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By Cycnuses or Memnons clad
in terrible array��
With bells upon their horses' heads��
the audience to dismay。
Look at his pupils�察�look at mine��
and there the contrast view。
Uncouth Megaenetus is his��
and rough Phormisius too��
Great long´beard´lance´and´trumpet´men��
flesh´tearers with the pine��
But natty smart Theramenes��
and Cleitophon are mine。
DIONYSUS
Theramenes�拭�a clever man
and wonderfully sly��
Immerse him in a flood of ills��
he'll soon be high and dry��
;A Kian with a kappa�察�sir��
not Chian with a chi。;
EURIPIDES
I taught them all these knowing ways
By chopping logic in my plays��
And making all my speakers try
To reason out the How and Why。
So now the people trace the springs��
The sources and the roots of things��
And manage all their households to
Far better than they used to do��
Scanning and searching ;What's amiss�拭�
And�察 �Why was that�拭─�And�察 �How is this�拭�
DIONYSUS
Ay�察�truly�察�never now a man
Comes home�察�but he begins to scan��
And to his household loudly cries��
;Why�察�where's my pitcher�拭�What's the matter��
'Tis dead and my last year's platter。
Who gnawed these olives�拭�Bless the sprat��
Who nibbled off the head of that��
And where's the garlic vanished�察�pray��
I purchased only yesterday�拭�
´Whereas�察�of old�察�our stupid youths
Would sit�察�with open mouths and eyes��
Like any dull´brained Mammacouths。
CHORUS
;All this thou beholdest�察�Achilles our boldest。;
And what wilt thou reply�拭�Draw tight the rein
Lest that fiery soul of thine
Whirl thee out of the listed plain��
Past the olives�察�and o'er the line。
Dire and grievous the charge he brings。
See thou answer him�察�noble heart��
Not with passionate bickerings。
Shape thy course with a sailor's art��
Reef the canvas�察�shorten the sails��
Shift them edgewise to shun the gales。
When the breezes are soft and low��
Then�察�well under control�察�you'll go
Quick and quicker to strike the foe。
O first of all the Hellenic bards
high loftily´towering verse to rear��
And tragic phrase from the dust to raise��
pour forth thy fountain with right good cheer。
AESCHYLUS
My wrath is hot at this vile mischance��
and my spirit revolts at the thought that
Must bandy words with a fellow like him��
but lest he should vaunt that I can't reply´
Come�察�tell me what are the points for which
a noble poet our praise obtains。
EURIPIDES
For his ready wit�察�and his counsels sage��
and because the citizen folk he trains
To be better townsmen and worthier men。
AESCHYLUS
If then you have done the very reverse��
Found noble´hearted and virtuous men��
and altered them�察�each and all�察�for the worse��
Pray what is the meed you deserve to get��
DIONYSUS
Nay�察�ask not him。 He deserves to die。
AESCHYLUS
For just consider what style of men
he received from me�察�great six´foot´high
Heroical souls�察�who never would blench
from a townsman's duties in peace or war��
Not idle loafers�察�or low buffoons��
or rascally scamps such as now they are。
But men who were breathing spears and helms��
and the snow´white plume in its crested pride��
The greave�察�and the dart�察�and the warrior's heart
in its sevenfold casing of tough bull´hide。
DIONYSUS
He'll stun me�察�I know�察�with his armoury´work��
this business is going from bad to worse。
EURIPIDES
And how did you manage to make them so grand��
exalted�察�and brave with your wonderful verse��
DIONYSUS
Come�察�Aeschylus�察�answer�察�and don't stand mute
in your self´willed pride and arrogant spleen。
AESCHYLUS
A drama I wrote with the War´god filled。
DIONYSUS
Its name��
AESCHYLUS
'Tis the Seven against Thebes that I mean。
Which whoso beheld�察�with eagerness swelled
to rush to the battlefield there and then。
DIONYSUS
O that was a scandalous thing you did��
You have made the Thebans mightier men��
More eager by far for the business of war。
Now�察�therefore�察�receive this punch on the head。
AESCHYLUS
Ah�察�ye might have practised the same yourselves��
but ye turned to other pursuits instead。
Then next the Persians I wrote�察�in praise
of the noblest deed that the world can show��
And each man longed for the victor's wreath��
to fight and to vanquish his country's foe。
DIONYSUS
I was pleased�察�I own�察�when I heard their moan
for old Darius�察�their great king�察�dead��
When they smote together their hands�察�like this��
and ;Evir alake; the Chorus said。
AESCHYLUS
Aye�察�such are the poet's appropriate works��
and just consider how all along
From the very first they have wrought you good��
the noble bards�察�the masters of song。
First�察�Orpheus taught you religious rites��
and from bloody murder to stay your hands��
Musaeus healing and oracle lore��
and Hesiod all the culture of lands��
The time to gather�察�the time to plough。
And gat not Homer his glory divine
By singing of valour�察�and honour�察�and right��
and the sheen of the battle´extended line��
The ranging of troops and the arming of men��
DIONYSUS
O ay�察�but he didn't teach that�察�I opine��
To Pantacles�察�when he was leading the show
I couldn't imagine what he was at��
He had fastened his helm on the top of his head��
he was trying to fasten his plume upon that。
AESCHYLUS
But others�察�many and brave�察�he taught��
of whom was Lamachus�察�hero true��
And thence my spirit the impress took��
and many a lion´heart chief I drew��
Patrocluses�察�Teucers�察�illustrious names��
for I fain the citizen´folk would spur
To stretch themselves to their measure and height��
whenever the trumpet of war they hear。
But Phaedras and Stheneboeas�拭�No��
no harlotry business deformed my plays。
And none can say that ever I drew
a love´sick woman in all my days。
EURIPIDES
For you no lot or portion had got
in Queen Aphrodite。
AESCHYLUS
Thank Heaven for that。
But ever on you and yours�察�my friend��
the mighty goddess mightily sat��
Yourself she cast to the ground at last。
DIONYSUS
O ay�察�that uncommonly pat。
You showed how cuckolds are made�察�and lo��
you were struck yourself by the very same fate。
EURIPIDES
But say�察�you cross´grained censor of mine��
how my Stheneboeas could harm the state。
AESCHYLUS
Full many a noble dame�察�the wife
of a noble citizen�察�hemlock took��
And died�察�unable the shame and sin
of your Bellerophon´scenes to brook。
EURIPIDES
Was then�察�I wonder�察�the tale I told
of Phaedra's passionate love untrue��
AESCHYLUS
Not so�此�but tales of incestuous vice
the sacred poet should hide from view��
Nor ever exhibit and blazon forth
on the public stage to the public ken。
For boys a teacher at school is found��
but we�察�the poets�察�are teachers of men。
We are hound things honest and pure to speak。
EURIPIDES
And to speak great Lycabettuses�察�pray��
And massive blocks of Parnassian rocks��
is that things honest and pure to say��
In human fashion we ought to speak。
AESCHYLUS
Alas�察�poor witling�察�and can't you see
That for mighty thoughts and heroic aims��
the words themselves must appropriate be��
And grander belike on the ear should strike
the speech of heroes and godlike powers��
Since even the robes that invest their limbs
are statelier�察�grander robes than ours。
Such was my plan�此�but when you began��
you spoilt and degraded it all。
AESCHYLUS
Your kings in tatters and rags you dressed��
and brought them on�察�a beggarly show��
To move�察�forsooth�察�our pity and ruth。
EURIPIDES
And what was the harm�察�I should like to know。
AESCHYLUS
No more will a wealthy citizen now
equip for the state a galley of war。
He wraps his limbs in tatters and rags��
and whines he is ;poor�察�too poor by far。;
DIONYSUS
But under his rags he is wearing a vest��
as woolly and soft as a man could wish。
Let him gull the state�察�and he's off to the mart��
an eager�察�extravagant buyer of fish。
AESCHYLUS
Moreover to prate�察�to harangue�察�to debate��
is now the ambition of all in the state。
Each exercise´ground is in consequence found
deserted and empty�此�to evil repute
Your lessons have brought our youngsters�察�and taught
our sailors to challenge�察�discuss�察�and refute
The orders they get from their captains and yet��
when I was alive�察�I protest that the knaves
Knew nothing at all�察�save for rations to call��
and to sing ;Rhyppapae; as they pulled
through the waves。
DIONYSUS
And bedad to let fly from their sterns in the eye
of the fellow who tugged at the undermost oar��
And a jolly young messmate with filth to besmirch��
and to land for a filching adventure ashore��
But now they harangue�察�and dispute�察�and won't row
And idly and aimlessly float to and fro。
AESCHYLUS
Of what ills is lie not the creator and cause��
Consider the scandalous scenes that he draws��
His bawds�察�and his panders�察�his women who give
Give birth in the sacredest shrine��
Whilst others with brothers are wedded and bedded��
And others opine
That ;not to be living; is truly ;to live。;
And therefore our city is swarming to´day
With clerks and with demagogue´monkeys�察�who play
Their jackanape tricks at all times�察�in all places��
Deluding the people of Athe
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