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. My sin had been the deeper, had I died for thee.
Admetus
  1. What! is it all one for young or old to die?
Pheres
  1. To live one life, not twain, is all our due.
Admetus
  1. Outlive then Zeus himself!
Pheres
  1. Dost curse thy parents, though unharmed by them?