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Χορός
965ἀγχοῦ δ᾽ ἄρα κοὐ μακρὰν
προύκλαιον, ὀξύφωνος ὡς ἀηδών.
ξένων γὰρ ἐξόμιλος ἥδε τις βάσις.
πᾷ δ᾽ αὖ φορεῖ νιν; ὡς φίλου
προκηδομένα βαρεῖαν
ἄψοφον φέρει βάσιν.
αἰαῖ, ὅδ᾽ ἀναύδατος φέρεται.
970τί χρὴ θανόντα νιν ἢ καθ᾽
ὕπνον ὄντα κρῖναι;
Sophocles. Sophocles. Vol 2: Ajax. Electra. Trachiniae. Philoctetes With an English translation by F. Storr. The Loeb classical library, 21. Francis Storr. London; New York. William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company. 1913.
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