Euripides Orestes 960

Edward P. Coleridge (Translator)

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Orestes. Euripides. Edward P. Coleridge (Translator). London. 1891.

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Current edition Perseus

Orestes (English) (Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891. (Modernized by Perseus.))

Editions (1)
Ὀρέστης Perseus (Euripides. Euripidis Fabulae, Vol. III. Murray, Gilbert, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913. (Reprinted 1920-1978)) — 960 focus
Translations (2)
Orestes (OCR draft) Experimental (Orestes. Robert Potter's English verse translation, first published in 1781–1783; text from the 1808 Oxford printing.)

No corresponding passage available

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1841; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (Euripides. Deutsch in den Versmaßen der Urschrift. Volume 1, Heidelberg: C. F. Winter, 1841. Harvard OCR compared with an independent BSB copy. Native Donner verse citations, Murray reference cards, explicitly located notes and page facsimiles. Unresolved OCR, verse divisions, unlocated notes and printed errata are documented in the source review.) — 960 focus
Weh, laute Klagen heb' ich, mein Pelasgerland,
Die weißen Någel leg' ich an die Wange mir,
Blutig sie zu schånden,
Mein Haupt zerschlag' ich; Königinn der Todtenwelt,
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Dir gebührt, Schone, dieser Zou!
Mit mir stimm' an das Lied, Kyklopenstadt,
Vom Haupt die Locken trennend, und beseufze des 1
Hauses Unglück.
Die Klage tont den Sterbenden,
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Tint den Sprossen jener, die 2
Einst Hellas Heer angeführt im Kampfe.
Gegenstrophe.