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. I showed my wisdom in refraining from slaying my wife, directly I caught sight of her. Would that thou too hadst ne’er slain Phocus![*](The half-brother of Peleus and Telamon, slain by them out of jealousy.)
  2. All this I bring before thee in pure good-will, not from anger. But if thou resent it, thy tongue may wag till it ache,