Aristophanes, Wasps, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 358

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Φιλοκλέων

κοὐδείς μʼ ἐφύλαττʼ, ἀλλʼ ἐξῆν μοι

φεύγειν ἀδεῶς. νῦν δὲ ξὺν ὅπλοις

ἄνδρες ὁπλῖται διαταξάμενοι
360

κατὰ τὰς διόδους σκοπιωροῦνται,

τὼ δὲ δύʼ αὐτῶν ἐπὶ ταῖσι θύραις

ὥσπερ με γαλῆν κρέα κλέψασαν

τηροῦσιν ἔχοντʼ ὀβελίσκους.

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.) — 358 focus

Philocleon

none watched over me, and I could run off without fear. But to-day 360 men-at-arms are placed at every outlet to watch me, and two of them are lying in wait for me at this very door armed with spits, just as folks lie in wait for a cat that has stolen a piece of meat.

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.) — 358 focus

Philocleon: And no one watched me, but I was free to go.

Philocleon: 'To flee without fear. But now with weapons.'

Philocleon: Men of hoplite rank, line up!

360

Philocleon: They are keeping watch from the outlets,

Philocleon: but the two of them, at the doors.

Philocleon: just as if a weasel had stolen some meat

Philocleon: They are guarding them holding spits.

Aristophanes Wasps 358

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

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Philocleon

none watched over me, and I could run off without fear. But to-day 360 men-at-arms are placed at every outlet to watch me, and two of them are lying in wait for me at this very door armed with spits, just as folks lie in wait for a cat that has stolen a piece of meat.

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Philocleon none watched over me, and I could run off without fear. But to-day 360 men-at-arms are placed at every outlet to watch me, and two of them are lying in wait for me at this very door armed with spits, just as folks lie in wait for a cat that has stolen a piece of meat.

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Philocleon

none watched over me, and I could run off without fear. But to-day 360 men-at-arms are placed at every outlet to watch me, and two of them are lying in wait for me at this very door armed with spits, just as folks lie in wait for a cat that has stolen a piece of meat.