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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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