 | Hecuba |  |
TALTHYBIUS, MELANTHUS.
MELANTHUS.
Nay, boldly do thy bidding. The poor wretch,
Like Hecuba, who outlives every hope,
Has outliv'd every fear. Pause not, but speak.
TALTHYBIUS.
Thus to Melanthus speaks Atrides; Soon
As Pyrrhus has perform'd the sacrifice,
The queen has our full licence to depart
Unransom'd to Pæonia.
[Exit.
MELANTHUS.
That revives
My drooping expectations. She shall go.
Yes, with Eriphilus the queen shall go,
Who will make up to her a daughter's loss.
But wherefore is he absent? these dire horrors
Made me unmindful of my precious charge,
The only prop of Troy.—How fares the queen?
MELANTHUS.
Nay, boldly do thy bidding. The poor wretch,
Like Hecuba, who outlives every hope,
Has outliv'd every fear. Pause not, but speak.
TALTHYBIUS.
Thus to Melanthus speaks Atrides; Soon
As Pyrrhus has perform'd the sacrifice,
The queen has our full licence to depart
Unransom'd to Pæonia.
[Exit.
MELANTHUS.
That revives
My drooping expectations. She shall go.
Yes, with Eriphilus the queen shall go,
Who will make up to her a daughter's loss.
But wherefore is he absent? these dire horrors
Made me unmindful of my precious charge,
The only prop of Troy.—How fares the queen?
| Hecuba | |