Aristophanes, Wasps, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 1091

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Χορός

ἆρα δεινὸς ἦ τόθʼ ὥστε πάντα μὴ δεδοικέναι,

καὶ κατεστρεψάμην

τοὺς ἐναντίους, πλέων ἐκεῖσε ταῖς τριήρεσιν;

οὐ γὰρ ἦν ἡμῖν ὅπως

ῥῆσιν εὖ λέξειν ἐμέλλομεν τότʼ, οὐδὲ
1095

συκοφαντήσειν τινὰ

φροντίς, ἀλλʼ ὅστις ἐρέτης ἔσοιτʼ

ἄριστος. τοιγαροῦν πολλὰς

πόλεις Μήδων ἑλόντες

αἰτιώτατοι φέρεσθαι

τὸν φόρον δεῦρʼ ἐσμέν, ὃν κλέπτουσιν
1100

οἱ νεώτεροι.

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

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

Translations (2)

Wasps (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1091 focus

Second Semi-Chorus

Oh! at that time I was terrible, I feared nothing; forth on my galleys I went in search of my foe and subjected him. 1095 Then we never thought of rounding fine phrases, we never dreamt of calumny; it was who should prove the strongest rower. And thus we took many a town from the Medes, and 1100 'tis to us that Athens owes the tributes that our young men thieve to-day.

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.) — 1091 focus

Chorus: Was it then so terrible that he did not fear anything?

Chorus: and I destroyed it

Chorus: The enemies, sailing there with the triremes?

Chorus: for there was no way for us

Chorus: At that time we were about to speak well, but not

1095

Chorus: to defraud someone

Chorus: Anxiety, but whoever will be a rower

Chorus: Excellent. Therefore, many.

Chorus: having captured the cities of the Medes

Chorus: most deserving of being treated

Chorus: We have come here with the tribute, which they steal.

1100

Chorus: the younger men.

Aristophanes Wasps 1091

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

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