Aristophanes, Knights, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 547

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Χορός

θόρυβον χρηστὸν ληναΐτην,

ἵνʼ ὁ ποιητὴς ἀπίῃ χαίρων

κατὰ νοῦν πράξας,

φαιδρὸς λάμποντι μετώπῳ.
550

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.) — 547 focus

Chorus

raise loud waves of applause in his favour this day, so that, at this Lenaean feast, the breath of your favour may swell the sails of his triumphant galley and the poet may withdraw proud of his success, with head erect and 550 his face beaming with delight.

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.) — 547 focus

Chorus: a good uproar of the Lenaia,

Chorus: so that the poet may go away rejoicing.

Chorus: doing according to my mind,

Chorus: with a cheerful, shining forehead.

550

Aristophanes Knights 547

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

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Χορός

θόρυβον χρηστὸν ληναΐτην,

ἵνʼ ὁ ποιητὴς ἀπίῃ χαίρων

κατὰ νοῦν πράξας,

φαιδρὸς λάμποντι μετώπῳ.
550

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Chorus

raise loud waves of applause in his favour this day, so that, at this Lenaean feast, the breath of your favour may swell the sails of his triumphant galley and the poet may withdraw proud of his success, with head erect and 550 his face beaming with delight.

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Χορός θόρυβον χρηστὸν ληναΐτην, ἵνʼ ὁ ποιητὴς ἀπίῃ χαίρων κατὰ νοῦν πράξας, φαιδρὸς λάμποντι μετώπῳ. 550

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Chorus raise loud waves of applause in his favour this day, so that, at this Lenaean feast, the breath of your favour may swell the sails of his triumphant galley and the poet may withdraw proud of his success, with head erect and 550 his face beaming with delight.

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Χορός

θόρυβον χρηστὸν ληναΐτην,

ἵνʼ ὁ ποιητὴς ἀπίῃ χαίρων

κατὰ νοῦν πράξας,

φαιδρὸς λάμποντι μετώπῳ.
550

Chorus

raise loud waves of applause in his favour this day, so that, at this Lenaean feast, the breath of your favour may swell the sails of his triumphant galley and the poet may withdraw proud of his success, with head erect and 550 his face beaming with delight.