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The Birds of Aristophanes

Cary, Henry Francis (1772-1844)
83 occurrences of Choruses
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THE BIRDS
  
PREFACE.
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ARGUMENT.
  
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ACT I.
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ACT II.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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SCENE VI.
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SCENE VII.
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SCENE VIII.
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ACT III.
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ACT IV.
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ACT V.

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SCENE VII.

Priest, Pisthetærus, previous hit Chorus next hit, an Envoy, a Legislator.
Legislator
(reading).
‘And 'tis hereby provided that if one
Of Cuckoocloudlands do to an Athenian—’

Pisthetærus.
What other curs'd diploma's coming now?

Legislator.
I am a constitution-maker. Laws,
Span-new, I come to vend among you.

Pisthetærus.
What's this?

Legislator
(reading).
‘And that the Cuckoocloudlanders do use
Like measures, weights, and acts in senate pass'd
As the Olophyxians.’

Pisthetærus.
Haul will I
And fix thee in the stocks anon unless—

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Legislator.
Ho! Sir! what ails thee?

Pisthetærus.
Wilt not budge with thy laws?
Else will I show thee bitter laws to-day.

Envoy.
I hereby Pisthetærus cite t'appear
At the next spring assize in Court for Wrong—

Pisthetærus.
What so! thou fellow, hast thou still been here?

Legislator
(reading).
‘But if any one drive out the magistrates,
And do not, as the column directs, receive them—’

Pisthetærus.
Oh! for patience! hast thou too still been here?

Envoy.
I'll do for thee. I'll lay the damages at
Ten thousand drachmas.

Pisthetærus.
I'll scatter thy boxes.

Legislator.
Remember when one night thou didst befoul
The column.

Pisthetærus.
This is past bearing. Seize him, ho!
Wilt not halt, sirrah?

Priest.
Fitting 'tis that speedily
We take departure hence, and to the Gods
Complete the unfinish'd sacrifice within.

 

This is the last of these puppies. If Aristophanes had lived in our days, I doubt not he would have added a Political (Economist to finish the climax.

The beginning of a new law which he proposes.

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