Sophocles' AJAX Complete

Translated by R. Trevelyan.

Sophocles Bilingual Anthology  Studies  Sophocles in Print

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Page 66

Odysseus: Atreides, glory not in dishonouring triumphs.

Agamemnon: 'Tis hard for a king to act with piety.

Odysseus: Yet not hard to respect a friend's wise counsel.

Agamemnon: A good man should obey those who bear rule.

Odysseus: Relent. 'Tis no defeat to yield to friends.

Agamemnon: Reflect who it is to whom thou dost this grace.

Odysseus: This man was once my foe, yet was he noble.

Agamemnon: Can it be thou wilt reverence a dead foe?

Odysseus: His worth with me far outweighs enmity.

Agamemnon: Unstable of impulse are such men as thou.

Odysseus: Many are friends now and hereafter foes.

Agamemnon: Do you then praise such friends as worth the winning?

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