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    Their jackanape tricks at all times�察�in all places��

    Deluding the people of Athens�察�but none

    Has training enough in athletics to run

    With the torch in his hand at the races。

  DIONYSUS

    By the Powers�察�you are right� �At the Panathenaea

    I laughed till I felt like a potsherd to see

    Pale�察�paunchy young gentleman pounding along��

    With his head butting forward�察�the last of the throng��

    In the direst of straits�察�and behold at the gates��

    The Ceramites flapped him�察�and smacked him�察�and slapped him��

    In the ribs�察�and the loin�察�and the flank�察�and the groin��

    And still�察�as they spanked him�察�he puffed and he panted��

    Till at one mighty cuff�察�he discharged such a puff

    That he blew out his torch and levanted。

  CHORUS

    Dread the battle�察�and stout the combat��

    mighty and manifold looms the war。

    Hard to decide is the fight they're waging��

    One like a stormy tempest raging��

    One alert in the rally and skirmish��

    clever to parry and foin and spar。

    Nay but don't be content to sit

    Always in one position only��

    many the fields for your keen´edged wit。

    On then�察�wrangle in every way��

    Argue�察�battle�察�be flayed and flay��

    Old and new from your stores display��

    Yea�察�and strive with venturesome daring

    something subtle and neat to say。

    Fear ye this�察�that to´day's spectators

    lack the grace of artistic lore��

    Lack the knowledge they need for taking

    All the points ye will soon be making��

    Fear it not�此�the alarm is groundless��

    that�察�be sure�察�is the case no more。

    All have fought the campaign ere this��

    Each a book of the words is holding��

    never a single point they'll miss。

    Bright their natures�察�and now�察�I ween��

    Newly whetted�察�and sharp�察�and keen。

    Dread not any defect of wit��

    Battle away without misgiving��

    sure that the audience�察�at least�察�are fit。

  EURIPIDES

    Well then I'll turn me to your prologues now��

    Beginning first to test the first beginning

    Of this fine poet's plays。 Why he's obscure

    Even in the enunciation of the facts。

  DIONYSUS

    Which of them will you test��

  EURIPIDES

    Many�此�but first

    Give us that famous one from the Oresteia。

  DIONYSUS

    St� �Silence all� �Now�察�Aeschylus�察�begin。

  AESCHYLUS

    ;Grave Hermes�察�witnessing a father's power��

    Be thou my saviour and mine aid to´day��

    For here I come and hither I return。;

  DIONYSUS

    Any fault there��

  EURIPIDES

    A dozen faults and more。

  DIONYSUS

    Eh� �why the lines are only three in all。

  EURIPIDES

    But every one contains a score of faults。

  DIONYSUS

    Now Aeschylus�察�keep silent�察�if you don't

    You won't get off with three iambic lines。

  AESCHYLUS

    Silent for him��

  DIONYSUS

    If my advice you'll take。

  EURIPIDES

    Why�察�at first starting here's a fault skyhigh。

  AESCHYLUS ��to DIONYSUS��

    You see your folly��

  DIONYSUS

    Have your way�察�I care not。

  AESCHYLUS ��to EURIPIDES��

    What is my fault��

  EURIPIDES

    Begin the lines again。

  AESCHYLUS

    ;Grave Hermes�察�witnessing a father's power´;

  EURIPIDES

    And this beside his murdered father's grave

    Orestes speaks��

  AESCHYLUS

    I say not otherwise。

  EURIPIDES

    Then does he mean that when his father fell

    By craft and violence at a woman's hand��

    The god of craft was witnessing the deed��

  AESCHYLUS

    It was not he�此�it was the Helper Hermes

    He called the grave�此�and this he showed by adding

    It was his sire's prerogative he held。

  EURIPIDES

    Why this is worse than all。 If from his father

    He held this office grave�察�why then´

  DIONYSUS

    He was

    A graveyard rifler on his father's side。

  AESCHYLUS

    Bacchus�察�the wine you drink is stale and fusty。

  DIONYSUS

    Give him another�此。�to EURIPIDES�� you�察�look out for faults。

  AESCHYLUS

    ;Be thou my saviour and mine aid to´day��

    For here I come�察�and hither I return。;

  EURIPIDES

    The same thing twice says clever Aeschylus。

  DIONYSUS

    How twice��

  EURIPIDES

    Why�察�just consider�此�I'll explain。

    ;I come�察�says he�察�and ;I return�察─�says he��

    It's the same thing�察�to ;come; and to ;return。;

  DIONYSUS

    Aye�察�just as if you said�察 �Good fellow�察�tend me

    A kneading trough�此�likewise�察�a trough to knead in。;

  AESCHYLUS

    It is not so�察�you everlasting talker��

    They're not the same�察�the words are right enough。

  DIONYSUS

    How so�拭�inform me how you use the words。

  AESCHYLUS

    A man�察�not banished from his home�察�may ;come;

    To any land�察�with no especial chance。

    A home´bound exile both ;returns; and ;comes。;

  DIONYSUS

    O good�察�by Apollo��

    What do you say�察�Euripides�察�to that��

  EURIPIDES

    I say Orestes never did ;return。;

    He came in secret�此�nobody recalled him。

  DIONYSUS

    O good�察�by Hermes I

    ��Aside�� I've not the least suspicion what he means。

  EURIPIDES

    Repeat another line。

  DIONYSUS

    Ay�察�Aeschylus��

    Repeat one instantly�此�you�察�mark what's wrong。

  AESCHYLUS

    ;Now on this funeral mound I call my rather

    To hear�察�to hearken。

  EURIPIDES

    There he is again。

    To ;hear�察─�to ;hearken;�察�the same thing�察�exactly。

  DIONYSUS

    Aye�察�but he's speaking to the dead�察�you knave��

    Who cannot hear us though we call them thrice。

  AESCHYLUS

    And how do you make your prologues��

  EURIPIDES

    You shall hear��

    And if you find one single thing said twice��

    Or any useless padding�察�spit upon me。

  DIONYSUS

    Well�察�fire away�此�I'm all agog to hear

    Your very accurate and faultless prologues。

  EURIPIDES

    ;A happy man was Oedipus at first´

  AESCHYLUS

    Not so�察�by Zeus�察�a most unhappy man。

    Who�察�not yet born nor yet conceived�察�Apollo

    Foretold would be his father's murderer。

    How could he be a happy man at first��

  EURIPIDES

    ;Then he became the wretchedest of men。;

  AESCHYLUS

    Not so�察�by Zeus�察�he never ceased to be。

    No sooner born�察�than they exposed the babe��

    ��And that in winter���察�in an earthen crock��

    Lest he should grow a man�察�and slay his father。

    Then with both ankles pierced and swoln�察�he limped

    Away to Polybus�此�still young�察�he married

    An ancient crone�察�and her his mother too。

    Then scratched out both his eyes。

  DIONYSUS

    Happy indeed

    Had he been Erasinides's colleague��

  EURIPIDES

    Nonsense�察�I say my prologues are firstrate。

  AESCHYLUS

    Nay then�察�by Zeus�察�no longer line by line

    I'll maul your phrases�此�but with heaven to aid

    I'll smash your prologues with a bottle of oil。

  EURIPIDES

    You mine with a bottle of oil��

  AESCHYLUS

    With only one。

    You frame your prologues so that each and all

    Fit in with a ;bottle of oil�察─�or ;coverlet´skin�察�

    Or ;reticule´bag。; I'll prove it here�察�and now。

  EURIPIDES

    You'll prove it�拭�You��

  AESCHYLUS

    I will。

  DIONYSUS

    Well then�察�begin。

  EURIPIDES

    ;Aegyptus�察�sailing with his fifty sons��

    As ancient legends mostly tell the tale��

    Touching at Argos;

  AESCHYLUS

    Lost his bottle of oil。

  EURIPIDES

    Hang it�察�what's that�拭�Confound that bottle of oil��

    Give him another�此�let him try again。

  EURIPIDES

    ;Bacchus�察�who�察�clad in fawnskins�察�leaps and bounds

    torch and thyrsus in the choral dance along Parnassus;

  AESCHYLUS

    Lost his bottle of oil。

  DIONYSUS

    Ah me�察�we are stricken´with that bottle again��

    Pooh�察�pooh�察�that's nothing。 I've a prologue

    He'll never tack his bottle of oil to this��

    ;No man is blest in every single thing。

    One is of noble birth�察�but lacking means。

    Another�察�baseborn�察�

  AESCHYLUS

    Lost his bottle of oil。

  DIONYSUS

    Euripides��

  EURIPIDES

    Well��

  DIONYSUS

    Lower your sails�察�my boy��

    This bottle of is going to blow a gale。

  EURIPIDES

    O�察�by Demeter�察�I care one bit��

    Now from his hands I'll strike that bottle of oil。

  DIONYSUS

    Go on then�察�go�此�but ware the bottle of oil。

  EURIPIDES

    ;Once Cadmus�察�quitting the Sidonian town�察�Agenor's offspring;

  AESCHYLUS

    Lost his bottle of oil。

  DIONYSUS

    O pray�察�my man�察�buy off that bottle of oil��

    Or else he'll smash our prologues all to bits。

  EURIPIDES

    I buy of him��

  DIONYSUS

    If my advice you'll take。

  EURIPIDES

    No�察�no�察�I've many a prologue yet to say��

    To which he can't tack on his bottle of oil。

    ;Pelops�察�the son of Tantalus�察�while driving

    His mares to Pisa;

  AESCHYLUS

    Lost his bottle of oil。

  DIONYSUS

    There� �he tacked on the bottle of oil again。

    O for heaven's sake�察�pay him its price�察�dear boy��

    You'll get it for an obol�察�spick and span。

  EURIPIDES

    Not yet�察�by Zeus�察�I've plenty of prologues left。

    ;Oeneus once reaping;

  AESCHYLUS

    Lost his bottle of oil。

  EURIPIDES

    Pray let me finish one entire line first。

    ;Oeneus once reaping an abundant harvest��

    Offering the firstfruits;

  AESCHYLUS

    Lost his bottle of oil。

  DIONYSUS

    What�察�in the act of offering�拭�Fie� �Who stole it��

  EURIPIDES

    O don't keep bothering� �Let him try with

    ;Zeus�察�as by Truth's own voice the tale is told�察�

  DIONYSUS

    No�察�he'll cut in with ;Lost his bottle of oil; bottle

    Those bottles of oil on all your prologues seem

    To gather and grow�察�like styes upon the eye。

    Turn to his melodies now for goodness' sake。

  EURIPIDES

    O I can easily show that he's a poor

    Melody´maker�察�makes all alike。

  CHORUS

    What�察�O what will be done��

    Strange to think that he dare

    Blame the bard who has won��

    More than all in our 
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