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’Tis Teucer’s strong command to keep him close
Beneath this roof, nor let him range alone.
Ajax. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.
Ajax. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.
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Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.
877. mvp-comment-569-1 ἀφ᾿ ἡλίου βολῶν] ‘Towards the sunrise;' according to the Greek idiom by which the point of sight is taken as a point of departure. Cp. Hdt. 1. 84, πρὸς τοῦ Τμώλου τετραμμένον, and see L. and S. s. ν. πρός, A. I. 2.
878. mvp-comment-570-1 κέλευθον is accusative of the sphere of motion, Essay on L. § 16. p. 23 c, some such word as ἰοῦσιν being suggested by the context. δηλοῖ] Sc. τὸ ἐρευνώμενον. ‘Reveals the hidden truth by being found.' Ll. 866-878, which are recited before the Chorus have taken their places, are not antistrophic. Ll. 878-914, 925-960, are antistrophic according to the following scheme...