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Nor shall the army blame me, if I bring 1020
This thing to pass by reason, not by force.
If all go well, upon thy friends and thee
Shall gladness dawn, and that without mine aid.

Ah wise words! I must act as seems thee best.
But, if we shall not gain mine heart's desire, 1025
Where shall I see thee?—whither shall I go
In misery, to find thy champion hand?

Where best befits will I keep watch for thee,
That none behold thee traversing wild-eyed
The Danaan host. Shame not thy father's house; 1030
For Tyndareus^[1] deserves not to be made
A mock, for great is he midst Hellene men.

This shall be. Rule thou—I must be thy thrall.
If there be Gods, thy righteousness shall find
Reward: if none there be, what boots to toil? 1035

(Str.)
O what bridal-chant rang with the crying
Of the Libyan flute,
With the footfall of dancers replying
To the voice of the lute,
With the thrill of the reeds' glad greeting,