Sophocles' OEDIPUS AT COLONUS Complete

Translated by F. Storr. From the Loeb Library Edition, Originally published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and William Heinemann Ltd, London. First published in 1912.

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Page 29

Ismene: The gods, who once abased, uplift thee now.

Oedipus: Poor help to raise an old man fallen in youth.

Ismene: Howe'er that be, 'tis for this cause alone
That Creon comes to thee--and comes anon.

Oedipus: With what intent, my daughter? Tell me plainly.

Ismene: To plant thee near the Theban land, and so
Keep thee within their grasp, yet now allow
Thy foot to pass beyond their boundaries.

Oedipus: What gain they, if I lay outside?

Oedipus: Thy tomb,
If disappointed, brings on them a curse.

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