    Yet from the lovely limbs�察�the impress of the form

      Of her who loved her lord�察�awhile ago

        And woe� �for him who stands

    Shamed�察�silent�察�unreproachful�察�stretching hands

      That find her not�察�and sees�察�yet will not see��

          That she is far away��

    And his sad fancy�察�yearning o'er the sea��

        Shall summon and recall

    Her wraith�察�once more to queen it in his hall。

        And sad with many memories��

    The fair cold beauty of each sculptured face´

        And all to hatefulness is turned their grace��

    Seen blankly by forlorn and hungering eyes��



                                                        antistrophe 2



      And when the night is deep��

    Come visions�察�sweet and sad�察�and bearing pain

      Of hopings vain´

    Void�察�void and vain�察�for scarce the sleeping sight

      Has seen its old delight��

    When thro' the grasps of love that bid it stay

      It vanishes away

    On silent wings that roam adown the ways of sleep。



      Such are the sights�察�the sorrows fell��

    About our hearth´and worse�察�whereof I may not tell。

      But�察�all the wide town o'er��

    Each home that sent its master far away

      From Hellas' shore��

    Feels the keen thrill of heart�察�the pang of loss�察�to´day。

      For�察�truth to say��

    The touch of bitter death is manifold��

    Familiar was each face�察�and dear as life��

      That went unto the war��

    But thither�察�whence a warrior went of old��

      Doth nought return´

    Only a spear and sw
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