Aristophanes, Clouds, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 1391

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Χορός

οἶμαί γε τῶν νεωτέρων τὰς καρδίας

πηδᾶν ὅ τι λέξει.

εἰ γὰρ τοιαῦτά γʼ οὗτος ἐξειργασμένος

λαλῶν ἀναπείσει,

τὸ δέρμα τῶν γεραιτέρων λάβοιμεν ἂν
1395

ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ ἐρεβίνθου.

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

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

Translations (2)

Clouds Perseus (Aristophanes. The Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol. I. Hickie, William James, translator. Bohn: London, 1853.) — 1391 focus

Chorus.

I fancy the hearts of the youths are panting to hear what he will say. For if, after having done such things, he shall persuade him by speaking,

I would not take the hide of the old folks, even at the price of a chick-pea.
1395

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.) — 1391 focus

Chorus: I think, at any rate, the hearts of the younger men

Chorus: Jump whatever he says.

Chorus: for if this man has been so thoroughly trained,

Chorus: The speaker will persuade,

Chorus: we might take the skins of the older men.

1395

Chorus: but not even a chickpea.

Aristophanes Clouds 1391

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

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Chorus.

I fancy the hearts of the youths are panting to hear what he will say. For if, after having done such things, he shall persuade him by speaking,

I would not take the hide of the old folks, even at the price of a chick-pea.
1395

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Chorus. I fancy the hearts of the youths are panting to hear what he will say. For if, after having done such things, he shall persuade him by speaking, I would not take the hide of the old folks, even at the price of a chick-pea. 1395

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Chorus.

I fancy the hearts of the youths are panting to hear what he will say. For if, after having done such things, he shall persuade him by speaking,

I would not take the hide of the old folks, even at the price of a chick-pea.
1395