Sophocles Ajax 52

Thomas Francklin (Translator)

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Tecmessa
233
How shall 1 declare
Sadder than death th' unutterable woe !
This night, with madness seized, hath Ajax done
A dreadful deed ; within thou mayst behold
230
The tent 's o'erspread with bloody carcases
230
Of cattle slain, the victims of his rage.

Ajax. Sophocles. Thomas Francklin (Translator). London. 1758–1759.

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English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

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)) — 52 focus
γνώμας βαλοῦσα, τῆς ἀνηκέστου χαρᾶς,
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1-171 focus
Translations (4)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 52 focus
AI
(.)
I go! But thou, I charge thee, let thine aid
Be evermore like valiant as to-day.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 36 focus
Ich weiß, Odysseus, und ich ging dir lange schon,
Ein treuer Schuz, auf deinem Späherpfade nach.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 52 focus
Tecmessa
TECMESSA, CHORUS. 201
Ye faithful train, that o'er the billows steer
The bark of Ajax, from Erectheus sprung
A generous race, with sorrow pierced we groan,
Who in a foreign land with zeal attend
The house of Telamon: for now the great,
205
The strong, the daring Ajax sinks beneath
The turbid storm of a distemper'd mind.
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-152-1 περίφαντος 1

mvp-comment-153-1 παραπλάκτῳ 2

mvp-comment-153-2 συγκατακτὰς 3 κελαινοῖς 4

mvp-comment-154-1 ξίφεσιν 5

mvp-comment-154-2 ἱππονώμας 6 βοτῆρας 7 βοτά 8 ἱππονόμους 9

mvp-comment-155-1 ἄρα 10

mvp-comment-155-2 ἤλυθε 11

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

221-232. mvp-comment-165-1 The metrical scheme (Logaoedic, with frequent syncope) is the following...

226. mvp-comment-169-1 ὁ μέγας μῦθος] ‘The formidable power of rumour.' Supr. 172, ὦ μεγάλα φάτις. μῦθος is the rumour about this particular thing, with a suggestion of rumour in general. ἀέξει] Not 'exaggerates,' for the evil could not be exaggerated, but, 'which the mighty power of rumour spreads abroad.'