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race hath some affection for its babes。

  POLYNEICES

    Mother�察�I have come amongst enemies wisely or foolishly�察�but all

men needs must love their native land�察�whoso saith otherwise is

pleased to say so but his thoughts are turned elsewhere。 So fearful

was I and in such terror�察�lest my brother might slay me by treachery

that I made my way through the city sword in hand�察�casting my eyes all

round me。 My only hope is the truce and thy plighted word which

induced me to enter my paternal walls�察�and many a tear I shed by the

way�察�seeing after a weary while my home and the altars of the gods��

the training ground�察�scene of my childhood�察�and Dirce's founts from

which I was unjustly driven to sojourn in a strange city�察�with tears

ever gushing from mine eyes。 Yea�察�and to add to my grief I see thee

with hair cut short and clad in sable robe�察�woe is me for my sorrows��

    How terrible�察�dear mother�察�is hatred 'twixt those once near and

dear�察�how hard it makes all reconciliation� �What doth my aged sire

within the house�察�his light all darkness now�拭�what of my sisters

twain�拭�Ah� �they�察�I know�察�bewail my bitter exile。

  JOCASTA

    Some god with fell intent is plaguing the race of Oedipus。 Thus it

all began�察�I broke God's law and bore a son�察�and in an evil hour

married thy father and thou wert born。 But why repeat these horrors��

what Heaven sends we have to bear。 I am afraid to ask thee what I fain

would�察�for fear of wounding thy feelings�察�yet I long to。

  POLYNEICES

    Nay�察�question me�察�leave naught unsaid�察�for thy will�察�mother�察�is my

pleasure too。

  JOCASTA

    Well then�察�first I ask thee what I long to have answered。 What

means exile from one's country�拭�is it a great evil��

  POLYNEICES

    The greatest�察�harder to bear than tell。

  JOCASTA

    What is it like�拭�what is it galls the exile��

  POLYNEICES

    One thing most of all�察�he cannot speak his mind。

  JOCASTA

    This is a slave's lot thou describest�察�to refrain from uttering

what one thinks。

  POLYNEICES

    The follies of his rulers must be bear。

  JOCASTA

    That too is bitter�察�to join in the folly of fools。

  POLYNEICES

    Yet to gain our ends we must submit against our nature。

  JOCASTA

    Hope�察�they say�察�is the exile's food。

  POLYNEICES

    Aye�察�hope that looks so fair�察�but she is ever in the future。

  JOCASTA

    But doth not time expose her futility��

  POLYNEICES

    She hath a certain winsome charm in misfortune。

  JOCASTA

    Whence hadst thou means to live�察�ere thy marriage found it for

thee��

  POLYNEICES

    One while I had enough for the day�察�and then maybe I had it not。

  JOCASTA

    Did not thy father's friends and whilom guests assist thee��

  POLYNEICES

    Seek to be prosperous�察�once let fortune lour�察�and the aid supplied

by friends is naught。

  JOCASTA

    Did not thy noble breeding exalt thy horn for thee��

  POLYNEICES

    Poverty is a curse�察�breeding would not find me food。

  JOCASTA

    Man's dearest treasure then�察�it seems�察�is his country。

  POLYNEICES

    No words of thine could tell how dear。

  JOCASTA

    How was it thou didst go to Argos�拭�what was thy scheme��

  POLYNEICES

    I know not�察�the deity summoned me thither in accordance with my

destiny。

  JOCASTA

    He doubtless had some wise design�察�but how didst thou win thy

wife��

  POLYNEICES

    Loxias had given Adrastus an oracle。

  JOCASTA

    What was it�拭�what meanest thou�拭�I cannot guess。

  POLYNEICES

    That he should wed his daughters to a boar and a lion。

  JOCASTA

    What hadst thou�察�my son�察�to do with the name of beasts��

  POLYNEICES

    It was night when I reached the porch of Adrastus。

  JOCASTA

    In search of a resting´place�察�or wandering thither in thy exile��

  POLYNEICES

    Yes�察�I wandered thither�察�and so did another like me。

  JOCASTA

    Who was he�拭�he too it seems was in evil plight。

  POLYNEICES

    Tydeus�察�son of Oeneus�察�was his name。

  JOCASTA

    But why did Adrastus liken you to wild beasts��

  POLYNEICES

    Because we came to blows about our bed。

  JOCASTA

    Was it then that the son of Talaus understood the oracle��

  POLYNEICES

    Yes�察�and he gave to us his daughters twain。

  JOCASTA

    Art thou blest or curst in thy marriage��

  POLYNEICES

    As yet I have no fault to find with it。

  JOCASTA

    How didst thou persuade an army to follow thee hither��

  POLYNEICES

    To me and to Tydeus who is my kinsman by marriage�察�Adrastus

sware an oath�察�even to the husbands of his daughters twain�察�that he

would restore us both to our country�察�but me the first。 So many a

chief from Argos and Mycenae has joined me�察�doing me a bitter though

needful service�察�for 'tis against my own city I am marching。 Now I

call heaven to witness�察�that it is not willingly I have raised my

arm against parents whom I love full well。 But to thee�察�mother�察�it

belongs to dissolve this unhappy feud�察�and�察�by reconciling brothers in

love�察�to end my troubles and thine and this whole city's。 'Tis an

old´world maxim�察�but I will cite it for all that�此 �Men set most

store by wealth�察�and of all things in this world it hath the

greatest power。; This am I come to secure at the head of my

countless host�察�for good birth is naught if poverty go with it。

  LEADER

    Lo� �Eteocles comes hither to discuss the truce。 Thine the task��

mother Jocasta�察�to speak such words as may reconcile thy sons。

                                    ��ETEOCLES and his retinue enter。��

  ETEOCLES

    Mother�察�I am here�察�but it was only to pleasure thee I came。 What

am to do�拭�Let some one begin the conference�察�for I stopped marshalling

the citizens in double lines around the walls�察�that I might hear thy

arbitration。 between us�察�for it is under this truce that thou hast

persuaded me to admit this fellow within the walls。

  JOCASTA

    Stay a moment�察�haste never carries justice with it�察�but slow

deliberation oft attains a wise result。 Restrain the fierceness of thy

look�察�that panting rage�察�for this is not the Gorgon's severed head but

thy own brother whom thou seest here。 Thou too�察�Polyneices�察�turn and

face thy brother�察�for if thou and he stand face to face�察�thou wilt

adopt a kindlier tone and lend a readier ear to him。 I fain would give

you both one piece of wholesome counsel�察�when a man that is angered

with his friend confronts him face to face�察�he ought only to keep in

view the object of his coming�察�forgetting all previous quarrels。

Polyneices my son�察�speak first�察�for thou art come at the head of a

Danaid host�察�alleging wrongful treatment�察�and may some god judge

betwixt us and reconcile the trouble。

  POLYNEICES

    The words of truth are simple�察�and justice needs no subtle

interpretations�察�for it hath a fitness in itself�察�but the words of

injustice�察�being rotten in themselves�察�require clever treatment。 I

provided for his interests and mine in our father's palace�察�being

anxious to avoid the curse which Oedipus once uttered against us�察�of

my own free´will I left the land�察�allowing him to rule our country for

one full year�察�on condition that I should then take the sceptre in

turn�察�instead of plunging into deadly enmity and thereby doing

others hurt or suffering it myself�察�as is now the case。 But he��

after consenting to this and calling the gods to witness his oath�察�has

performed none of his promises�察�but is still keeping the sovereignty

in his own hands together with my share of our heritage。 Even now am I

ready to take my own and dismiss my army from this land�察�receiving

my house in turn to dwell therein�察�and once more restore it to him for

a like period instead of ravaging our country and planting

scaling´ladders against the towers�察�as I shall attempt to do if I do

not get my rights。 Wherefore I call the gods to witness that spite

of my just dealing in everything I am being unjustly robbed of my

country by most godless fraud。 Here�察�mother�察�have I stated the several

points on their own merits�察�without collecting words to fence them in��

but urging a fair case�察�I think�察�alike in the judgment of skilled or

simple folk。

  LEADER

    To me at least�察�albeit I was not born and bred in Hellas�察�thy

words seem full of sense。

  ETEOCLES

    If all were at one in their ideas of honour and wisdom�察�there

would have been no strife to make men disagree�察�but�察�as it is��

fairness and equality have no existence in this world beyond the name��

there is really no such thing。 For instance�察�mother�察�I will tell

thee this without any concealment�察�I would ascend to the rising of the

stars and the sun or dive beneath the earth�察�were I able so to do��

to win a monarch's power�察�the chief of things divine。 Therefore��

mother�察�I will never yield this blessing to another�察�but keep it for

myself�察�for it were a coward's act to lose the greater and to win

the less。 Besides�察�I blush to think that he should gain his object

by coming with arms in his hand and ravagin
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