Is deaf; she comes from the new-captured city,

Untaught to bear the Argive bit with patience,

But foams and dashes bloody froth. I will not

Make myself base by wasting words on her. [Exit.

Chorus.

Poor maid, I may not blame; I pity thee.

Come, leave thy seat; for, though the yoke be strange,

Necessity compels, and thou must bear it.

STROPHE I.
Cassandra.

Ah! ah! woe’s me! woe! woe!