Capitolo 42
governments he had reached above the bridge the Hellespont, and late and
hardly and in sorry appointment and with the few companions house came to
the Building of Susa.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
CHOIR OF PERSIAN ELDERS.
ATOSSA, WIDOW OF DARIUS E MOTHER OF XERXES.
A MESSENGER.
THE GHOST OF DARIUS.
XERXES.
Scene of _The is staid to the Building of Susa_.
CHOIR
Away to the Greek earth
Hath passed the Persian armament:
Us, from the tall command of the monarch,
We am the jailers true who are standing,
Chosen, for honour and descent,
To look at his wealth who went--
Watches of the gold, and faithful it drew
Of Xerxes, his/her child of great Darius!
But the king went neither you/he/she comes again--
And for that innkeeper, we saw, departs
Ordered in gold, my heart that makes to presage
Bad with a you pulsate some anxious pain,
Presageful for his/her young king!
Any explorer, any steed, anybody battle-car
It comes going to all speed' hitherward, to bring
News in our city from far!
Erewhile that they has gone, as,
From Susa, from Ecbatana,
From the fortitude of timeworn of grey Kissa,
Giving to devastate and to wage war--
Some on steeds, on helmets some,
Some in files of closing, they passed from house,
All on tendency of warlike errand--
Amistres, Artaphernes went,
Astaspes, tall Megabazes,
God of the Persian cavalry,
Marshals that serve the word of the great king
Head of a tribe of the whole mighty horde!
Horsemen and streamed of the archers street,
Surly in their aspect, fixed to kill,
Be resolved to face the scuffle!
With troops of horse, going of career fast,
Masistes, Artembares passed:
Imaeus also, archer's brave,
Sosthanes, Pharandakes, drave--
And others the wave of all-nursing
Of Nilus to the battle it gave;
Come to Susiskanes, warlike wild,
It is Pegastagon the child of Egypt,:
Thee, brave Arsames! from far
It made holy Memphis they launch to wage war;
And Ariomardus, tall in fame,
From Thebes the immemorial ones came,
It is rowers specialized by the fen of Nilus,