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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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