OETHE. IPH. IN TAUR. ACT V. Sc. 6. (MISS SWANWICK'S TRANSLATION.) ORESTES, IPHIGENIA, THOAS. OR. The image shall not be a cause of strife! Through thee, the daylight gladdens me anew. In all its beauty and beneficence. Like to a sacred image, unto which An oracle immutably hath bound IDEM GRÆCE REDDITUM. Τοῦ ποτὲ μεμνήσεσθαι δΐομαι ἔν περ ὀνείρῳ. --HOME, ΟΡ. Οὐ ξυμβαλοῦμεν ἔριδ ̓ ἀγάλματος πέρι ἣν, ὡς καλύπτραν, δεῦρ ̓ ὁ θεὸς τάσσων ὁδόν 1 Esch. Eum. 634. A city's welfare, thee Diana took, A blessing to thy brother and thy race. O king, incline thine heart to thoughts of peace! The consecration of our father's house; Me to their purified abode restore, And place upon my brow the ancient crown! Requite the blessing which her presence brought thee, And let me now my nearer right enjoy! Cunning and force, the proudest boast of man, Fade in the lustre of her perfect truth; Nor unrequited will a noble mind Leave confidence, so childlike and so pure. IPH. Think on thy promise; let thy heart be moved For such a noble deed not oft occurs. Refuse thou canst not,-give thy quick consent. THO. Then go. IPH. Not so, my king! I cannot part Shall we be severed. Honoured and beloved |