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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��



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    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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