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. Behold, I am dumb, my lips are closed.
Hermione
  1. Tell me that which was my only reason for coming hither.
Andromache
  1. No! all I tell thee is, thou hast less wisdom than thou needest.
Hermione
  1. Wilt thou leave these hallowed precincts of the sea-goddess?
Andromache
  1. Yes, if I am not to die for it; otherwise, I never will.