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Far off and high above thee�察�Zeus will hear��
And then thy present multitude of ills
Will seem the mild correction of a babe。
Rather�察�O thou much chastened one�察�refrain
Thine anger�察�and from suffering seek release。
Stale�察�peradventure�察�seem these words of mine��
Nevertheless�察�of a too haughty tongue
Such punishment�察�Prometheus�察�is the wage。
But thou�察�not yet brought low by suffering��
To what thou hast of ill would'st add far worse。
Therefore�察�while thou hast me for schoolmaster��
Thou shalt not kick against the pricks�察�the more
That an arch´despot who no audit dreads
Rules by his own rough will。 And now I leave thee��
To strive with what success I may command
For thy deliv'rance。 Keep a quiet mind
And use not over´vehemence of speech´
Knowest thou not�察�being exceeding wise��
A wanton�察�idle tongue brings chastisement��
PROMETHEUS
I marvel that thou art not in my case��
Seeing with me thou did'st adventure all。
And now�察�I do entreat thee�察�spare thyself。
Thou wilt not move him�此�he's not easy moved
Take heed lest thou find trouble by the way。
OCEANUS
Thou are a better counsellor to others
Than to thyself�此�I judge by deeds not words。
Pluck me not back when I would fain set forth。
My oath upon it�察�Zeus will grant my prayer
And free thee from these pangs。
PROMETHEUS
I tender the
For this my thanks and ever´during praise。
Certes�察�no backward friend art thou�察�and yet
Trouble not thyself�察�for at the best thy labour
Will nothing serve me�察�if thou mean'st to serve。
Being thyself untrammelled stand fast。
For�察�not to mitigate my own mischance��
Would I see others hap on evil days。
The thought be far from me。 I feel the weight
Of Atlas' woes�察�my brother in the west
Shouldering the pillar that props heaven and earth��
No wieldy fardel for his arms to fold。
The giant dweller in Cilician dens
I saw and pitied´a terrific shape��
A hundred´headed monster´when he fell��
Resistless Typhon who withstood the Gods��
With fearsome hiss of beak´mouth horrible��
While lightning from his eyes with Gorgon´glare
Flashed for the ravage of the realm of Zeus。
But on him came the bolt that never sleeps��
Down´crashing thunder�察�with emitted fire��
Which shattered him and all his towering hopes
Dashed into ruin�察�smitten through the breast��
His strength as smoking cinder�察�lightning´charred。
And now a heap�察�a helpless�察�sprawling hulk��
He lies stretched out beside the narrow seas��
Pounded and crushed deep under Etna's roots。
But on the mountain´top Hephaestus sits
Forging the molten iron�察�whence shall burst
Rivers of fire�察�with red and ravening jaws
To waste fair´fruited�察�smooth�察�Sicilian fields。
Such bilious up´boiling of his ire
Shall Typho vent�察�with slingstone´showers red´hot��
And unapproachable surge of fiery spray��
Although combusted by the bolt of Zeus。
But thou art not unlearned�察�nor needest me
To be thy teacher�此�save thyself the way
Thou knowest and I will fortify my heart
Until the wrathfulness of Zeus abate。
OCEANUS
Nay then�察�Prometheus�察�art thou ignorant
Words are physicians to a wrath´sick soul��
PROMETHEUS
Yes�察�if with skill one soften the ripe core��
Not by rough measures make it obdurate。
OCEANUS
Seest thou in warm affection detriment
Or aught untoward in adventuring��
PROMETHEUS
A load of toil and a light mind withal。
OCEANUS
Then give me leave to call that sickness mine。
Wise men accounted fools attain their ends。
PROMETHEUS
But how if I am galled by thine offence��
OCEANUS
There very palpably thou thrustest home。
PROMETHEUS
Beware lest thou through pity come to broils。
OCEANUS
With one established in Omnipotence��
PROMETHEUS
Of him take heed lest thou find heaviness。
OCEANUS
I am schooled by thy calamity�察�Prometheus��
PROMETHEUS
Pack then� �And�察�prithee�察�do not change thy mind��
OCEANUS
Thou criest ;On; to one in haste to go。
For look�察�my dragon with impatient wings
Flaps at the broad�察�smooth road of level air。
Fain would he kneel him down in his own stall。
Exit OCEANUS。
CHORUS ��after alighting��
I mourn for thee�察�Prometheus��
minished and brought low��
Watering my virgin cheeks with these sad drops�察�that flow
From sorrow's rainy fount�察�to fill soft´lidded eyes
With pure libations for thy fortune's obsequies。
An evil portion that none coveteth hath Zeus
Prepared for thee�察�by self´made laws established for his use
Disposing all�察�the elder Gods he purposeth to show
How strong is that right arm wherewith he smites a foe。
There hath gone up a cry from earth�察�a groaning for the fall
Of things of old renown and shapes majestical��
And for thy passing an exceeding bitter groan��
For thee and for thy brother Gods whose honour was thine own��
These things all they who dwell in Asia's holy seat��
Time's minions�察�mourn and with their groans thy groans repeat。
Yea�察�and they mourn who dwell beside the Colchian shore��
The hero maids unwedded that delight in war��
And Scythia's swarming myriads who their dwelling make
Around the borders of the world�察�the salt Maeotian lake。
Mourns Ares' stock�察�that flowers in desert Araby��
And the strong city mourns�察�the hill´fort planted high��
Near neighbour to huge Caucasus�察�dread mountaineers
That love the clash of arms�察�the counter of sharp spears。
Beforetime of all Gods one have I seen in pain��
One only Titan bound with adamantine chain��
Atlas in strength supreme�察�who groaning stoops�察�downbent
Under the burthen of the earth and heaven's broad firmament。
Bellows the main of waters�察�surge with foam´seethed surge
Clashing tumultuous�察�for thee the deep seas chant their dirge��
And Hell's dark under´world a hollow moaning fills��
Thee mourn the sacred streams with all their fountain´rills。
PROMETHEUS
Think not that I for pride and stubbornness
Am silent�此�rather is my heart the prey
Of gnawing thoughts�察�both for the past�察�and now
Seeing myself by vengeance buffeted。
For to these younger Gods their precedence
Who severally determined if not I��
No more of that�此�I should but weary you
With things ye know�察�but listen to the tale
Of human sufferings�察�and how at first
Senseless as beasts I gave men sense�察�possessed them
Of mind。 I speak not in contempt of man��
I do but tell of good gifts I conferred。
In the beginning�察�seeing they saw amiss��
And hearing heard not�察�but�察�like phantoms huddled
In dreams�察�the perplexed story of their days
Confounded�察�knowing neither timber´work
Nor brick´built dwellings basking in the light��
But dug for themselves holes�察�wherein like ants��
That hardly may contend against a breath��
They dwelt in burrows of their unsunned caves。
Neither of winter's cold had they fixed sign��
Nor of the spring when she comes decked with flowers��
Nor yet of summer's heat with melting fruits
Sure token�此�but utterly without knowledge
Moiled�察�until I the rising of the stars
Showed them�察�and when they set�察�though much obscure。
Moreover�察�number�察�the most excellent
Of all inventions�察�I for them devised��
And gave them writing that retaineth all��
The serviceable mother of the Muse。
I was the first that yoked unmanaged beasts��
To serve as slaves with collar and with pack��
And take upon themselves�察�to man's relief��
The heaviest labour of his hands�此�and
Tamed to the rein and drove in wheeled cars
The horse�察�of sumptuous pride the ornament。
And those sea´wanderers with the wings of cloth��
The shipman's waggons�察�none but I contrived。
These manifold inventions for mankind
I perfected�察�who�察�out upon't�察�have none´
No�察�not one shift´to rid me of this shame。
CHORUS
Thy sufferings have been shameful�察�and thy mind
Strays at a loss�此�like to a bad physician
Fallen sick�察�thou'rt out of heart�此�nor cans't prescribe
For thine own case the draught to make thee sound。
PROMETHEUS
But hear the sequel and the more admire
What arts�察�what aids I cleverly evolved。
The chiefest that�察�if any man fell sick��
There was no help for him�察�comestible��
Lotion or potion�察�but for lack of drugs
They dwindled quite away�察�until I taught them
To compound draughts and mixtures sanative��
Wherewith they now are armed against disease。
I staked the winding path of divination
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