My own dear child, how generous dost thou show thyself to thy father! Lines 1453-1455 are rearranged according to the Greek. Hippolytus Pray to have children such as me bom in lawful wedlock. Theseus O that holy, noble soul of thine! Hippolytus Farewell, dear father! a long farewell to thee! Theseus O leave me not, my son; endure awhile. Hippolytus ’Tis finished, my endurance; I die, father; quickly cover my face with a mantle. Theseus O glorious Athens, realm of Pallas, what a splendid hero ye have lost! Ah me, ah me! How oft shall I remember thy evil work, O Cypris! Chorus On all our citizens hath come this universal sorrow, unforeseen. Now shall the copious tear gush forth, for sad news about great men takes more than usual hold upon the heart.