The Tragedies of Sophocles: Literally Translated Into English Prose, With Notes
The Tragedies of Sophocles: Literally Translated Into English Prose, With Notes
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such an one as it is neither allowed me to tell to any of my associates^ nor to turn them back, but remaining silent, to en- counter this fate. Oh sisters ! sprung from the same blood with me, but do not ye, since ye hear our fatheir imprecating these harsh curses, if at least his curses be accomplished, and any return take pla6e to you home, do not ye at least, by the gods, treat me with dishonour, but lay me in the tomb, and with funeral rites. And praise, which you now carry oflffrom this ma...n for the things in which ye^ labour, you will gain no less, and in addition, from your ministry to me.
A^«T. Polynices, I beseech you m something to obey me.
*>' The scholiast gives rather a quizzical account of these former curses of CEdipus. His sons had been in the practice, when they sacrificed, of sending him a shoulder, but on one occasion they disappointed vthe old gentleman of his favourite part, and only sent him a thigh. He was so enraged at them for their joiiU neglect, that he uttered those curses which entailed ruin and death on tlieir heads.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
such an one as it is neither allowed me to tell to any of my associates^ nor to turn them back, but remaining silent, to en- counter this fate. Oh sisters ! sprung from the same blood with me, but do not ye, since ye hear our fatheir imprecating these harsh curses, if at least his curses be accomplished, and any return take pla6e to you home, do not ye at least, by the gods, treat me with dishonour, but lay me in the tomb, and with funeral rites. And praise, which you now carry oflffrom this ma...n for the things in which ye^ labour, you will gain no less, and in addition, from your ministry to me.
A^«T. Polynices, I beseech you m something to obey me.
*>' The scholiast gives rather a quizzical account of these former curses of CEdipus. His sons had been in the practice, when they sacrificed, of sending him a shoulder, but on one occasion they disappointed vthe old gentleman of his favourite part, and only sent him a thigh. He was so enraged at them for their joiiU neglect, that he uttered those curses which entailed ruin and death on tlieir heads.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Sophocles to read onlineMoreLess
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