Bacchae

Euripides

Euripides. The Tragedies of Euripides. Vol. I. Buckley, Theodore Alois, translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

  1. But would you see gladly what is grievous to you?
Pentheus
  1. To be sure, sitting quietly under the pines.
Dionysus
  1. But they will track you down, even if you go in secret.
Pentheus
  1. You are right: I will go openly.
Dionysus
  1. Shall I guide you? Will you attempt the journey?