Sophocles Trachiniae 62

Thomas Francklin (Translator)

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ITast thou ta'cn so long a journey
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To Trachis, and wouldst now .so soon i*eturn,
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Vi\% 1 can hold some further converse with thee ]
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Lie. If thou wouldst question me of aught, behold
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me
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J'leady to tell thee.
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Trachiniae. Sophocles. Thomas Francklin (Translator). London. 1758–1759.

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 62 focus
μῦθοι καλῶς πίπτουσιν· ἥδε ἦδε ἥδε γὰρ γυνὴ
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 94-140 focus
Translations (4)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 62 focus
CH
I curse not all the wicked, but the man
Whose secret practices deform his life.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 61 focus
Sohn, Geliebter, aus dem Mund Unedler auch
Fällt oft ein Rath zum Guten; so sprach dieses Weib,
Zwar eine Magd nur, doch ein hochgesinntes Wort.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 62 focus
Chorus
Ruin to all the base I would not wish ;
But perish he, who forms the vile design
With dark and treacherous baseness to betray.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 94-140 focus

Commentary

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mvp-comment-211-1 ἐκ ταχείας 1

mvp-comment-211-2 σὺν χρόνῳ … βραδεῖ 2

mvp-comment-211-3 πρὶν ἡμᾶς κἀννεώσασθαι λόγους 3

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

395. mvp-comment-302-1 ἐκ ταχείας] For this adverbial expression, cp. infr. 727, ἐξ ἑκουσίας : Plat. Soph. p. 231 C, τὰς ἁπάσας μὴ ῥάδιον εἶναι διαφεύγειν. ὁρμῆς, or some such word, can easily be supplied. But the ellipse has become idiomatic.

395. mvp-comment-302-2 σὺν χρόνῳ βραδεῖ] 'So tardily.' Cp. Ο. С. 1602, ταχεῖ ξὺν χρόνῳ. For the meaning, cp. supr. 44, 5, χρόνον γὰρ οὐχὶ βαιόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἤδη δέκα | μῆνας πρὸς ἄλλοις πέντ᾽ ἀκήρυκτος μένει