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. Nay, but into thy hands shall mine consign her.
Admetus
  1. I will not touch her, though she is free to go within my halls.
Heracles
  1. To thy hand, and thine alone I her entrust.
Admetus
  1. Prince, against my will thou dost constrain me to this deed.
Heracles
  1. Boldly stretch out thy hand and touch the stranger maid.