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thy noble death taken from the keenness of my grief。 Is it not then
strange that poor land�察�when blessed by heaven with a lucky year��
yields a good crop�察�while that which is good�察�if robbed of needful
care�察�bears but little increase�察�yet 'mongst men the knave is never
other than a knave�察�the good man aught but good�察�never changing for
the worse because of misfortune�察�but ever the same�拭�Is then the
difference due to birth or bringing up�拭�Good training doubtless
gives lessons in good conduct�察�and if a man have mastered this�察�he
knows what is base by the standard of good。 Random shafts of my soul's
shooting these�察�I know。
��To TALTHYBIUS�� Go thou and proclaim to the Argives that they
touch not my daughter's body but keep the crowd away。 For when
countless host is gathered�察�the mob knows no restraint�察�and the
unruliness of sailors exceeds that of fire�察�all abstinence from evil
being counted evil。
��TALTHYBIUS goes out。��
��Addressing a servant�� My aged handmaid�察�take a pitcher and dip it
in the salt sea and bring hither thereof�察�that I for the last time may
wash my child�察�a virgin wife�察�a widowed maid�察�and lay her out�察�as
she deserves�察�ah� �whence can I�拭�impossible� �but as best I can�察�and
what will that be�拭�I will collect adornment from the captives�察�my
companions in these tents�察�if haply any of them escaping her
master's eye have some secret store from her old home。
��The MAID departs。��
O towering halls�察�O home so happy once�察�O Priam�察�rich in store
of fairest wealth�察�most blest of sires�察�and I no less�察�the grey´haired
mother of thy race�察�how are we brought to naught�察�stripped of our
former pride� �And spite of all we vaunt ourselves�察�one on the riches
of his house�察�another be�察�cause he has an honoured name amongst his
fellow´citizens� �But these things are naught�察�in vain are all our
thoughtful schemes�察�in vain our vaunting words。 He is happiest who
meets no sorrow in his daily walk。
��HECUBA enters the tent。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe
Woe and tribulation were made my lot in life�察�soon as ever Paris
felled his beams of pine in Ida's woods�察�to sail across the heaving
main in quest of Helen's hand�察�fairest bride on whom the sun´god turns
his golden eye。
antistrophe
For here beginneth trouble's cycle�察�and�察�worse than that��
relentless fate�察�and from one man's folly came a universal curse��
bringing death to the land of Simois�察�with trouble from an alien
shore。 The strife the shepherd decided on Ida 'twixt three daughters
of the blessed gods��
epode
brought as its result war and bloodshed and the ruin of my home��
and many a Spartan maiden too is weeping bitter tears in her halls
on the banks of fair Eurotas�察�and many a mother whose sons are
slain�察�is smiting her hoary head and tearing her cheeks�察�making her
nails red in the furrowed gash。
MAID
��entering excitedly�察�attended by bearers bringing in a covered corpse��
Oh� �where�察�ladies�察�is Hecuba�察�our queen of sorrow�察�who far
surpasses all in tribulation�察�men and women both alike�拭�None shall
wrest the crown from her。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
What now�察�thou wretched bird of boding note�拭�Thy evil tidings
never seem to rest。
MAID
'Tis to Hecuba I bring my bitter news�察�no easy task is it for
mortal lips to speak smooth words in sorrow's hour。
LEADER
Lo� �she is coming even now from the shelter of the tent
appearing just in time to hear thee speak。
��HECUBA comes out of the tent。��
MAID
Alas for thee� �most hapless queen�察�ruined beyond all words of mine
to tell�察�robbed of the light of life�察�of children�察�husband�察�city reft��
hopelessly undone��
HECUBA
This is no news but insult�察�I have heard it all before。 But why
art thou come�察�bringing hither to me the corpse of Polyxena�察�on
whose burial Achaea's host was reported to be busily engaged��
MAID ��aside��
She little knows what I have to tell�察�but mourns Polyxena�察�not
grasping her new sorrows。
HECUBA
Ah� �woe is me� �thou art not surely bringing hither mad
Cassandra�察�the prophetic maid��
MAID
She lives�察�of whom thou speakest�察�but the dead thou dost not
weep is here。 ��Uncovering the corpse�� Mark well the body now laid
bare�察�is not this a sight to fill thee with wonder�察�and upset thy
hopes��
HECUBA
Ah me� �'tis the corpse of my son Polydorus I behold�察�whom he of
Thrace was keeping safe for me in his halls。 Alas� �this is the end
of all�察�my life is o'er。
��Chanting�� O my son�察�my son�察�alas for thee� �a frantic strain I now
begin�察�thy fate I learnt�察�a moment gone�察�from some foul fiend。
MAID
What� �so thou knewest thy son's fate�察�poor lady。
HECUBA ��chanting��
I cannot�察�cannot credit this fresh sight I see。 Woe succeeds to
woe�察�time will never cease henceforth to bring me groans and tears。
LEADER
Alas poor lady�察�our sufferings are cruel indeed。
HECUBA ��chanting��
O my son�察�child of a luckless mother�察�what was the manner of thy
death�拭�what lays thee dead at my feet�拭�Who did the deed��
MAID
I know not。 On the sea´shore I found him。
HECUBA ��chanting��
Cast up on the smooth sand�察�or thrown there after the murderous
blow��
MAID
The waves had washed him ashore。
HECUBA ��chanting��
Alas� �alas� �I read aright the vision I saw in my sleep�察�nor did
the phantom dusky´winged escape my ken�察�even the vision I saw
concerning my son�察�who is now no more within the bright sunshine。
LEADER
Who slew him then�拭�Can thy dream´lore tell us that��
HECUBA ��chanting��
'Twas my own�察�own friend�察�the knight of Thrace�察�with whom his aged
sire had placed the boy in hiding。
LEADER
O horror� �what wilt thou say�拭�did he slay him to get the gold��
HECUBA ��chanting��
O awful crime� �O deed without a name� �beggaring wonder� �impious��
intolerable� �Where are now the laws 'twixt guest and host�拭�Accursed
monster� �how hast thou mangled his flesh�察�slashing the poor child's
limbs with ruthless sword�察�lost to all sense of pity��
LEADER
Alas for thee� �how some deity�察�whose hand is heavy on thee�察�hath
sent thee troubles beyond all other mortals� �But yonder I see our lord
and master Agamemnon coming�察�so let us be still henceforth�察�my
friends。
��AGAMEMNON enters。��
AGAMEMNON
Hecuba�察�why art thou delaying to come and bury thy daughter�拭�for
it was for this that Talthybius brought me thy message begging that
none of the Argives should touch thy child。 And so I granted this�察�and
none is touching her�察�but this long delay of thine fills me with
wonder。 Wherefore am I come to send thee hence�察�for our part there
is well performed�察�if herein there be any place for ;well。;
��He sees the body。��
Ha� �what man is this I see near the tents�察�some Trojan's corpse��
'tis not an Argive's body�察�that the garments it is clad in tell me。
HECUBA ��aside��
Unhappy one� �in naming thee I name myself�察�O Hecuba�察�what shall
do�拭�throw myself here at Agamemnon's knees�察�or bear my sorrows in
silence��
AGAMEMNON
Why dost thou turn thy back towards me and weep�察�refusing to
say�察�what has happened�察�or who this is��
HECUBA ��aside��
But should he count me as a slave and foe and spurn me from his
knees�察�I should but add to my anguish。
AGAMEMNON
I am no prophet born�察�wherefore�察�if I be not told�察�I cannot
learn the current of thy thoughts。
HECUBA ��aside��
Can it be that in estimating this man's feelings I make him out
too ill´disposed�察�when he is not really so��
AGAMEMNON
If thy wish really is that I should remain in ignorance�察�we are of
one mind�察�for I have no wish myself to listen。
HECUBA ��aside��
Without his aid I shall not be able to avenge my children。 Why
do still ponder the matter�拭�I must do and dare whether I win or
lose。 ��Turning to AGAMEMNON�� O Agamemnon� �by thy knees�察�by thy beard
and conquering hand I implore thee。
AGAMEMNON
What is thy desire�拭�to be set free�拭�that is easily done。
HECUBA
Not that�察�give me vengeance on the wicked�察�and evermore am I
willing to lead a life of slavery。
AGAMEMNON
Well�察�but why dost thou call me to thy aid��
HECUBA
'Tis a matter thou little reckest of�察�O king。 Dost see this
corpse�察�for whom my tears now flow��
AGAMEMNON
I do�察�but what is to follow�察�I cannot guess。
HECUBA
He was my child in days gone by�察�I bore him in my womb。
AGAMEMNON
Which of thy sons is he�察�poor sufferer��
HECUBA
Not one of Priam's race who fell 'neath Ilium's walls。
AGAMEMNON
Hadst thou any son besides those�察�lady��
HECUBA
Yes�察�him thou seest here�察�of whom�察�methinks�察�I have small gain。
AGAMEMNON
Where then was he�察�when his city was being destroyed��
HECUBA
His father�察�fearful of his death�察�conveyed him out of Troy。
AGAMEMNON
Where did he place him apart from all the sons he then had��
HECUBA
Here in this very land�察�where his corpse was found。
AGAMEMNON
With Polymestor�察�the king of this country��
HECUBA
Hither was he sent in charge of gold�察�most bitter trust��
AGAMEMNON
By whom was he slain�拭�what death o'ertook him��
HECUBA
By whom but by this man�拭�His Thracian host slew him。
AGAMEMNON
The wretch� �could he have been so eager for the treasure��
HECUBA
Even so�察�soon as ever he heard of the Phrygians' disaster。
AGAMEMNON
Where didst find him�拭�or did some one bring his corpse��
HECUBA
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