The Trojan Women

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. Ilium is ablaze; the homes of Pergamos and its towering walls are now one sheet of flame.
Chorus
  1. As the smoke soars on wings to heaven, so sinks our city to the ground before the spear.