ΜΑΝΩΣ. φρενῶν σπαραγμὸς τοῦτο τἀσαφές· φράσον. ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ. ξυνελὼν λέγω τἄλγιστα· παῖς τέθνηχ ̓ ὁ σός. ΜΑΝΩΣ. 1640 εὖ δὴ λέγεις ἄλγιστα· φροῦδον οἴχεται τό μοι δοκηθὲν, ὡς ἐλευθεροῦντί νιν. θάνατος δὲ, πάντων ὃς κακῶν ἀπαλλαγὴ, καὶ τόνδ' ὅλως ἐῤῥύσαθ'· ὧν δ ̓ ἀνειλόμην ἀνεμωλίων γεννήματ ̓ ἐλπίδων νέα ἀπῆλθεν ἔκβολ ̓, ὡς τὸ χεῖμ ̓, ὀπισθόπουν, πάχνῃ τὰ πρωτόλεια τῶν μηνῶν δάκνει. πρὶν δ ̓ ὑπερέχειν μ' ἀλγοῦντα, σήμηνον τὸ πᾶς. θάνατος βροτοῖσιν αἶσχος ἢ κῦδος φέρει. τίς τὸν κτανόντα πάντας, ὡς σὺ φῂς, κτανών; τίς εὔχεται Σάμψωνα καιρίαν βαλών ; MANOAH. Self-violence? what cause Brought him so soon at variance with himself Among his foes? MESSENGER. Inevitable cause, At once both to destroy and be destroyed. MANOAH. Oh, lastly over-strong against thyself! A dreadful way thou tookest to thy revenge. More than enough we know; but while things yet Are in confusion, give us, if thou canst, Eye-witness of what first or last was done, Relation more particular and distinct. MESSENGER. Occasions drew me early to this city, And, as the gates I entered with sun-rise, 1590 1600 ΜΑΝΩΣ. αὐτοκτόνος πῶς ἦν, ἐν ἐχθροῖς αὐτὸς ἔχθιστος φανείς; ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ. θνήσκων γὰρ ἐθανάτωσεν, οὐδ ̓ ἄλυξις ἦν. τὸ δῶμα πᾶσιν εἰς θέαν ἠθροισμένοις αὑτῷ τ ̓ ἐφείλκυσ ̓, ἐγκατασκήπτων ὁμοῦ. ΜΑΝΩΣ. αὐτὸς τὸ σαυτοῦ πῆμα τῷ σθένει λαβὼν ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ. ἔγωγε ταύτας, ὄρθριος μολών, πύλας ἔτυχον ἐσελθών· ἐν δὲ τῷδ ̓ ἑωθινὴ 1660 I sorrowed at his captive state, but minded Not to be absent at that spectacle. The building was a spacious theatre, Half-round, on two main pillars vaulted high, Of sort, might sit in order to behold; The other side was open, where the throng On banks and scaffolds under sky might stand; 1610 I among these aloof obscurely stood. The feast and noon grew high, and sacrifice Had filled their hearts with mirth, high cheer, and wine, When to their sports they turned. Immediately Was Samson, as a public servant, brought, In their state livery clad; before him pipes And timbrels; on each side went armed guards, 1620 κείνῳ μὲν οὖν παθόντι συμπαθὼν ὅμως, Σάμψωνα μετεπέμψαντο. κύμβαλ ̓ ἦν πάρος 1670 1680 1690 |