Scaife ATLAS

Agamemnon (1596-1620)

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But, their unshowing parts in ignorance taking,

He forthwith eats food — as thou seest — perdition

To the race: and then, ’ware of the deed ill-omened,

He shrieked O! — falls back, vomiting, from the carnage,

And fate on the Pelopidai past bearing

He prays down — putting in his curse together

The kicking down o’ the feast — that so might perish

The race of Pleisthenes entire: and thence is

That it is given thee to see this man prostrate.

And I was rightly of this slaughter stitch-man:

Since me, — being third from ten, — with my poor father

He drives out — being then a babe in swathe-bands:

But, grown up, back again has justice brought me:

And of this man I got hold — being without-doors —

Fitting together the whole scheme of ill-will.

So, sweet, in fine, even to die were to me,

Seeing, as I have, this man i’ the toils of justice!

CHOROS.

Aigisthos, arrogance in ills I love not.

Dost thou say — willing, thou didst kill the man here,

And, alone, plot this lamentable slaughter?

I say — thy head in justice will escape not

The people’s throwing — know that! — stones and curses!

1617

AIGISTHOS.

Thou such things soundest — seated at the lower

Oarage to those who rule at the ship’s mid-bench?

Thou shalt know, being old, how heavy is teaching

To one of the like age — bidden be modest!

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