Messenger
Ah, woe is me! What story can I tell, what lament can I make?
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Creon
We are lost; your opening words have no fair appearance.
Messenger
Ah, woe is me! I say again; for I am bringing great horrors.
Creon
In addition to the other sorrowful deeds. What is your tale?
Messenger
Your sister’s sons are now no more, Creon.
The Phoenician Women. Euripides. Edward P. Coleridge (Translator). London. 1891.
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