Aristophanes, Knights, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 457

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Χορός

ὦ γεννικώτατον κρέας ψυχήν τʼ ἄριστε πάντων,

καὶ τῇ πόλει σωτὴρ φανεὶς ἡμῖν τε τοῖς πολίταις,

ὡς εὖ τὸν ἄνδρα ποικίλως θʼ ὑπῆλθες ἐν λόγοισιν.

πῶς ἄν σʼ ἐπαινέσαιμεν οὕτως ὥσπερ ἡδόμεσθα;
460

Knights. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1906.

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Ἱππῆς (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.)

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Knights (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 457 focus

Chorus

Oh! vigorous assailant and intrepid heart! See how you have totally routed him in this duel of abuse, so that to us and to the citizens you seem the saviour of the city. 460 How shall I give tongue to my joy and praise you sufficiently?

English (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) Experimental (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.) — 457 focus

Chorus: O most noble flesh, best of all for the soul,

Chorus: and having shown himself savior to the city, both to us the citizens,

Chorus: How well you went down upon that man in various ways in your speeches.

Chorus: How could we praise you as much as we take pleasure?

460

Aristophanes Knights 457

ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart

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Chorus

Oh! vigorous assailant and intrepid heart! See how you have totally routed him in this duel of abuse, so that to us and to the citizens you seem the saviour of the city. 460 How shall I give tongue to my joy and praise you sufficiently?

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Chorus Oh! vigorous assailant and intrepid heart! See how you have totally routed him in this duel of abuse, so that to us and to the citizens you seem the saviour of the city. 460 How shall I give tongue to my joy and praise you sufficiently?

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Chorus

Oh! vigorous assailant and intrepid heart! See how you have totally routed him in this duel of abuse, so that to us and to the citizens you seem the saviour of the city. 460 How shall I give tongue to my joy and praise you sufficiently?