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Hippolytus (581-612)

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Tis the son of the horse-loving Amazon who calls, Hippolytus, uttering foul curses on my servant.
585
Chorus
I hear a noise, but cannot clearly tell[*] which way it comes. Ah! tis through the door the sound reached thee.
589
Phaedra
Yes, yes, he is calling her plainly enough a go-between in vice,
traitress to her masters honour.
591
Chorus
Woe, woe is me! thou art betrayed, dear mistress! What counsel shall I give thee? thy secret is out; thou art utterly undone.
Phaedra
Ah me! ah me!
Chorus
Betrayed by friends!
596
Phaedra
She hath ruined me by speaking of my misfortune; twas kindly meant, but an ill way to cure my malady.
Chorus
O what wilt thou do now in thy cruel dilemma?
Phaedra
I only know one way,
one cure for these my woes and that is instant death.
601
Hippolytus
O mother earth! O suns unclouded orb! What words, unfit for any lips, have reached my ears!
Nurse
Peace, my son, lest some one hear thy outcry.
Hippolytus
I cannot hear such awful words and hold my peace.
Nurse
I do implore thee by thy fair right hand.
Hippolytus
Let go my hand, touch not my robe.
Nurse
O by thy knees I pray, destroy me not utterly.
Hippolytus
Why say this, if, as thou pretendest, thy lips are free from blame?
Nurse
My son, this is no story to be noised abroad.
Hippolytus
A virtuous tale grows fairer told to many.
Nurse
Never dishonour thy oath, thy son.
Hippolytus
My tongue an oath did take, but not my heart.

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