Note.—The Seven against Thebes appears to have been produced B.C. 472, the year after The Persians.
THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES
Scene.—Thebes in front of the Acropolis
Enter Eteocles, and crowd of Theban Citizens.
Eteoc. Ye citizens of Cadmos, it behoves
That one who standeth at the stern of State
Guiding the helm, with eyes unclosed in sleep,
Should speak the things that meet occasion's need.
For should we prosper, God gets all the praise:
But if (which God forbid!) disaster falls,