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Antistrophe IV

Clytæm. Now thou dost guide aright thy speech and thought,

Invoking that dread Power,

[*]The thrice-gorged evil genius of this house;

For he it is who feeds

In the heart's depth the raging lust of blood:

Ere the old wound is healed, new bloodshed comes.

Strophe V

Chor. Yes, of a Power thou tell'st