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And windy levin´bolts and meteor gleams
Breed many deadly things´
Unknown and flying forms�察�with fear upon their wings��
And in their tread is death��
And rushing whirlwinds�察�of whose blasting breath
Man's tongue can tell。
antistrophe 1
But who can tell aright the fiercer thing��
The aweless soul�察�within man's breast inhabiting��
Who tell how�察�passion´fraught and love´distraught��
The woman's eager�察�craving thought
Doth wed mankind to woe and ruin fell��
Yea�察�how the loveless love that doth posses
The woman�察�even as the lioness��
Doth rend and wrest apart�察�with eager strife��
The link of wedded life��
strophe 2
Let him be the witness�察�whose thought is not borne on light wings
thro' the air��
But abideth with knowledge�察�what thing was wrought by Althea's
despair��
For she marr'd the life´grace of her son�察�with ill counsel
rekindled the flame
That was quenched as it glowed on the brand�察�what time from his
mother he came��
With the cry of a new´born child�察�and the brand from the burning
she won��
For the Fates had foretold it coeval�察�in life and in death�察�with
her son。
antistrophe 2
Yea�察�and man's hate tells of another�察�even Scylla of murderous
guile��
Who slew for an enemy's sake her father�察�won o'er by the wile
And the gifts of Cretan Minos�察�the gauds of the high´wrought gold��
For she clipped from her father's head the lock that should never
wax old��
As he breathed in the silence of sleep�察�and knew not her craft and
her crime´
But Hermes�察�the guard of the dead�察�doth grasp her�察�in fulness of
time。
strophe 3
And since of the crimes of the cruel I tell�察�let my singing record
The bitter wedlock and loveless�察�the curse on these halls
outpoured��
The crafty device of a woman�察�whereby did a chieftain fall��
A warrior stern in his wrath�察�the fear of his enemies all�察�
A song of dishonour�察�untimely� �and cold is the hearth that was
warm��
And ruled by the cowardly spear�察�the woman's unwomanly arm。
antistrophe 3
But the summit and crown of all crimes is that which in Lemnos
befell��
A woe and a mourning it is�察�a shame and a spitting to tell��
And he that in after time doth speak of his deadliest thought��
Doth say�察�It is like to the deed that of old time in Lemnos was
wrought��
And loathed of men were the doers�察�and perished�察�they and their
seed��
For the gods brought hate upon them�察�none loveth the impious
deed。
strophe 4
It is well of these tales to tell�察�for the sword in the grasp of
Right
With a cleaving�察�a piercing blow to the innermost heart doth
smite��
And the deed unlawfully done is not trodden down nor forgot��
When the sinner out´steppeth the law and heedeth the high God not��
antistrophe 4
But justice hath planted the anvil�察�and Destiny forgeth the sword
That shall smite in her chosen time�察�by her is the child restored��
And�察�darkly devising�察�the Fiend of the house�察�world´cursed�察�will
repay
The price of the blood of the slain�察�that was shed in the bygone
day。
��The scene now is before the palace。 ORESTES and PYLADES enter��
still dressed as travellers。��
ORESTES ��knocking at the palace gate��
What ho� �slave�察�ho� �I smite the palace gate
In vain�察�it seems�察�what ho�察�attend within�察�
Once more�察�attend�察�come forth and ope the halls��
If yet Aegisthus holds them hospitable。
SLAVE ��from within��
Anon�察�anon� 。�Opens the door��
Speak�察�from what land art thou�察�and sent from whom��
ORESTES
Go�察�tell to them who rule the palace´halls��
Since 'tis to them I come with tidings new´
��Delay not´Night's dark car is speeding on��
And time is now for wayfarers to cast
Anchor in haven�察�wheresoe'er a house
Doth welcome strangers��´that there now come forth
Some one who holds authority within´
The queen�察�or�察�if some man�察�more seemly were it��
For when man standeth face to face with man��
No stammering modesty confounds their speech��
But each to each doth tell his meaning clear。
��CLYTEMNESTRA comes out of the palace。��
CLYTEMNESTRA
Speak on�察�O strangers�此�have ye need of aught��
Here is whate'er beseems a house like this´
Warm bath and bed�察�tired Nature's soft restorer��
And courteous eyes to greet you�察�and if aught
Of graver import needeth act as well��
That�察�as man's charge�察�I to a man will tell。
ORESTES
A Daulian man am I�察�from Phocis bound��
And as with mine own travel´scrip self´laden
I went toward Argos�察�parting hitherward
With travelling foot�察�there did encounter me
One whom I knew not and who knew not me��
But asked my purposed way nor hid his own��
And�察�as we talked together�察�told his name´
Strophius of Phocis�察�then he said�察 �Good sir��
Since in all case thou art to Argos bound��
Forget not this my message�察�heed it well��
Tell to his own�察�Orestes is no more。
And´whatsoe'er his kinsfolk shall resolve。
Whether to bear his dust unto his home��
Or lay him here�察�in death as erst in life
Exiled for aye�察�a child of banishment´
Bring me their hest�察�upon thy backward road��
For now in brazen compass of an urn
His ashes lie�察�their dues of weeping paid。;
So much I heard�察�and so much tell to thee��
Not knowing if I speak unto his kin
Who rule his home�察�but well�察�I deem�察�it were��
Such news should earliest reach a parent's ear。
CLYTEMNESTRA
Ah woe is me� �thy word our ruin tells��
From roof´tree unto base are we despoiled。´
O thou whom nevermore we wrestle down��
Thou Fury of this home�察�how oft and oft
Thou dost descry what far aloof is laid��
Yea�察�from afar dost bend th' unerring bow
And rendest from my wretchedness its friends��
As now Orestes´who�察�a brief while since��
Safe from the mire of death stood warily�察�
Was the home's hope to cure th' exulting wrong��
Now thou ordainest�察�Let the ill abide。
ORESTES
To host and hostess thus with fortune blest��
Lief had I come with better news to bear
Unto your greeting and acquaintanceship��
For what goodwill lies deeper than the bond
Of guest and host�拭�and wrong abhorred it were��
As well I deem�察�if I�察�who pledged my faith
To one�察�and greetings from the other had��
Bore not aright the tidings 'twixt the twain。
CLYTEMNESTRA
Whate'er thy news�察�thou shalt not welcome lack��
Meet and deserved�察�nor scant our grace shall be。
Hadst thou thyself not come�察�such tale to tell��
Another�察�sure�察�had borne it to our ears。
But lo� �the hour is here when travelling guests��
Fresh from the daylong labour of the road��
Should win their rightful due。 ��To the slave��
Take him within
To the man´chamber's hospitable rest´
Him and these fellow´farers at his side��
Give them such guest´right as beseems our halls��
I bid thee do as thou shalt answer for it��
And I unto the prince who rules our home
Will tell the tale�察�and�察�since we lack not friends��
With them will counsel how this hap to bear。
��CLYTEMNESTRA goes back into the palace。 ORESTES and
PYLADES are conducted to the guest quarters。��
CHORUS ��singing��
So be it done´
Sister´servants�察�when draws nigh
Time for us aloud to cry
Orestes and his victory��
O holy earth and holy tomb
Over the grave´pit heaped on high��
Where low doth Agamemnon lie��
The king of ships�察�the army's lord��
Now is the hour´give ear and come��
For now doth Craft her aid afford��
And Hermes�察�guard of shades in hell��
Stands o'er their strife�察�to sentinel
The dooming of the sword。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
I wot the stranger worketh woe within´
For lo� �I see come forth�察�suffused with tears��
Orestes' nurse。 ��The NURSE enters from the palace。��
What ho�察�Kilissa´thou
Beyond the doors�拭�Where goest thou�拭�Methinks
Some grief unbidden walketh at thy side。
NURSE
My mistress bids me�察�wit
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