Oedipus
Ay, let him lead thee; for thy presence throws
445
Confusion on th' affairs that now engage
Oedipus Tyrannus. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.
Oedipus Tyrannus. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.
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445. mvp-comment-268-1 ὡς .. ὀχλεῖς Being present and in our way, you trouble us. σύ is brought in to mark the antithesis. Essay on Language § 41. e. p. 79. The reading of most MSS, σύ γ', may be defended if γε belongs to the whole sentence, assenting to l. 444. 447 ff. I will tell my message ere I go, not fearing thy frown, for thou hast no power to destroy me.' The speech of Teiresias is now as clear as his former words were dark; although his meaning is still an enigma to Oedipus.