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      Doth nought return´

    Only a spear and sword�察�and ashes in an urn��



                                                            strophe 3



      For Ares�察�lord of strife��

    Who doth the swaying scales of battle hold��

    War's money´changer�察�giving dust for gold��

      Sends back�察�to hearts that held them dear��

    Scant ash of warriors�察�wept with many a tear��

    Light to the band�察�but heavy to the soul��

      Yea�察�fills the light urn full

      With what survived the flame´

    Death's dusty measure of a hero's frame��



    Alas� �one cries�察�and yet alas again��

    Our chief is gone�察�the hero of the spear��

      And hath not left his peer��

    Ah woe� �another moans´my spouse is slain��

      The death of honour�察�rolled in dust and blood��

    Slain for a woman's sin�察�a false wife's shame��

      Such muttered words of bitter mood

    Rise against those who went forth to reclaim��

      Yea�察�jealous wrath creeps on against th' Atreides' name。



        And others�察�far beneath the Ilian wall��

      Sleep their last sleep´the goodly chiefs and tall��

      Couched in the foeman's land�察�whereon they gave

    Their breath�察�and lords of Troy�察�each in his Trojan grave。



                                                        antistrophe 3



      Therefore for each and all the city's breast

      Is heavy with a wrath supprest��

    As deeply and deadly as a curse more loud

      Flung by the common crowd��

    And�察�brooding deeply�察�doth my soul await

      Tidings of coming fate��

    Buried as yet in darkness' womb。

    For not forgetful is the high gods' doom

      Against the sons of carnage�此�all too long

    Seems the unjust to prosper and be strong��

      Till the dark Furies come��

    And smite with stern reversal all his home��

      Down into dim obstruction´he is gone��

    And help and hope�察�among the lost�察�is none��



    O'er him who vaunteth an exceeding fame��

      Impends a woe condign��

    The vengeful bolt upon his eyes doth flame��

      Sped from the hand divine。

    This bliss be mine�察�ungrudged of God�察�to feel´

      To tread no city to the dust��

      Nor see my own life thrust

    Down to a glave's estate beneath another's heel��



                                                                epode



    Behold�察�throughout the city wide

    Have the swift feet of Rumour hied��

      Roused by the joyful flame��

    But is the news they scatter�察�sooth��

    Or haply do they give for truth

      Some cheat which heaven doth frame��

    A child were he and all unwise��

      Who let his heart with joy be stirred。

    To see the beacon´fires arise��

      And then�察�beneath some thwarting word��

      Sicken anon with hope deferred。

      The edge of woman's insight still

      Good news from true divideth ill��

    Light rumours leap within the bound

    Then fences female credence round��

    But�察�lightly born�察�as lightly dies

    The tale that springs of her surmise。



    ��Several days are assumed to have elapsed。��



  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Soon shall we know whereof the bale´fires tell��

    The beacons�察�kindled with transmitted flame��

    Whether�察�as well I deem�察�their tale is true��

    Or whether like some dream delusive came

    The welcome blaze but to befool our soul。

    For lo� �I see a herald from the shore

    Draw hither�察�shadowed with the olive´wreath´

    And thirsty dust�察�twin´brother of the clay��

    Speaks plain of travel far and truthful news´

    No dumb surmise�察�nor tongue of flame in smoke��

    Fitfully kindled from the mountain pyre��

    But plainlier shall his voice say�察�All is well��

    Or´but away�察�forebodings adverse�察�now��

    And on fair promise fair fulfilment come��

    And whoso for the state prays otherwise��

    Himself reap harvest of his ill desire��



    ��A HERALD enters。 He is an advance messenger from AGAMEMNON'S

        forces�察�which have just landed。��



  HERALD

    O land of Argos�察�fatherland of mine��

    To thee at last�察�beneath the tenth year's sun��

    My feet return�察�the bark of my emprise��

    Tho' one by one hope's anchors broke away��

    Held by the last�察�and now rides safely here。

    Long�察�long my soul despaired to win�察�in death��

    Its longed´for rest within our Argive land��

    And now all hail�察�O earth�察�and hail to thee��

    New´risen sun� �and hail our country's God��

    High´ruling Zeus�察�and thou�察�the Pythian lord��

    Whose arrows smote us once´smite thou no morel

    Was not thy wrath wreaked full upon our heads��

    O king Apollo�察�by Scamander's side��

    Turn thou�察�be turned�察�be saviour�察�healer�察�now

    And hail�察�all gods who rule the street and mart

    And Hermes hail� �my patron and my pride��

    Herald of heaven�察�and lord of heralds here��

    And Heroes�察�ye who sped us on our way´

    To one and all I cry�察�Receive again

    With grace such Argives as the spear has spared。



    Ah�察�home of royalty�察�beloved halls��

    And solemn shrines�察�and gods that front the morn��

    Benign as erst�察�with sun´flushed aspect greet

    The king returning after many days。

    For as from night flash out the beams of day��

    So out of darkness dawns a light�察�a king��

    On you�察�on Argos´Agamemnon comes。

    Then hail and greet him well I such meed befits

    Him whose right hand hewed down the towers of Troy

    With the great axe of Zeus who righteth wrong´

    And smote the plain�察�smote down to nothingness

    Each altar�察�every shrine�察�and far and wide

    Dies from the whole land's face its offspring fair。

    Such mighty yoke of fate he set on Troy´

    Our lord and monarch�察�Atreus' elder son��

    And comes at last with blissful honour home��

    Highest of all who walk on earth to´day´

    Not Paris nor the city's self that paid

    Sin's price with him�察�can boast�察�Whate'er befall��

    The guerdon we have won outweighs it all。

    But at Fate's judgment´seat the robber stands

    Condemned of rapine�察�and his prey is torn

    Forth from his hands�察�and by his deed is reaped

    A bloody harvest of his home and land

    Gone down to death�察�and for his guilt and lust

    His father's race pays double in the dust。

  LEADER

    Hail�察�herald of the Greeks�察�new´come from war。

  HERALD

    All hail� �not death itself can fright me now。

  LEADER

    Was thine heart wrung with longing for thy land��

  HERALD

    So that this joy doth brim mine eyes with tears。

  LEADER

    On you too then this sweet distress did fall´

  HERALD

    How say'st thou�拭�make me master of thy word。

  LEADER

    You longed for us who pined for you again。

  HERALD

    Craved the land us who craved it�察�love for love��

  LEADER

    Yea�察�till my brooding heart moaned out with pain。

  HERALD

    Whence thy despair�察�that mars the army's joy��

  LEADER

    Sole cure of wrong is silence�察�saith the saw。

  HERALD

    Thy kings afar�察�couldst thou fear other men��

  LEADER

    Death had been sweet�察�as thou didst say but now。

  HERALD

    'Tis true�察�Fate smiles at last。 Throughout our toil��

    These many years�察�some chances issued fair��

    And some�察�I wot�察�were chequered with a curse。

    But who�察�on earth�察�hath won the bliss of heaven��

    Thro' time's whole tenor an unbroken weal��

    I could a tale unfold of toiling oars��

    Ill rest�察�scant landings on a shore rock´strewn��

    All pains�察�all sorrows�察�for our daily doom。

    And worse and hatefuller our woes on land��

    For where we couched�察�close by the foeman's wall��

    The river´plain was ever dank with dews��

    Dropped from the sky�察�exuded from the earth��

    A curse that clung unto our sodden garb��

    And hair as horrent as a wild beast's fell。

    Why tell the woes of winter�察�when the birds

    Lay stark and stiff�察�so stern was Ida's snow��

    Or summer's scorch�察�what time the stirless wave

    Sank to its sleep beneath the noon´day sun��

    Why mourn old woes�拭�their pain has passed away��

    And passed away�察�from those who fell�察�all care��

    For evermore�察�to rise and live again。

    Why sum the count of death�察�and render thanks

    For life by moaning over fate malign��

    Farewell�察�a long farewell to all our woes��

    To us�察�the remnant of the host of Greece��

    Comes weal beyond all counterpoise of woe��

    Thus boast we rightfully to yonder sun��

    Like him far´fleeted over sea and land。

    The Argive host prevailed to conquer Troy��

    And in the temples of the gods of Greece

    Hung up these spoils�察�a shining sign to Time。

    Let those who learn this legend bless aright

    The city and its chieftains�察�and repay

    The meed of gratitude to Zeus who willed

    And wrought the deed。 So stands the tale fulfilled。

  LEADER

    Thy words o'erbear my doubt�此�for news of good��

    The ear of age hath ever youth enow��

    But those within and Clytemnestra's
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