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. Yea, for I see thy heart is set on length of days.
Pheres
  1. Is it not to save thyself thou art carrying to the tomb this corpse?
Admetus
  1. A proof of thy cowardice, thou craven heart!
Pheres
  1. At any rate her death was not due to me; this thou canst not say.
Admetus
  1. Ah! mayst thou some day come to need my aid!