Euripides' HELEN Complete

Translated by E. Coleridge.

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Helen: Thou canst not slay the prince, thy possible intent.

Menelaus: Hath he, then, a body which steel cannot wound?

Helen: Thou shalt hear. But to attempt impossibilities is no mark
of wisdom.

Menelaus: Am I to let them bind my hands, and say nothing?

Helen: Thou art in a dilemma; some scheme must be devised.

Menelaus: I had liefer die in action than sitting still.

Helen: There is one hope, and only one, of our safety.

Menelaus: Will gold, or daring deeds, or winning words procure it?

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