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    Bitter and strong to goad a man to wrath��
    Soft words there be to soothe that wrath away��
    But what device shall make the war of kin
    Bloodless�拭�that woe�察�the blood of many beasts��
    And victims manifold to many gods��
    Alone can cure。 Right glad I were to shun
    This strife�察�and am more fain of ignorance
    Than of the wisdom of a woe endured。
    The gods send better than my soul foretells��
  LEADER OF THE CHORUS
    Of many cries for mercy�察�hear the end。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Say on�察�then�察�for it shall not 'scape mine ear。
  LEADER
    Girdles we have�察�and bands that bind our robes。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Even so�察�such things beseem a woman's wear。
  LEADER
    Know�察�then�察�with these a fair device there is´
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Speak�察�then�此�what utterance doth this foretell��
  LEADER
    Unless to us thou givest pledge secure
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    What can thy girdles' craft achieve for thee��
  LEADER
    Strange votive tablets shall these statues deck。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Mysterious thy resolve´avow it clear。
  LEADER
    Swiftly to hang me on these sculptured gods��
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Thy word is as a lash to urge my heart。
  LEADER
    Thou seest truth�察�for I have cleared thine eyes。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Yea�察�and woes manifold�察�invincible��
    A crowd of ills�察�sweep on me torrent´like。
    My bark goes forth upon a sea of troubles
    Unfathomed�察�ill to traverse�察�harbourless。
    For if my deed shall match not your demand��
    Dire�察�beyond shot of speech�察�shall be the bane
    Your death's pollution leaves unto this land。
    Yet if against your kin�察�Aegyptus' race��
    Before our gates I front the doom of war��
    Will not the city's loss be sore�拭�Shall men
    For women's sake incarnadine the ground��
    But yet the wrath of Zeus�察�the suppliants' lord��
    I needs must fear�此�most awful unto man
    The terror of his anger。 Thou�察�old man��
    The father of these maidens�察�gather up
    Within your arms these wands of suppliance��
    And lay them at the altars manifold
    Of all our country's gods�察�that all the town
    Know�察�by this sign�察�that ye come here to sue。
    Nor�察�in thy haste�察�do thou say aught of me。
    Swift is this folk to censure those who rule��
    But�察�if they see these signs of suppliance��
    It well may chance that each will pity you��
    And loathe the young men's violent pursuit��
    And thus a fairer favour you may find��
    For�察�to the helpless�察�each man's heart is kind。
  DANAUS
    To us�察�beyond gifts manifold it is
    To find a champion thus compassionate��
    Yet send with me attendants�察�of thy folk��
    Rightly to guide me�察�that I duly find
    Each altar of your city's gods that stands
    Before the fane�察�each dedicated shrine��
    And that in safety through the city's ways
    I may pass onwards�此�all unlike to yours
    The outward semblance that I wear´the race
    That Nilus rears is all dissimilar
    To that of Inachus。 Keep watch and ward
    Lest heedlessness bring death�此�full oft�察�I ween��
    Friend hath slain friend�察�not knowing whom he slew。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Go at his side�察�attendants�察�he saith well。
    On to the city's consecrated shrines��
    Nor be of many words to those ye meet��
    The while this suppliant voyager ye lead。
                                    ��DANAUS departs with attendants。��
  LEADER
    Let him go forward�察�thy command obeying。
    But me how biddest�察�how assurest thou��
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Leave there the new´plucked boughs�察�thy sorrow's sign。
  LEADER
    Thus beckoned forth�察�at thy behest I leave them。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Now to this level precinct turn thyself。
  LEADER
    Unconsecrate it is�察�and cannot shield me。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    We will not yield thee to those falcons' greed。
  LEADER
    What help�拭�more fierce they are than serpents fell。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    We spake thee fair´speak thou them fair in turn。
  LEADER
    What marvel that we loathe them�察�scared in soul��
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Awe towards a king should other fears transcend。
  LEADER
    Thus speak�察�thus act�察�and reassure my mind。
  THE KING OF ARGOS
    Not long thy sire shall leave thee desolate。
    But I will call the country's indwellers��
    And with soft words th' assembly will persuade��
    And warn your sire what pleadings will avail。
    Therefore abide ye�察�and with prayer entreat
    The country's gods to compass your desire��
    The while I go�察�this matter to provide��
    Persuasion and fair fortune at my side。
    ��The KING OF ARGOS departs with his retinue。 The CHORUS forms
        to sing its prayer to Zeus。��

  CHORUS
                                                            strophe 1

        O King of Kings�察�among the blest
        Thou highest and thou happiest��
            Listen and grant our prayer��
        And�察�deeply loathing�察�thrust
        Away from us the young men's lust��
              And deeply drown
      In azure waters�察�down and ever down��
        Benches and rowers dark��
        The fatal and perfidious bark��

                                                        antistrophe 1

      Unto the maidens turn thy gracious care��
      Think yet again upon the tale of fame��
      How from the maiden loved of thee there sprung
      Mine ancient line�察�long since in many a legend sung��
        Remember�察�O remember�察�thou whose hand
      Did Io by a touch to human shape reclaim。
    For from this Argos erst our mother came
          Driven hence to Egypt's land��
    Yet sprung of Zeus we were�察�and hence our birth we claim。

                                                            strophe 2

            And now have I roamed back
            Unto the ancient track
    Where Io roamed and pastured among flowers��
            Watched o'er by Argus' eyes��
    Through the lush grasses and the meadow bowers。
      Thence�察�by the gadfly maddened�察�forth she flies
    Unto far lands and alien peoples driven
    And�察�following fate�察�through paths of foam and surge��
    Sees�察�as she goes�察�the cleaving strait divide
    Greece�察�from the Eastland riven。

                                                        antistrophe 2

    And swift through Asian borders doth she urge
    Her course�察�o'er Phrygian mountains' sheep´clipt side��
    Thence�察�where the Mysian realm of Teuthras lies��
            Towards Lydian lowlands hies��
    And o'er Cilician and Pamphylian hills
            And ever´flowing rills��
    And thence to Aphrodite's fertile shore��
    The land of garnered wheat and wealthy store。

                                                            strophe 3

      And thence�察�deep´stung by wild unrest��
    By the winged fly that goaded her and drave��
      Unto the fertile land�察�the god´possest
            ��Where�察�fed from far´off snows��
            Life´giving Nilus flows��
    Urged on by Typho's strength�察�a fertilizing wave����
      She roves�察�in harassed and dishonoured flight��
    Scathed by the blasting pangs of Hera's dread despite。

                                                        antistrophe 3

            And they within the land
            With terror shook and wanned��
    So strange the sight they saw�察�and were afraid´
    A wild twy´natured thing�察�half heifer and half maid。

      Whose hand was laid at last on Io�察�thus forlorn��
          With many roamings worn��
      Who bade the harassed maiden's peace return��

                                                            strophe 4

            Zeus�察�lord of time eterne。
    Yea�察�by his breath divine�察�by his unscathing strength��
            She lays aside her bane��
    And softened back to womanhood at length
            Sheds human tears again。
    Then�察�quickened with Zeus' veritable seed��
            A progeny she bare��
    A stainless babe�察�a child of heavenly breed。

                                                        antistrophe 4

            Of life and fortune fair。
    His is the life of life´so all men say�察�
            His is the seed of Zeus。
    Who else had power stern Hera's craft to stay��
            Her vengeful curse to loose��

            Yea�察�all from Zeus befel��
            And rightly wouldst thou tell
    That we from Epaphus�察�his child�察�were born��
            Justly his deed was done��

                                                            strophe 5

            Unto what other one��
    Of all the gods�察�should I for justice turn��
            From him our race did spring��
            Creator he and King��
    Ancient of days and wisdom he�察�and might。
            As bark before the wind��
            So�察�wafted by his mind��
    Moves every counsel�察�each device aright。

                                                        antistrophe 5

            Beneath no stronger hand
            Holds he a weak command��
    No throne doth he abase him to adore��
            Swift as a word�察�his deed
            Acts out what stands decreed
    In counsels of his heart�察�for evermore。
                                                  ��DANAUS re´enters。��
  DANAUS
    Take heart�察�my children�此�th
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