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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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