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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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