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. Spare me, I entreat thee by Zeus, thy sire.
Heracles
  1. Be sure, if thou refuse, ’twill be a sad mistake.
Admetus
  1. If I comply, remorse will gnaw my heart.
Heracles
  1. Yield; for in god’s good time maybe thou wilt give me thanks.
Admetus
  1. Ah! would thou hadst never won her in the games!