The Tragedies of Seneca / Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Revive her drooping spirits with the chill

Of water on her face. Her languid eyes

Again behold the light of day. Arise,

Cassandra, and recall thy sluggish sense.

That shelter from our woes, so long desired,790

Is here at last. This is a festal day.

Cassandra: Remember Ilium's festal day.

Agamemnon: But come,

We'll kneel before the shrine.

Cassandra: Before the shrine