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Aeschylus, agamemnon<br />
Unsummoned of the watching sentinel.<br />
Yet let them reverence well the city's gods,<br />
The lords of Troy, tho' fallen, and her shrines;<br />
So shall the spoilers not in turn be spoiled.<br />
Yea, let no craving for forbidden gain<br />
Bid conquerors yield before the darts of greed.<br />
For we need yet, before the race be won,<br />
Homewards, unharmed, to round the course once more.<br />
For should the host wax wanton ere it come,<br />
Then, tho'the sudden blow of fate be spared,<br />
Yet in the sight of gods shall rise once more<br />
The great wrong of the slain, to claim revenge.<br />
Now, hearing from this woman's mouth of mine,<br />
The tale and eke its warning, pray with me,<br />
Luck sway the scale, with no uncertain poise,<br />
For my fair hopes are changed to fairer joys.<br />
LEADER<br />
A gracious word thy woman's lips have told,<br />
Worthy a wise man's utterance, O my queen;<br />
Now with clear trust in thy convincing tale<br />
I set me to salute the gods with song,<br />
Who bring us bliss to counterpoise our pain. CLYTEMNESTRA goes into<br />
the palace.<br />
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