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    But�察�lightly born�察�as lightly dies

    The tale that springs of her surmise。



    ��Several days are assumed to have elapsed。��



  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Soon shall we know whereof the bale´fires tell��

    The beacons�察�kindled with transmitted flame��

    Whether�察�as well I deem�察�their tale is true��

    Or whether like some dream delusive came

    The welcome blaze but to befool our soul。

    For lo� �I see a herald from the shore

    Draw hither�察�shadowed with the olive´wreath´

    And thirsty dust�察�twin´brother of the clay��

    Speaks plain of travel far and truthful news´

    No dumb surmise�察�nor tongue of flame in smoke��

    Fitfully kindled from the mountain pyre��

    But plainlier shall his voice say�察�All is well��

    Or´but away�察�forebodings adverse�察�now��

    And on fair promise fair fulfilment come��

    And whoso for the state prays otherwise��

    Himself reap harvest of his ill desire��



    ��A HERALD enters。 He is an advance messenger from AGAMEMNON'S

        forces�察�which have just landed。��



  HERALD

    O land of Argos�察�fatherland of mine��

    To thee at last�察�beneath the tenth year's sun��

    My feet return�察�the bark of my emprise��

    Tho' one by one hope's anchors broke away��

    Held by the last�察�and now rides safely here。

    Long�察�long my soul despaired to win�察�in death��

    Its longed´for rest within our Argive land��

    And now all hail�察�O earth�察�and hail to thee��

    New´risen sun� �and hail our country's God��

    High´ruling Zeus�察�and thou�察�the Pythian lord��

    Whose arrows smote us once´smite thou no morel

    Was not thy wrath wreaked full upon our heads��

    O king Apollo�察�by Scamander's side��

    Turn thou�察�be turned�察�be saviour�察�healer�察�now

    And hail�察�all gods who rule the street and mart

    And Hermes hail� �my patron and my pride��

    Herald of heaven�察�and lord of heralds here��

    And Heroes�察�ye who sped us on our way´

    To one and all I cry�察�Receive again

    With grace such Argives as the spear has spared。



    Ah�察�home of royalty�察�beloved halls��

    And solemn shrines�察�and gods that front the morn��

    Benign as erst�察�with sun´flushed aspect greet

    The king returning after many days。

    For as from night flash out the beams of day��

    So out of darkness dawns a light�察�a king��

    On you�察�on Argos´Agamemnon comes。

    Then hail and greet him well I such meed befits

    Him whose right hand hewed down the towers of Troy

    With the great axe of Zeus who righteth wrong´

    And smote the plain�察�smote down to nothingness

    Each altar�察�every shrine�察�and far and wide

    Dies from the whole land's face its offspring fair。

    Such mighty yoke of fate he set on Troy´

    Our lord and monarch�察�Atreus' elder son��

    And comes at last with blissful honour home��

    Highest of all who walk on earth to´day´

    Not Paris nor the city's self that paid

    Sin's price with him�察�can boast�察�Whate'er befall��

    The guerdon we have won outweighs it all。

    But at Fate's judgment´seat the robber stands

    Condemned of rapine�察�and his prey is torn

    Forth from his hands�察�and by his deed is reaped

    A bloody harvest of his home and land

    Gone down to death�察�and for his guilt and lust

    His father's race pays double in the dust。

  LEADER

    Hail�察�herald of the Greeks�察�new´come from war。

  HERALD

    All hail� �not death itself can fright me now。

  LEADER

    Was thine heart wrung with longing for thy land��

  HERALD

    So that this joy doth brim mine eyes with tears。

  LEADER

    On you too then this sweet distress did fall´

  HERALD

    How say'st thou�拭�make me master of thy word。

  LEADER

    You longed for us who pined for you again。

  HERALD

    Craved the land us who craved it�察�love for love��

  LEADER

    Yea�察�till my brooding heart moaned out with pain。

  HERALD

    Whence thy despair�察�that mars the army's joy��

  LEADER

    Sole cure of wrong is silence�察�saith the saw。

  HERALD

    Thy kings afar�察�couldst thou fear other men��

  LEADER

    Death had been sweet�察�as thou didst say but now。

  HERALD

    'Tis true�察�Fate smiles at last。 Throughout our toil��

    These many years�察�some chances issued fair��

    And some�察�I wot�察�were chequered with a curse。

    But who�察�on earth�察�hath won the bliss of heaven��

    Thro' time's whole tenor an unbroken weal��

    I could a tale unfold of toiling oars��

    Ill rest�察�scant landings on a shore rock´strewn��

    All pains�察�all sorrows�察�for our daily doom。

    And worse and hatefuller our woes on land��

    For where we couched�察�close by the foeman's wall��

    The river´plain was ever dank with dews��

    Dropped from the sky�察�exuded from the earth��

    A curse that clung unto our sodden garb��

    And hair as horrent as a wild beast's fell。

    Why tell the woes of winter�察�when the birds

    Lay stark and stiff�察�so stern was Ida's snow��

    Or summer's scorch�察�what time the stirless wave

    Sank to its sleep beneath the noon´day sun��

    Why mourn old woes�拭�their pain has passed away��

    And passed away�察�from those who fell�察�all care��

    For evermore�察�to rise and live again。

    Why sum the count of death�察�and render thanks

    For life by moaning over fate malign��

    Farewell�察�a long farewell to all our woes��

    To us�察�the remnant of the host of Greece��

    Comes weal beyond all counterpoise of woe��

    Thus boast we rightfully to yonder sun��

    Like him far´fleeted over sea and land。

    The Argive host prevailed to conquer Troy��

    And in the temples of the gods of Greece

    Hung up these spoils�察�a shining sign to Time。

    Let those who learn this legend bless aright

    The city and its chieftains�察�and repay

    The meed of gratitude to Zeus who willed

    And wrought the deed。 So stands the tale fulfilled。

  LEADER

    Thy words o'erbear my doubt�此�for news of good��

    The ear of age hath ever youth enow��

    But those within and Clytemnestra's self

    Would fain hear all�察�glad thou their ears and mine。

                               ��CLYTEMNESTRA enters from the palace。��

  CLYTEMNESTRA

    That night�察�when first the fiery courier came��

    In sign that Troy is ta'en and razed to earth��

    So wild a cry of joy my lips gave out��

    That I was chidden´Hath the beacon watch

    Made sure unto thy soul the sack of Troy��

    A very woman thou�察�whose heart leaps light

    At wandering rumours� �and with words like these

    They showed me how I strayed�察�misled of hope。

    Yet on each shrine I set the sacrifice��

    And�察�in the strain they held for feminine��

    Went heralds thro' the city�察�to and fro��

    With voice of loud proclaim�察�announcing joy��

    And in each fane they lit and quenched with wine

    The spicy perfumes fading in the flame。

    All is fulfilled�此�I spare your longer tale´

    The king himself anon shall tell me all。



    Remains to think what honour best may greet

    My lord�察�the majesty of Argos�察�home。

    What day beams fairer on a woman's eyes

    Than this�察�whereon she flings the portal wide��

    To hail her lord�察�heaven´shielded�察�home from war��

    This to my husband�察�that he tarry not��

    But turn the city's longing into joy��

    Yea�察�let him come�察�and coming may he find

    A wife no other than he left her�察�true

    And faithful as a watch´dog to his home��

    His foemen's foe�察�in all her duties leal��

    Trusty to keep for ten long years unmarred

    The store whereon he set his master´seal。

    Be steel deep´dyed�察�before ye look to see

    Ill joy�察�ill fame�察�from other wight�察�in me��

  HERALD

    'Tis fairly said�此�thus speaks a noble dame��

    Nor speaks amiss�察�when truth informs the boast。

    ��CLYTEMNESTRA withdraws again into the palace。��

  LEADER

    So has she spoken´be it yours to learn

    By clear interpreters her specious word。

    Turn to me�察�herald´tell me if anon

    The second well´loved lord of Argos comes��

    Hath Menelaus safely sped with you��

  HERALD

    Alas´brief boon unto my friends it were��

    To flatter them�察�for truth�察�with falsehoods fair��

  LEADER

    Speak joy�察�if truth be joy�察�but truth�察�at worst´

    Too plainly�察�truth and joy are here divorced。

  HERALD

    The hero and his bark were rapt away

    Far from the Grecian fleet�察�'tis truth I say。

  LEADER

    Whether in all men's sight from Ilion borne��

    Or from the fleet by stress of weather torn��

  HERALD

    Full on the mark thy shaft of speech doth light��

    And one short word hath told long woes aright。

  LEADER

    But say�察�what now of him each comrade saith��

    What their forebodings�察�of his life or death��

  HERALD

    Ask me no more�此�the truth is known to none��

    Save the earth´fostering�察�all´surveying Sun。

  LEADER

    Say�察�by what doom the fleet of Greece was driven��

    How rose�察�how sank the storm�察�the wrath of heaven��

  HERALD

    Nay�察�ill it were to mar with sorrow's tale

    The day of blissful news。 The gods demand

    Thanksgiving sundered from solicitude。

    If one as herald came with rueful face

    To say�察�The curse has fallen�察�and the host

    Gone down to death�察�and one wide wound has reached

    The city's heart�察�and out of many homes

    Many are cast and consecrate to death��

    Beneath the double scourge�察�that Ares loves��

    The bloody pair�察�the fire and sword of doom´

    If such sore burden weighed upon my tongue��

    'Twere fit to speak such words as gladden fiends。

    But´coming as he comes who bringeth news

    Of safe return from toil�察�and issues fair��

    To men rejoicing in a weal restored´

    Dare I to dash good words with ill�察�and say

    For fire and sea�察�that erst held bitter feud��

    Now swore conspiracy and pledged their faith��

    Wasting the Argives worn with toil and war。

    Night and great horror of the rising wave

   
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