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  POLYXENA

    Mother�察�hearken to me�察�and thou�察�son of Laertes�察�make allowance

for a parent's natural wrath。 My poor mother�察�fight not with our

masters。 Wilt thou be thrown down�察�be roughly thrust aside and wound

thy aged skin�察�and in unseemly wise be torn from me by youthful

arms�拭�This wilt thou suffer�察�do not so�察�for 'tis not right for thee。

Nay�察�dear mother mine give me thy hand beloved�察�and let me press thy

cheek to mine�察�for never�察�nevermore�察�but now for the last time shall I

behold the dazzling sun´god's orb。 My last farewells now take� �O

mother�察�mother mine� �beneath the earth I pass。

  HECUBA

    O my daughter�察�I am still to live and be a slave。

  POLYXENA

    Unwedded I depart�察�never having tasted the married joys that

were my due��

  HECUBA

    Thine�察�my daughter�察�is a piteous lot�察�and sad is mine also。

  POLYXENA

    There in Hades' courts shall I be laid apart from thee。

  HECUBA

    Ah me�察�what shall I do�拭�where shall I end my life��

  POLYXENA

    Daughter of a free´born sire�察�a slave I am to die。

  HECUBA

    Not one of all my fifty children left��

  POLYXENA

    What message can I take for thee to Hector or thy aged lord��

  HECUBA

    Tell them that of all women I am the most miserable。

  POLYXENA

    Ah� �bosom and breasts that fed me with sweet food��

  HECUBA

    Woe is thee�察�my child�察�for this untimely fate��

  POLYXENA

    Farewell�察�my mother� �farewell�察�Cassandra��

  HECUBA

    ;Fare well� ─�others do�察�but not thy mother�察�no��

  POLYXENA

    Thou too�察�my brother Polydorus�察�who art in Thrace�察�the home of

steeds��

  HECUBA

    Aye�察�if he lives�察�which much I doubt�察�so luckless am I every way。

  POLYXENA

    Oh yes�察�he lives�察�and�察�when thou diest�察�he will close thine eyes。

  HECUBA

    I am dead�察�sorrow has forestalled death here。

  POLYXENA

    Come veil my head�察�Odysseus�察�and take me hence�察�for now�察�ere falls

the fatal blow�察�my heart is melted by my mother's wailing�察�and hers no

less by mine。 O light of day� �for still may I call thee by thy name��

though now my share in thee is but the time I take to go 'twixt this

and the sword at Achilles' tomb。



        ��ODYSSEUS and his attendants lead POLYXENA away。��



  HECUBA

    Woe is me� �I faint�察�my limbs sink under me。 O my daughter�察�embrace

thy mother�察�stretch out thy hand�察�give it me again�察�leave me not

childless� �Ah�察�friends� �'tis my death´blow。 Oh� �to see that Spartan

woman�察�Helen�察�sister of the sons of Zeus�察�in such a plight�察�for her

bright eyes have caused the shameful fall of Troy's once prosperous

town。

                               ��HECUBA sinks fainting to the ground。��

  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    O breeze from out the deep arising�察�that waftest swift galleys��

ocean's coursers�察�across the surging main� �whither wilt thou bear me

the child of sorrow�拭�To whose house shall I be brought�察�to be his

slave and chattel�拭�to some haven in the Dorian land�察�or in Phthia��

where men say Apidanus�察�father of fairest streams�察�makes fat and

rich the tilth��



                                                        antistrophe 1



    or to an island home�察�sent on a voyage of misery by oars that

sweep the brine�察�leading a wretched existence in halls where the

first´created palm and the bay´tree put forth their sacred shoots

for dear Latona�察�memorial fair of her divine travail�拭�and there with

the maids of Delos shall I hymn the golden snood and bow of Artemis

their goddess��



                                                            strophe 2



    Or in the city of Pallas�察�the home of Athena of the beauteous

chariot�察�shall I upon her saffron robe yoke horses to the car��

embroidering them on my web in brilliant varied shades�察�or the race of

Titans�察�whom Zeus the son of Cronos lays to their unending sleep

with bolt of flashing flame��



                                                        antistrophe 2



    Woe is me for my children� �woe for my ancestors�察�and my country

which is falling in smouldering ruin 'mid the smoke�察�sacked by the

Argive spear� �while I upon a foreign shore am called a slave

for´sooth�察�leaving Asia�察�Europe's handmaid�察�and receiving in its place

deadly marriage´bower。



               ��The herald�察�TALTHYBIUS�察�enters。��



  TALTHYBIUS

    Where can I find Hecuba�察�who once was queen of Ilium�察�ye Trojan

maidens��

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    There she lies near thee�察�Talthybius�察�stretched full length upon

the ground�察�wrapt in her robe。

  TALTHYBIUS

    Great Zeus� �what can I say�拭�that thine eye is over man�拭�or that we

hold this false opinion all to no purpose�察�thinking there is any

race of gods�察�when it is chance that rules the mortal sphere�拭�Was

not this the queen of wealthy Phrygia�察�the wife of Priam highly blest��

And now her city is utterly o'erthrown by the foe�察�and she�察�a slave in

her old age�察�her children dead�察�lies stretched upon the ground��

soiling her hair�察�poor lady in the dust。 Well�察�well�察�old as I am��

may death be my lot before I am caught in any foul mischance。 Arise��

poor queen� �lift up thyself and raise that hoary head。

  HECUBA ��stirring��

    Ah� �who art thou that wilt not let my body rest�拭�why disturb me in

my anguish�察�whosoe'er thou art��

  TALTHYBIUS

    'Tis I�察�Talthybius�察�who am here�察�the minister of the Danai��

Agamemnon has sent me for thee�察�lady。

  HECUBA ��rising��

    Good friend�察�art come because the Achaeans are resolved to slay me

to at the grave�拭�How welcome would thy tidings be� �Let us hasten and

lose no time�察�prithee�察�lead the way�察�old sir。

  TALTHYBIUS

    I am come to fetch thee to bury thy daughter's corpse�察�lady�察�and

those that send me are the two sons of Atreus and the Achaean host。

  HECUBA

    Ah� �what wilt thou say�拭�Art thou not come�察�as I had thought�察�to

fetch me to my doom�察�but to announce ill news�拭�Lost�察�lost�察�my child��

snatched from thy mother's arms� �and I am childless now�察�at least as

touches thee�察�ah�察�woe is me��

    How did ye end her life�拭�was any mercy shown�拭�or did ye deal

ruthlessly with her as though your victim were a foe�察�old man��

Speak�察�though thy words must be pain to me。

  TALTHYBIUS

    Lady�察�thou art bent on making mine a double meed of tears in

pity for thy child�察�for now too as I tell the sad tale a tear will wet

my eye�察�as it did at the tomb when she was dying。

    All Achaea's host was gathered there in full array before the tomb

to see thy daughter offered�察�and the son of Achilles took Polyxena

by the hand and set her on the top of the mound�察�while I stood near��

and a chosen band of young Achaeans followed to hold thy child and

prevent her struggling。 Then did Achilles' son take in his hands a

brimming cup of gold and poured an offering to his dead sire�察�making a

sign to me to proclaim silence throughout the Achaean host。 So I stood

at his side and in their midst proclaimed�察 �Silence�察�ye Achaeans��

hushed be the people all� �peace� �be still�  �Therewith I hushed the

host。 Then spake he�察 �Son of Peleus�察�father mine�察�accept the

offering I pour thee to appease thy spirit�察�strong to raise the

dead�察�and come to drink the black blood of a virgin pure�察�which I

and the host are offering thee�察�oh� �be propitious to us�察�grant that we

may loose our prows and the cables of our ships�察�and�察�meeting with

prosperous voyage from Ilium�察�all to our country come。; So he�察�and all

the army echoed his prayer。 Then seizing his golden sword by the

hilt he drew it from its scabbard�察�signing the while to the picked

young Argive warriors to hold the maid。 But she�察�when she was ware

thereof�察�uttered her voice and said�此 �O Argives�察�who have sacked my

city� �of my free will I die�察�let none lay hand on me�察�for bravely will

I yield my neck。 Leave me free�察�I do beseech�察�so slay me�察�that death

may find me free�察�for to be called a slave amongst the dead fills my

royal heart with shame。; Thereat the people shouted their applause��

and king Agamemnon bade the young men loose the maid。 So they set

her free�察�as soon as they heard this last command from him whose might

was over all。 And she�察�hearing her captors' words took her robe and

tore it open from the shoulder to the waist�察�displaying a breast and

bosom fair as a statue's�察�then sinking on her knee�察�one word she spake

more piteous than all the rest�察 �Young prince�察�if 'tis my breast

thou'dst strike�察�lo� �here it is�察�strike home� �or if at my neck thy

sword thou'lt aim�察�behold� �that neck is bared。;

    Then he�察�half glad�察�half sorry in his pity for the maid�察�cleft

with the steel the channels of her breath�察�and streams of blood gushed

forth�察�but she�察�e'en in death's agony�察�took good heed to fall with

maiden grace�察�hiding from gaze of man what modest maiden must。 Soon as

she had breathed her last through the fatal gash�察�each Argive set

his hand to different tasks�察�some strewing leaves o'er the corpse in

handfuls�察�others bringing pine´logs and heaping up a pyre�察�and he�察�who

brought nothing�察�would hear from him who did such taunts as these��

;Stand'st thou still�察�ignoble wretch�察�with never a robe or ornament to

bring for the maiden�拭�Wilt thou give naught to her that showed such

peerless bravery and spirit�拭�

    Such is the tale I tell about thy daughter's death�察�and I regard

thee as blest beyond all mothers in thy noble child�察�yet crossed in

fortune more than all。

  LEADER

    Upon the race of Priam and my city some fearful curse hath

burst�察�'tis sent by God�察�and we must bear it。

  HECUBA

    O my daughter� �'mid this crowd of sorrows I know not where to turn

my gaze�察�for if I set myself to one�察�another will not give me pause��

while from this again a fresh grief summons me�察�finding a successor to

sorrow's throne。 No longer now can I efface from my mind the memory of

thy sufferings sufficiently to stay my tears�察�yet hath the story of

thy noble death taken from the keenness of my grief。 Is it no
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