Agamemnon

Aeschylus

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

  1. At home, such wealth, king, we begin — by gods’ help —
  2. With having, and to lack, the household knows not.
  3. Of many garments had I vowed a treading
  4. (In oracles if fore-enjoined the household)
  5. Of this dear soul the safe-return-price scheming!
  6. For, root existing, foliage goes up houses,
  7. O’erspreading shadow against Seirios dog-star;
  8. And, thou returning to the hearth domestic,
  9. Warmth, yea, in winter dost thou show returning.
  10. And when, too, Zeus works, from the green-grape acrid,
  11. Vine — then, already, cool in houses cometh —
  12. The perfect man his home perambulating!
  13. Zeus, Zeus Perfecter, these my prayers perfect thou!
  14. Thy care be — yea — of things thou mayst make perfect!
CHOROS.
  1. Wherefore to me, this fear —
  2. Groundedly stationed here