Euripides, Rhesus, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 131

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Chorus

It pleases me well; so change your mind and adopt this counsel. I do not love hazardous commands in generals. What is better than for a swift-footed spy to approach the ships

and learn why our foes are lighting fires in front of their naval station?
135

Rhesus. Euripides. Edward P. Coleridge (Translator). London. 1906.

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Rhesus (English) (Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906. (Modernized by Perseus.))

Editions (1)

Ῥῆσος Perseus (Euripides. Euripidis Fabulae, Vol. III. Murray, Gilbert, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913. (Reprinted 1920-1978)) — 131 focus

Χορός

τάδε δοκεῖ, τάδε μεταθέμενος νόει.

σφαλερὰ δʼ οὐ φιλῶ στρατηγῶν κράτη.

τί γὰρ ἄμεινον ἢ

ταχυβάταν νεῶν κατόπταν μολεῖν

πέλας ὅ τί ποτʼ ἄρα δαΐοις
135

πυρὰ κατʼ ἀντίπρῳρα ναυστάθμων δαίεται;

Translations (2)

Rhesus Perseus (Euripides. The Rhesus of Euripides. Murray, Gilbert, translator. London: George Allen and Company, Ltd., 1913.) — 131 focus

CHORUS.
¹

’Tis good! ’Tis wisdom! Prince, give heed

And change the word thy passion gave.

No soldier loveth, in his need,

The glory of a chief too brave.

A spy is best: a spy, to learn
135

For what strange work those beacons burn

All night beside the guarded wave.

Rhesus (OCR draft) Experimental (Rhesus. Robert Potter's English verse translation, first published in 1781–1783; text from the 1808 Oxford printing.)

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Euripides Rhesus 131

Edward P. Coleridge (Translator)

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Chorus

It pleases me well; so change your mind and adopt this counsel. I do not love hazardous commands in generals. What is better than for a swift-footed spy to approach the ships

and learn why our foes are lighting fires in front of their naval station?
135

Current edition Perseus

CHORUS.
¹

’Tis good! ’Tis wisdom! Prince, give heed

And change the word thy passion gave.

No soldier loveth, in his need,

The glory of a chief too brave.

A spy is best: a spy, to learn
135

For what strange work those beacons burn

All night beside the guarded wave.

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Chorus It pleases me well; so change your mind and adopt this counsel. I do not love hazardous commands in generals. What is better than for a swift-footed spy to approach the ships and learn why our foes are lighting fires in front of their naval station? 135

Current edition Perseus

CHORUS. 1 ’Tis good! ’Tis wisdom! Prince, give heed And change the word thy passion gave. No soldier loveth, in his need, The glory of a chief too brave. A spy is best: a spy, to learn 135 For what strange work those beacons burn All night beside the guarded wave.

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Chorus

It pleases me well; so change your mind and adopt this counsel. I do not love hazardous commands in generals. What is better than for a swift-footed spy to approach the ships

and learn why our foes are lighting fires in front of their naval station?
135

CHORUS.
¹

’Tis good! ’Tis wisdom! Prince, give heed

And change the word thy passion gave.

No soldier loveth, in his need,

The glory of a chief too brave.

A spy is best: a spy, to learn
135

For what strange work those beacons burn

All night beside the guarded wave.