Alcestis

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

  1. Thou hast lost a noble wife; who shall gainsay it?
Admetus
  1. Life henceforth hath lost all charm for me.
Heracles
  1. Time will soothe the smart; as yet thy grief is young.
Admetus
  1. Time! use that word, if death and time are one.
Heracles
  1. A new wife and a longing for a fresh marriage will stay thy sorrow.