OED. Who can he be that kneels for such a boon?
THE. Think, if at Argos thou a kinsman hast
Who might desire to obtain so much of thee.
OED. Dear friend! Hold there! No more!
[page 296][1169-1207] THE. What troubles thee?
OED. Ask it not of me!
THE. What? Speak plainly forth.
OED. Thy words have shown me who the stranger is.
THE. And who is he that I should say him nay?
OED. My son, O King,—hateful to me, whose tongue
Least of the world I could endure to hear.
THE. What pain is there in hearing? Canst thou not
Hear, and refuse to do what thou mislikest?