Helen

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. O my fortune, how we have been unworthily dishonored.
Old woman
  1. Why are your eyes wet with tears? To whom are you lamenting?
Menelaos
  1. To my fortunes, which were happy before this.
Old woman
  1. Well then, why don’t you go away and give these tears to your friends.
Menelaos
  1. What is this land? Whose palace is this?