Aeschylus' PROMETHEUS BOUND Complete

Translated by G. M. Cookson.

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Chorus: Methinks the wish is father to the thought
And whets thy railing tongue.

Prometheus: Not so: the wish And the accomplishment go hand in hand.

Chorus: Then must we look for one who shall supplant
And reign instead of Zeus?
Far, far more grievous shall bow down his neck.

Chorus: Hast thou no fear venting such blasphemy?

Prometheus: What should I fear who have no part nor lot
In doom of dying?

Chorus: But he might afflict the
With agony more dreadful, pain beyond
These pains.

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