Agamemnon

Aeschylus

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

  1. By sleep, — decline his portion of the missive.
  2. And far the beacon’s light, on stream Euripos
  3. Arriving, made aware Messapios’ warders,
  4. And up they lit in turn, played herald onwards,
  5. Kindling with flame a heap of grey old heather.
  6. And, strengthening still, the lamp, decaying nowise,
  7. Springing o’er Plain Asopos, — full-moon-fashion
  8. Effulgent, — toward the crag of Mount Kithairon,
  9. Roused a new rendering-up of fire the escort —
  10. And light, far escort, lacked no recognition
  11. O’ the guard — as burning more than burnings told you.
  12. And over Lake Gorgopis light went leaping,
  13. And, at Mount Aigiplanktos safe arriving,
  14. Enforced the law — to never stint the fire-stuff.
  15. And they send, lighting up with ungrudged vigour,
  16. Of flame a huge beard, ay, the very foreland