When the word is, “keep temper.” But a prison
And fasting pains are admirably apt,
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As prophet-healers even for old age.
Dost see, and not see this? Against the pricks
Kick not,[[399]] lest thou perchance should'st smart for it.
Chor. Thou, thou, O Queen, when thy lord came from war,
While keeping house, thy husband's bed defiling,
Did'st scheme this death for this our hero-chief.
Ægisth. These words of thine shall parents prove of tears: