Thou hadst thy wish 'mid strangers thus to die, But I, ah me, not by. ISMENE Alas, my sister, wha...
2011-12-15
So to be handed down from heir to heir. Thus shalt thou hold this land inviolate From the dread Dr...
Degenerate sons--these maidens did not so. Therefore my curse is stronger than thy "throne," Thy "...
A scheme of villainy is soon bewrayed. Thou art his father, therefore canst not pay In kind a son'...
2011-11-04
Will stay my purpose to restore the maids. OEDIPUS Heaven bless thee, Theseus, for thy nobleness ...
O woe is me! CHORUS Thou art a bold man, stranger, if thou think'st To execute thy purpose. CREO...
Thebes thy old foster-mother claims thee first. OEDIPUS O front of brass, thy subtle tongue would ...
THESEUS Wouldst tell the old misfortune of thy race? OEDIPUS No, that has grown a byword througho...
To grant the suppliant their saving grace. So pray thyself or whoso pray for thee, In whispered ac...
Are framed and modeled on Egyptian ways. For there the men sit at the loom indoors While the wives...
Strangers, I have no country. O forbear-- CHORUS What is it, old man, that thou wouldst conceal? ...
How call you then the place wherein we bide? STRANGER Whate'er I know thou too shalt know; the pla...
Where's the bold wooers who will jeopardize To take unto himself such disrepute As to my children'...
Wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud. Ah me, ah me! What spasms athwart me shoot, What ...
Whence came it? was it thine, or given to thee? HERDSMAN I had it from another, 'twas not mine. O...