Sophocles Ajax 67

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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He in his rage had rapture of delight
And knew not how he grieved us who stood near
And saw the madding tempest ruining him.
But now ’tis over and he breathes anew,
The counterblast of sorrow shakes his soul,
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Whilst our affliction vexeth as before,
Have we not double for our single woe?

Ajax. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.

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Editions (4)
Αἴας μαστιγοφόρος First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Aiax. Lobeck Christian, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1866.) — 1-171 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 1-171 focus
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 67 focus
ὡς πᾶσιν ᾿Αργείοισιν εἰσιδὼν θροῇς.
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1-171 focus
Translations (4)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 74 focus
Was thust du, Pallas? Nimmermehr ruf' ihn heraus -
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 67 focus
Tecmessa
Louder you'll hear him soon ; marked ye, my
friends,
How deep his groans ]
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English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 67 focus
Chorus
But tell us how this sudden ill began;
For we too melt in sympathy of woe.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 1-170 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-175-1 οἷσιν εἴχετ’ ἐν κακοῖς 1

mvp-comment-175-2 φρονοῦντας 2 βλέποντας 3 κακοῖς 4

mvp-comment-176-1 κἀνέπνευσε 5 ἔληξε 6

mvp-comment-177-1 Instead of κεῖνος 7

mvp-comment-177-2 πᾶς 8

mvp-comment-177-3 ἐλήλαται 9

mvp-comment-178-1 ἆῤ 10

mvp-comment-178-2 δὶς τός’ 11 ἐξ ἁπλῶν 12

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

272. mvp-comment-197-1 οἶσιν. . κακοῖς] i. e. κακοῖς ἐν οἶσιν εἴχετο. Cp. infr. 1144, 5, ἡνίκ᾽ ἐν κακῷ | χειμῶνος εἴχετ'.

275. mvp-comment-198-1 πᾶς ἐλήλαται] 'Is vexed to the uttermost.' πᾶς is adverbial. See Essay on L. § 23. p. 38, and cp. infr. 519, ἐν σοὶ πᾶσ᾽ ἔγωγε σώζομαι. The perfect, as in πεφόβημαι, supr. 139, expresses a completed state.

277. mvp-comment-199-1 ἆρ'..;] Essay on L. § 29. p. 50. 'What is this but to have the sorrow doubled that before was single?' Cp. Constance in King John, 3. 4. 'I am not mad; - I would to heaven I were! For then 'tis like I should forget myself: O, if I could, what grief should I forget!'