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                       ��MENELAUS and his guards lead ANDROMACHE out。��

  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    Never�察�oh� �never will I commend rival wives or sons of different

mothers�察�a cause of strife�察�of bitterness�察�and grief in every house。

would have a husband content with one wife whose rights he shareth

with no other。



                                                        antistrophe 1



    Not even in states is dual monarchy better to bear than

undivided rule�察�it only doubles burdens and causes faction amongst the

citizens。 Often too will the Muse sow strife 'twixt rivals in the

art of minstrelsy。



                                                            strophe 2



    Again�察�when strong winds are drifting mariners�察�the divided

counsel of the wise does not best avail for steering�察�and their

collective wisdom has less weight than the inferior mind of the single

man who has sole authority�察�for this is the essence of power alike

in house and state�察�whene'er men care to find the proper moment。



                                                        antistrophe 2



    This Spartan�察�the daughter of the great chief Menelaus�察�proves

this�察�for she hath kindled hot fury against a rival�察�and is bent on

slaying the hapless Trojan maid and her child to further her bitter

quarrel。 'Tis a murder gods and laws and kindness all forbid。 Ah��

lady�察�retribution for this deed will yet visit thee。

    But lo� �before the house I see those two united souls�察�condemned

to die。 Alas� �for thee�察�poor lady�察�and for thee�察�unhappy child�察�who

art dying on account of thy mother's marriage�察�though thou hast no

share therein and canst not be blamed by the royal house。



       ��ANDROMACHE enters�察�her arms bound。 Her son clings

          to her。 MENELAUS and the guards follow�察�intent

            on accomplishing the murder。 The following

                 lines are chanted responsively。��



  ANDROMACHE

    Behold me journeying on the downward path�察�my hands so tightly

bound with cords that they bleed。

  MOLOSSUS

    O mother�察�mother mine� �I too share thy downward path�察�nestling

'neath thy wing。

  ANDROMACHE

    A cruel sacrifice� �ye rulers of Phthia��

  MOLOSSUS

    Come�察�father� �succour those thou lovest。

  ANDROMACHE

    Rest there�察�my babe�察�my darling� �on thy mother's bosom�察�e'en in

death and in the grave。

  MOLOSSUS

    Ah�察�woe is me� �what will become of me and thee too�察�mother mine��

  MENELAUS

    Away�察�to the world below� �from hostile towers ye came�察�the pair of

you�察�two different causes necessitate your deaths�察�my sentence takes

away thy life�察�and my daughter Hermione's requires his�察�for it would

be the height of folly to leave our foemen's sons�察�when we might

kill them and remove the danger from our house。

  ANDROMACHE

    O husband mine� �I would I had thy strong arm and spear to aid

me�察�son of Priam。

  MOLOSSUS

    Ah�察�woe is me� �what spell can I now find to turn death's stroke

aside��

  ANDROMACHE

    Embrace thy master's knees�察�my child�察�and pray to him。

  MOLOSSUS

    Spare�察�O spare my life�察�kind master��

  ANDROMACHE

    Mine eyes are wet with tears�察�which trickle down my cheeks�察�as

doth a sunless spring from a smooth rock。 Ah me��

  MOLOSSUS

    What remedy�察�alas� �can I provide me 'gainst my ills��

  MENELAUS

    Why fall at my knees in supplication�拭�hard as the rock and deaf as

the wave am I。 My own friends have I helped�察�but for thee have no

tie of affection�察�for verily it cost me a great part of my life to

capture Troy and thy mother�察�so thou shalt reap the fruit thereof

and into Hades' halls descend。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Behold� �I see Peleus drawing nigh�察�with aged step he hasteth

hither。



                  ��PELEUS enters with an attendant。��



  PELEUS ��calling out as he comes in sight��

    What means this�拭�I ask you and your executioner�察�why is the palace

in an uproar�拭�give a reason�察�what mean your lawless machinations��

Menelaus�察�hold thy hand。 Seek not to outrun justice。 ��To his

attendant�� Forward� �faster�察�faster� �for this matter�察�methinks��

admits of no delay�察�now if ever would I fain resume the vigour of my

youth。 First however will breathe new life into this captive�察�being to

her as the breeze that blows a ship before the wind。 Tell me�察�by

what right have they pinioned thine arms and are dragging thee and thy

child away�拭�Like a ewe with her lamb art thou led to the slaughter��

while I and thy lord were far away。

  ANDROMACHE

    Behold them that are haling me and my child to death�察�e'en as thou

seest�察�aged prince。 Why should I tell thee�拭�For not by one urgent

summons alone but by countless messengers have I sent for thee。 No

doubt thou knowest by hearsay of the strife in this house with this

man's daughter�察�and the reason of my ruin。 So now they have torn and

are dragging me from the altar of Thetis�察�the goddess of thy

chiefest adoration and the mother of thy gallant son�察�without any

proper trial�察�yea�察�and without waiting for my absent master��

because�察�forsooth�察�they knew my defencelessness and my child's�察�whom

they mean to slay with me his hapless mother�察�though he has done no

harm。 But to thee�察�O sire�察�I make my supplication�察�prostrate at thy

knees�察�though my hand cannot touch thy friendly beard�察�save me�察�I

adjure thee�察�reverend sir�察�or to thy shame and my sorrow shall we be

slain。

  PELEUS

    Loose her bonds�察�I say�察�ere some one rue it�察�untie her folded

hands。

  MENELAUS

    I forbid it�察�for besides being a match for thee�察�I have a far

better right to her。

  PELEUS

    What� �art thou come hither to set my house in order�拭�Art not

content with ruling thy Spartans��

  MENELAUS

    She is my captive�察�I took her from Troy。

  PELEUS

    Aye�察�but my son's son received her as his prize。

  MENELAUS

    Is not all I have his�察�and all his mine��

  PELEUS

    For good�察�but not evil ends�察�and surely not for murderous

violence。

  MENELAUS

    Never shalt thou wrest her from my grasp。

  PELEUS

    With this good staff I'll stain thy head with blood��

  MENELAUS

    Just touch me and see� �Approach one step��

  PELEUS

    What� �shalt thou rank with men�拭�chief of cowards�察�son of

cowards� �What right hast thou to any place 'mongst men�拭�Thou who didst

let Phrygian rob thee of thy wife�察�leaving thy home without bolt or

guard�察�as if forsooth the cursed woman thou hadst there was a model of

virtue。 No� �a Spartan maid could not be chaste�察�e'en if she would�察�who

leaves her home and bares her limbs and lets her robe float free�察�to

share with youths their races and their sports�察�customs I cannot

away with。 Is it any wonder then that ye fail to educate your women in

virtue�拭�Helen might have asked thee this�察�seeing that she said goodbye

to thy affection and tripped off with her young gallant to a foreign

land。 And yet for her sake thou didst marshal all the hosts of

Hellas and lead them to Ilium�察�whereas thou shouldst have shown thy

loathing for her by refusing to stir a spear�察�once thou hadst found

her false�察�yea�察�thou shouldst have let her stay there�察�and even paid a

price to save ever having her back again。 But that was not at all

the way thy thoughts were turned�察�wherefore many a brave life hast

thou ended�察�and many an aged mother hast thou left childless in her

home�察�and grey´haired sires of gallant sons hast reft。 Of that sad

band am I member�察�seeing in thee Achilles' murderer like a malignant

fiend�察�for thou and thou alone hast returned from Troy without a

scratch�察�bringing back thy splendid weapons in their splendid cases

just as they went。 As for me�察�I ever told that amorous boy to form

no alliance with thee nor take unto his home an evil mother's child��

for daughters bear the marks of their mothers' ill´repute into their

new homes。 Wherefore�察�ye wooers�察�take heed to this my warning�此 �Choose

the daughter of a good mother。; And more than this�察�with what wanton

insult didst thou treat thy brother�察�bidding him sacrifice his

daughter in his simpleness� �So fearful wast thou of losing thy

worthless wife。 Then after capturing Troy�察�for thither too will I

accompany thee�察�thou didst not slay that woman�察�when she was in thy

power�察�but as soon as thine eyes caught sight of her breast�察�thy sword

was dropped and thou didst take her kisses�察�fondling the shameless

traitress�察�too weak to stem thy hot desire�察�thou caitiff wretch� �Yet

spite of all thou art the man to come and work havoc in my

grandson's halls when he is absent�察�seeking to slay with all indignity

a poor weak woman and her babe�此�but that babe shall one day make

thee and thy daughter in thy home rue it�察�e'en though his birth be

trebly base。 Yea�察�for oft ere now hath seed�察�sown on barren soil��

prevailed o'er rich deep tilth�察�and many bastard has proved a better

man than children better born。 Take thy daughter hence with thee��

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