Agamemnon

Aeschylus

Aeschylus. The poetical works of Robert Browning, Volume 13. Browning, Robert, translator; Berdoe, Edward, editor. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1889.

  1. Above the abode of either king.
  2. With these, symphonious, sing —
  3. Ah, Linos, say — ah, Linos, song of wail!
  4. But may the good prevail!
  1. Zeus, whosoe’er he be, — if that express
  2. Aught dear to him on whom I call —
  3. So do I him address.
  4. I cannot liken out, by all
  5. Admeasurement of powers,
  6. Any but Zeus for refuge at such hours,
  7. If veritably needs I must
  8. From off my soul its vague care-burthen thrust.
  1. Not — whosoever was the great of yore,
  2. Bursting to bloom with bravery all round —
  3. Is in our mouths: he was, but is no more.
  4. And who it was that after came to be,