CH
471
Fierce shows the maiden’s vein from her fierce sire;
Calamity doth not subdue her will.
Antigone. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.
Antigone. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906))
Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.
mvp-comment-266-1 These two verses give a moment of stillness before the storm breaks forth. So at O. T. 404 four verses of the chorus divide the angry speech of Oedipus from the retort of Teiresias.
mvp-comment-266-2 τὸ γέννημα τῆς παιδός 1 δηλοῖ 2 ὠμόν 3 ἐξ ὠμοῦ πατρός 4 γέννημα 5
mvp-comment-267-1 εἴκειν … κακοῖς 6
471. mvp-comment-272-1 'The maiden's lineage declares itself in the fierce vein that comes to her from her fierce sire.' Phil. 1045-1046.
472. mvp-comment-273-1 ἐπίσταται Sc. ἡ παῖς.