Andromache

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891.

  1. Woe worth the day! what evil tidings have I brought for thee, old sire, and for all who love my master! woe is me!
Peleus
  1. Alas! my prophetic soul hath a presentiment.
Messenger
  1. Aged Peleus, hearken! Thy grandson is no more; so grievously is he smitten
  2. by the men of Delphi and the stranger[*](i.e. Orestes.) from Mycenae.
Chorus
  1. Ah! what wilt thou do, old man? Fall not; uplift thyself.