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THE KING OF ARGOS
Held Zeus aloof then from the horned beast��
LEADER
'Tis said�察�he loved�察�in semblance of a bull。
THE KING OF ARGOS
And his stern consort�察�did she aught thereon��
LEADER
One myriad´eyed she set�察�the heifer's guard。
THE KING OF ARGOS
How namest thou this herdsman many´eyed��
LEADER
Argus�察�the child of Earth�察�whom Hermes slew。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Still did the goddess vex the beast ill´starred��
LEADER
She wrought a gadfly with a goading sting。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Thus drave she Io hence�察�to roam afar��
LEADER
Yea´this thy word coheres exact with mine。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Then to Canopus and to Memphis came she��
LEADER
And by Zeus' hand was touched�察�and bare a child。
THE KING of ARGOS
Who vaunts him the Zeus´mated creature's son��
LEADER
Epaphus�察�named rightly from the saving touch。
THE KING OF ARGOS
And whom in turn did Epaphus beget��
LEADER
Libya�察�with name of a wide land endowed。
THE KING OF ARGOS
And who from her was born unto the race��
LEADER
Belus�此�from him two sons�察�my father one。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Speak now to me his name�察�this greybeard wise。
LEADER
Danaus�察�his brother fifty sons begat。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Grudge not�察�in telling�察�his name too to tell。
LEADER
Aegyptus�此�thou my lineage old hast heard´
Strive then to aid a kindred Argive band。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea of a truth�察�in backward scope of time��
Of Argive race ye seem�此�but say what chance
Fell on you�察�goading you from home and land��
LEADER
Lord of Pelasgian men�察�calamity
Is manifold and diverse�察�as of birds
Feather from feather differs�察�so of men
The woes are sundry。 Who had dared foretell
That this our sudden flight�察�this hate and fear
Of loathly wedlock�察�would on Argos' shore
Set forth a race of kindred lineage��
THE KING OF ARGOS
What crave ye of these gods of festival��
Holding up newly´plucked white´tufted boughs��
LEADER
Ne'er to be slaves unto Aegyptus' race。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Doth your own hate�察�or doth the law forbid��
LEADER
Not as our lords�察�but as unloved�察�we chide them。
THE KING OF ARGOS
'Tis from such wedlock that advancement comes��
LEADER
How easy is it�察�from the weak to turn��
THE KING OF ARGOS
How then toward you can I be conscience´clear��
LEADER
Deny us�察�though Aegyptus' race demand。
THE KING OF ARGOS
A heavy task thou namest�察�a rash war。
LEADER
But Justice champions them who strike for her。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�if their side was from the outset hers。
LEADER
Revere the gods thus crowned�察�who steer the State。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Awe thrills me�察�seeing these shrines with leafage crowned。
��The whole CHORUS now sings its responses to the KING。��
CHORUS
strophe 1
Yea�察�stern the wrath of Zeus�察�the suppliants' lord。
Child of Palaichthon�察�royal chief
Of thy Pelasgians�察�hear��
Bow down thine heart to my relief´
A fugitive�察�a suppliant�察�swift with fear��
A creature whom the wild wolves chase
O'er toppling crags�察�in piteous case
Aloud�察�afar she lows��
Calling the herdsman's trusty arm to save her from her foes��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Lo�察�with bowed heads beside our city shrines
Ye sit 'neath shade of new´plucked olive´boughs。
Our distant kin's resentment Heaven forefend��
Let not this hap�察�unhoped and unforeseen��
Bring war on us�此�for strife we covet not。
CHORUS
antistrophe 1
Justice�察�the daughter of right´dealing Zeus��
Justice�察�the queen of suppliants�察�look down��
That this our plight no ill may loose
Upon your town��
This word�察�even from the young�察�let age and wisdom learn��
If thou to suppliants show grace��
Thou shalt not lack Heaven's grace in turn��
So long as virtue's gifts on heavenly shrines have place。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Not at my private hearth ye sit and sue��
And if the city bear a common stain��
Be it the common toil to cleanse the same��
Therefore no pledge�察�no promise will I give��
Ere counsel with the commonwealth be held。
CHORUS
strophe 2
Nay�察�but the source of sway�察�the city's self�察�art thou��
A power unjudged� �thine�察�only thine��
To rule the right of hearth and shrine��
Before thy throne and sceptre all men bow��
Thou�察�in all causes lord�察�beware the curse divine��
THE KING OF ARGOS
May that curse fall upon mine enemies��
I cannot aid you without risk of scathe��
Nor scorn your prayers´unmerciful it were。
Perplexed�察�distraught I stand�察�and fear alike
The twofold chance�察�to do or not to do。
CHORUS
antistrophe 2
Have heed of him who looketh from on high��
The guard of woeful mortals�察�whosoe'er
Unto their fellows cry��
And find no pity�察�find no justice there。
Abiding in his wrath�察�the suppliants' lord
Doth smite�察�unmoved by cries�察�unbent by prayerful word。
THE KING OF ARGOS
But if Aegyptus' children grasp you here��
Claiming�察�their country's right�察�to hold you theirs
As next of kin�察�who dares to counter this��
Plead ye your country's laws�察�if plead ye may��
That upon you they lay no lawful hand。
CHORUS
strophe 3
Let me not fall�察�O nevermore��
A prey into the young men's hand��
Rather than wed whom I abhor��
By pilot´stars I flee this land��
O king�察�take justice to thy side��
And with the righteous powers decide��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Hard is the cause´make me not judge thereof。
Already I have vowed it�察�to do nought
Save after counsel with my people ta'en��
King though I be�察�that ne'er in after time��
If ill fate chance�察�my people then may say´
In aid of strangers thou the State hast slain。
CHORUS
antistrophe 3
Zeus�察�lord of kinship�察�rules at will
The swaying balance�察�and surveys
Evil and good�察�to men of ill
Gives evil�察�and to good men praise��
And thou´since true those scales do sway´
Shalt thou from justice shrink away��
THE KING OF ARGOS
A deep�察�a saving counsel here there needs´
An eye that like a diver to the depth
Of dark perplexity can pass and see��
Undizzied�察�unconfused。 First must we care
That to the State and to ourselves this thing
Shall bring no ruin�察�next�察�that wrangling hands
Shall grasp you not as prey�察�nor we ourselves
Betray you thus embracing sacred shrines��
Nor make the avenging all´destroying god��
Who not in hell itself sets dead men free��
A grievous inmate�察�an abiding bane。
´Spake I not right�察�of saving counsel's need��
CHORUS
strophe 4
Yea�察�counsel take and stand to aid
At justice' side and mine。
Betray not me�察�the timorous maid
Whom far beyond the brine
A godless violence cast forth forlorn。
antistrophe 4
O King�察�wilt thou behold´
Lord of this land�察�wilt thou behold me torn
From altars manifold��
Bethink thee of the young men's wrath and lust��
Hold off their evil pride��
strophe 5
Steel not thyself to see the suppliant thrust
From hallowed statues' side��
Haled by the frontlet on my forehead bound��
As steeds are led�察�and drawn
By hands that drag from shrine and altar´mound
My vesture's fringed lawn。
antistrophe 5
Know thou that whether for Aegyptus' race
Thou dost their wish fulfil��
Or for the gods and for each holy place´
Be thy choice good or ill��
Blow is with blow requited�察�grace with grace。
Such is Zeus' righteous will。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�I have pondered�此�from the sea of doubt
Here drives at length the bark of thought ashore��
Landward with screw and windlass haled�察�and firm��
Clamped to her props�察�she lies。 The need is stern��
With men or gods a mighty strife we strive
Perforce�察�and either hap in grief concludes。
For�察�if a house be sacked�察�new wealth for old
Not hard it is to win´if Zeus the lord
Of treasure favour´more than quits the loss��
Enough to pile the store of wealth full high��
Or if a tongue shoot forth untimely speech��
Bitter and strong to goad a man to wrath��
Soft words there be to soothe that
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