Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
death_n life_n lord_n love_n 7,479 5 5.0267 4 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A36657 Oedipus a tragedy, as it is acted at His Royal Highness, the Duke's Theatre / the authors, Mr. Dryden and Mr. Lee. Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Sophocles. Oedipus Rex.; Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692. 1679 (1679) Wing D2322; ESTC R22022 48,606 90

There are 7 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

adorn_v with_o all_o the_o riches_n that_o empire_n can_v bestow_v in_o costly_a mantle_n upon_o its_o infant_n heir_n oed._n but_o be_v i_o make_v the_o heir_n of_o corinth_n crown_n because_o aegeon_n hand_n present_v i_o aege_fw-la by_o my_o advice_n be_v past_o all_o hope_n of_o child_n he_o take_v embrace_v and_o own_a you_o for_o his_o son_n oed._n perhaps_o i_o then_o be_o you_o instruct_v i_o sir_n if_o it_o be_v so_o i_o will_v kneel_v and_o weep_v before_o you_o with_o all_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o penitent_a child_n implore_v pardon_n kill_v i_o if_o you_o please_v i_o will_v not_o writhe_v my_o body_n at_o the_o wound_n but_o sink_v upon_o your_o foot_n with_o a_o last_o sigh_n and_o ask_v forgiveness_n with_o my_o die_a hand_n aege_fw-la o_o rise_v and_o call_v not_o to_o this_o age_a cheek_n the_o little_a blood_n which_o shall_v keep_v warm_a my_o heart_n you_o be_v not_o i_o nor_o ought_v i_o to_o be_v blessed_v with_o such_o a_o godlike_a offspring_n sir_n i_o find_v you_o upon_o the_o mount_n cithaeron_n oed._n o_o speak_v go_v on_o the_o air_n grow_v sensible_a of_o the_o great_a thing_n you_o utter_v and_o be_v calm_a the_o hurry_v orb_n with_o storm_n so_o rack_v of_o late_a seem_v to_o stand_v still_o as_o if_o that_o jove_n be_v talk_v cithaeron_n speak_v the_o valley_n of_o cithaeron_n aege_fw-la ofttime_n before_o i_o thither_o do_v resort_n charm_v with_o the_o conversation_n of_o a_o man_n who_o lead_v a_o rural_a life_n and_o have_v command_v over_o all_o the_o shepherd_n who_o about_o those_o vale_n tend_v their_o numerous_a flock_n in_o this_o man_n arm_n i_o see_v you_o smile_v at_o a_o fatal_a dagger_n who_o point_n he_o often_o offer_v at_o your_o throat_n but_o than_o you_o smile_v and_o then_o he_o draw_v it_o back_o then_o lift_v it_o again_o you_o smile_v again_o till_o he_o at_o last_o in_o fury_n throw_v it_o from_o he_o and_o cry_v aloud_o the_o god_n forbid_v thy_o death_n then_o i_o rush_v in_o and_o after_o some_o discourse_n to_o i_o he_o do_v bequeath_v your_o innocent_a life_n and_o i_o the_o welcome_a care_n to_o polybus_n oed._n to_o who_o belong_v the_o master_n of_o the_o shepherd_n aege_fw-la his_o name_n i_o know_v not_o or_o i_o have_v forget_v that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o lajus_n i_o well_o remember_v oed._n and_o be_v your_o friend_n alive_a for_o if_o he_o be_v i_o will_v buy_v his_o presence_n tho'it_v cost_v my_o crown_n aege_fw-la your_o menial_a attendant_n best_o can_v tell_v whether_o he_o live_v or_o not_o and_o who_o have_v now_o his_o place_n joc._n wind_n bear_v i_o to_o some_o barren_a island_n where_o print_n of_o (null)_o foot_n be_v never_o see_v o'ergrown_a with_o weed_n of_o such_o a_o monstrous_a height_n their_o baleful_a top_n be_v wash_v with_o belly_v cloud_n beneath_o who_o venomous_a shade_n i_o may_v have_v vent_n for_o horror_n that_o will_v blast_v the_o barbarous_a world_n oed._n if_o there_o be_v any_o here_o that_o know_v the_o person_n who_o he_o describe_v i_o charge_v he_o on_o his_o life_n to_o speak_v concealment_n shall_v be_v sudden_a death_n but_o he_o who_o bring_v he_o forth_o shall_v have_v reward_n beyond_o ambition_n lust_n tir._n his_o name_n be_v phorbas_n jocasta_n know_v he_o well_o but_o if_o i_o may_v advise_v rest_v where_o you_o be_v and_o seek_v no_o far_o oed._n then_o all_o go_v well_o since_o phorbas_n be_v secure_v by_o my_o jocasta_n haste_v and_o bring_v he_o forth_o my_o love_n my_o queen_n give_v order_n ha_o what_o mean_v these_o tear_n and_o groan_n and_o struggle_n speak_v my_o fair_a what_o be_v thy_o trouble_n joc._n you_o and_o you_o be_v i_o let_v i_o conjure_v you_o take_v the_o prophet_n counsel_n and_o let_v this_o phorbas_n go_v oed._n not_o for_o the_o world_n by_o all_o the_o god_n i_o will_v know_v my_o birth_n though_o death_n attend_v the_o search_n i_o have_v already_o past_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o stream_n and_o to_o return_v seem_v great_a labour_n than_o to_o venture_v over_o therefore_o produce_v he_o joc._n once_o more_o by_o the_o god_n i_o beg_v my_o oedipus_n my_o lord_n my_o life_n my_o love_n my_o all_o my_o only_a utmost_a hope_n i_o beg_v you_o banish_v phorbas_n o_o the_o god_n i_o kneel_v that_o you_o may_v grant_v this_o first_o request_n deny_v i_o all_o thing_n else_o but_o for_o my_o sake_n and_o as_o you_o prize_v your_o own_o eternal_a quiet_a never_o let_v phorbas_n come_v into_o your_o presence_n oed._n you_o must_v be_v raise_v and_o phorbas_n shall_v appear_v though_o his_o dread_a eye_n be_v basilisk_n guard_n haste_n search_v the_o queen_n lodging_n find_v and_o force_v he_o hither_o exeunt_fw-la guard_n joc._n o_o oedipus_n yet_o send_v and_o stop_v their_o entrance_n ere_o it_o be_v too_o late_o unless_o you_o wish_v to_o see_v jocasta_n rend_v with_o fury_n slay_v out_o right_o with_o mere_a distraction_n keep_v from_o your_o eye_n and_o i_o the_o dreadful_a phorbas_n forbear_v this_o search_n i_o will_v think_v you_o more_o than_o mortal_a will_v you_o yet_o hear_v i_o oed._n tempest_n will_v be_v hear_v and_o wave_n will_v dash_v though_o rock_n their_o basis_n keep_v but_o see_v they_o enter_v if_o thou_o true_o love_v i_o either_o forbear_v this_o subject_a or_o retire_v enter_v haemon_n guard_n with_o phorbas_n joc._n prepare_v then_o wretched_a prince_n prepare_v to_o hear_v a_o story_n that_o shall_v turn_v thou_o into_o stone_n can_v there_o be_v hew_v a_o monstrous_a gap_n in_o nature_n a_o flaw_n make_v through_o the_o centre_n by_o some_o god_n through_o which_o the_o groan_n of_o ghost_n may_v strike_v thy_o ear_n they_o will_v not_o wound_v thou_o as_o this_o story_n will_n hark_v hark_v a_o hollow_a voice_n call_v out_o aloud_o jocasta_n yes_o i_o will_v to_o the_o royal_a bed_n where_o first_o the_o mystery_n of_o our_o love_n be_v act_v and_o double_o die_v it_o with_o imperial_a crimson_n tear_v off_o this_o curl_a hair_n be_v gorge_v with_o fire_n stab_v every_o vital_a part_n and_o when_o at_o last_o i_o be_o slay_v to_o crown_v the_o horror_n my_o poor_a torment_a ghost_n shall_v cleave_v the_o ground_n to_o try_v if_o hell_n can_v yet_o more_o deep_o wound_n ex._n oed._n she_o be_v go_v and_o as_o she_o go_v methinks_v her_o eye_n grow_v large_a while_o a_o thousand_o frantic_a spirit_n seething_n like_o rise_a bubble_n on_o the_o brim_n peep_v from_o the_o watery_a brink_n and_o glow_v upon_o i_o i_o will_v seek_v no_o more_o but_o hush_v my_o genius_n up_o that_o throw_v i_o on_o my_o fate_n impossible_a o_o wretched_a man_n who_o too_o too_o busy_a thought_n ride_v swift_a than_o the_o gallop_a heaven_n round_n with_o a_o eternal_a hurry_n of_o the_o soul_n nay_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o even_o the_o roll_a year_n seem_v to_o stand_v still_o dead_a calm_n be_v in_o the_o ocean_n when_o not_o a_o breath_n disturb_v the_o drowsy_a wave_n but_o man_n the_o very_a monster_n of_o the_o world_n be_v never_o at_o rest_n the_o soul_n for_o ever_o wake_v come_v then_o since_o destiny_n thus_o drive_v we_o on_o let_v we_o know_v the_o bottom_n haemon_n you_o i_o send_v where_o be_v that_o phorbas_n haem_n here_o my_o royal_a lord_n oed._n speak_v first_o aegeon_n say_v be_v this_o the_o man_n aege_fw-la my_o lord_n it_o be_v though_o time_n have_v plough_v that_o face_n with_o many_o furrow_n since_o i_o see_v it_o first_o yet_o i_o be_o too_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o ground_n quite_o to_o forget_v it_o oed._n peace_n stand_v back_o a_o while_n come_v hither_o friend_n i_o hear_v thy_o name_n be_v phorbas_n why_o do_v thou_o turn_v thy_o face_n i_o charge_v thou_o answer_v to_o what_o i_o shall_v inquire_v be_v thou_o not_o once_o the_o servant_n of_o king_n lajus_n here_o in_o thebes_n phor._n i_o be_v great_a sir_n his_o true_a and_o faithful_a servant_n bear_v and_o breed_v up_o in_o court_n no_o foreign_a slave_n oed._n what_o office_n have_v thou_o what_o be_v thy_o employment_n phor._n he_o make_v i_o lord_n of_o all_o his_o rural_a pleasure_n for_o much_o he_o love_v they_o oft_o i_o entertain_v with_o sport_v swain_n over_o who_o i_o have_v command_v oed._n where_o be_v thy_o residence_n to_o what_o part_n of_o the_o country_n do_v thou_o most_o frequent_o resort_v phor._n to_o mount_n citharon_n and_o the_o pleasant_a valley_n which_o all_o about_o lie_n shadow_v its_o large_a foot_n oed._n come_v forth_o aegeon_n ha_o why_o start_v thou_o phorbas_n forward_o i_o say_v and_o face_n to_o face_n confront_v he_o look_v wist_o on_o he_o through_o he_o if_o thou_o can_v and_o tell_v i_o on_o thy_o life_n say_v do_v thou_o know_v he_o do_v thou_o ere_o see_v he_o converse_v with_o he_o near_o mount_n
enjoy_v your_o mistress_n eurydice_n and_o he_o be_v prisoner_n here_o but_o will_v not_o long_o be_v so_o this_o tell-tale_n ghost_n perhaps_o will_v clear_v they_o both_o cre._n well_o it_o be_v resolve_v dio._n the_o princess_n walk_v this_o way_n you_o must_v not_o meet_v she_o till_o this_o be_v do_v cre._n i_o must_v dio._n she_o hate_v your_o sight_n and_o more_o since_o you_o accuse_v she_o cre._n urge_v it_o not_o i_o can_v stay_v to_o tell_v thou_o my_o design_n for_o she_o be_v too_o near_o enter_v eurydice_n how_o madam_n be_v your_o thought_n employ_v eur._n on_o death_n and_o thou_o cre._n then_o be_v they_o not_o well_o sort_v life_n and_o i_o have_v be_v the_o better_a match_n eur._n no_o i_o be_v think_v on_o two_o the_o most_o detest_a thing_n in_o nature_n and_o they_o be_v death_n and_o thou_o cre._n the_o thought_n of_o death_n to_o one_o near_a death_n be_v dreadsul_n o_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o be_v no_o more_o or_o if_o to_o be_v to_o wander_v after_o death_n to_o walk_v as_o spirit_n do_v in_o brake_n all_o day_n and_o when_o the_o darkness_n come_v to_o glide_v in_o path_n that_o lead_v to_o grave_n and_o in_o the_o silent_a vault_n where_o lie_v your_o own_o pale_a shroud_n to_o hover_v over_o it_o strive_v to_o enter_v your_o forbid_a corpse_n and_o often_o often_o vain_o breathe_v your_o ghost_n into_o your_o lifeless_a lip_n then_o like_o a_o lone_a benight_a traveller_n shut_v out_o from_o lodging_n shall_v your_o groan_n be_v answer_v by_o whistle_a wind_n who_o every_o blast_n will_v shake_v your_o tender_a form_n to_o atom_n eur._n must_v i_o be_v this_o thin_a be_v and_o thus_o wander_v no_o quiet_a after_o death_n cre._n none_o you_o must_v leave_v this_o beauteous_a body_n all_o this_o youth_n and_o freshness_n must_v be_v no_o more_o the_o object_n of_o desire_n but_o a_o cold_a lump_n of_o clay_n which_o than_o your_o discontent_a ghost_n will_v leave_v and_o loath_a it_o be_v former_a lodging_n this_o be_v the_o best_a of_o what_o come_v after_o death_n even_o to_o the_o best_a eur._n what_o then_o shall_v be_v thy_o lot_n eternal_a torment_n bath_n of_o boil_a sulphur_n vicissitude_n of_o fire_n and_o then_o of_o frost_n and_o a_o old_a guardian_n fiend_n ugly_a as_o thou_o be_v to_o hollow_a in_o thy_o ear_n at_o every_o lash_n this_o for_o eurydice_n these_o for_o she_o adrastus_n cre._n for_o her_o adrastus_n eur._n yes_o for_o her_o adrastus_n for_o death_n shall_v never_o divide_v we_o death_n what_o be_v death_n dio._n you_o seem_v to_o fear_v it_o eur._n but_o i_o more_o fear_n creon_n to_o take_v that_o hunch-backed_a monster_n in_o my_o arm_n th'excrescence_n of_o a_o man_n dio._n to_o cre._n see_v what_o you_o have_v gain_v eur._n death_n only_o can_v be_v dreadful_a to_o the_o bad_a to_o innocence_n it_o be_v like_o a_o bugbear_n dress_v to_o fright'n_a child_n pull_v but_o off_o his_o masque_n and_o he_o will_v appear_v a_o friend_n cre._n you_o talk_v too_o slight_o of_o death_n and_o hell_n let_v i_o inform_v you_o better_o eur._n you_o best_o can_v tell_v the_o news_n of_o your_o own_o country_n dio._n nay_o now_o you_o be_v too_o sharp_a eur._n can_v i_o be_v so_o to_o one_o who_o have_v accuse_v i_o of_o murder_n and_o of_o parricide_n cre._n you_o provoke_v i_o and_o yet_o i_o only_o do_v thus_o far_o accuse_v you_o as_o next_o of_o blood_n to_o lajus_n be_v advise_v and_o you_o may_v live_v eur._n the_o mean_n cre._n it_o be_v offer_v you_o the_o fool_n adrastus_n have_v accuse_v himself_o eur._n he_o have_v indeed_o to_o take_v the_o guilt_n from_o i_o cre._n he_o say_v he_o love_v you_o if_o he_o do_v it_o be_v well_o he_o never_o can_v prove_v it_o in_o a_o better_a time_n eur._n then_o death_n must_v be_v his_o recompense_n for_o love_n cre._n it_o be_v a_o fool_n just_a reward_n the_o wise_a can_v make_v a_o better_a use_n of_o life_n but_o it_o be_v the_o young_a man_n pleasure_n his_o ambition_n i_o grudge_v he_o not_o that_o favour_n eur._n when_o he_o be_v dead_a where_o shall_v i_o find_v his_o equal_a cre._n everywhere_o fine_a empty_a thing_n like_v he_o the_o court_n swarm_n with_o '_o they_o fine_a fight_a thing_n in_o camp_n they_o be_v so_o common_a crow_n feed_v on_o nothing_o else_o plenty_n of_o fool_n a_o glut_n of_o they_o in_o thebes_n and_o fortune_n still_o take_v care_n they_o shall_v be_v see_v she_o place_v they_o aloft_o of_o the_o topmost_a speak_v of_o all_o her_o wheel_n fool_n be_v the_o daily_a work_n of_o nature_n her_o vocation_n if_o she_o form_v a_o man_n she_o lose_v by_o it_o it_o be_v too_o expensive_a '_o twove_v make_v ten_o fool_n a_o man_n be_v a_o prodigy_n eur._n that_o be_v a_o creon_n o_o thou_o black_a detractor_n who_o spitt'_v thy_o venom_n against_o god_n and_o man_n thou_o enemy_n of_o eye_n thou_o who_o love_v nothing_o but_o what_o nothing_o love_v and_o that_o be_v thyself_o who_o have_v conspire_v against_o my_o life_n and_o fame_n to_o make_v i_o loathe_v by_o all_o and_o only_o fit_a for_o thou_o but_o for_o adrastus_n death_n good_a god_n his_o death_n what_o curse_n shall_v i_o invent_v dio._n no_o more_o he_o be_v here_o eur._n he_o shall_v be_v ever_o here_o he_o who_o will_v give_v his_o life_n give_v up_o his_o fame_n enter_v adrastus_n if_o all_o the_o excellence_n of_o womankind_n be_v i_o no_o it_o be_v too_o little_a all_o for_o he_o be_v i_o make_v up_o of_o endless_a endless_a joy_n adr._n and_o so_o thou_o be_v the_o man_n who_o love_v like_o i_o will_v think_v even_o infamy_n the_o worst_a of_o ill_n be_v cheap_o purchase_v be_v thy_o love_n the_o price_n uncrowned_a a_o captive_n nothing_o leave_v but_o honour_n it_o be_v the_o last_o thing_n a_o prince_n shall_v throw_v away_o but_o when_o the_o storm_n grow_v loud_a and_o threaten_v love_n throw_v even_o that_o overboard_o for_o love_n the_o jewel_n and_o last_o it_o must_v be_v keep_v cre._n to_o dio._n work_v he_o besure_n to_o rage_v he_o be_v passionate_a make_v he_o the_o aggressor_n dio._n o_o false_a love_n false_a honour_n cre._n dissemble_v both_o and_o false_a adr._n dare_v thou_o say_v this_o to_o i_o cre._n to_o you_o why_o what_o be_v you_o that_o i_o shall_v fear_v you_o i_o be_o not_o lajus_n hear_v i_o prince_n of_o argos_n you_o give_v what_o be_v nothing_o when_o you_o give_v your_o honour_n it_o be_v go_v it_o be_v lose_v in_o battle_n for_o your_o love_n vow_v make_v in_o wine_n be_v not_o so_o false_a as_o that_o you_o kill_v her_o father_n you_o confess_v you_o do_v a_o mighty_a argument_n to_o prove_v your_o passion_n to_o the_o daughter_n adrast._n aside_o god_n must_v i_o bear_v this_o brand_n and_o not_o retort_v the_o lie_n to_o his_o foul_a throat_n dio._n base_o you_o kill_v he_o adr._n aside_o o_o i_o burn_v inward_a my_o blood_n be_v all_o o'fire_n alcides_n when_o the_o poison_a shirt_n sit_v close_a have_v but_o a_o ague_n fit_a to_o this_o my_o fever_n yet_o for_o eurydice_n even_o this_o i_o will_v suffer_v to_o free_v my_o love_n well_o then_o i_o kill_v he_o base_o cre._n fair_o i_o be_o sure_a you_o can_v not_o dio._n nor_o alone_o cre._n you_o have_v your_o fellow-thieve_n about_o you_o prince_n they_o conquer_v and_o you_o kill_v adr._n aside_o down_o swell_a heart_n it_o be_v for_o thy_o princess_n all_o o_o my_o eurydice_n to_o she_o euryd._n to_o he_o reproach_v not_o thus_o the_o weakness_n of_o my_o sex_n as_o if_o i_o can_v not_o bear_v a_o shameful_a death_n rather_o than_o see_v you_o burden_v with_o a_o crime_n of_o which_o i_o know_v you_o free_a cre._n you_o do_v ill_a madam_n to_o let_v your_o headlong_a love_n triumph_n over_o nature_n dare_v you_o defend_v your_o father_n murderer_n eur._n you_o know_v he_o kill_v he_o not_o cre._n let_v he_o say_v so_o dio._n see_v he_o stand_v mute_a cre._n o_o power_n of_o conscience_n even_o in_o wicked_a man_n it_o work_v it_o sting_v it_o will_v not_o let_v he_o utter_v one_o syllable_n one_o no_o to_o clear_v himself_o from_o the_o most_o base_a detest_a horrid_a act_n that_o ever_o can_v stain_v a_o villain_n not_o a_o prince_n adr._n ha_o villain_n dio._n echo_n to_o he_o grove_n cry_v villain_n adr._n let_v i_o consider_v do_v i_o murder_n lajus_n thus_o like_o a_o villain_n cre._n best_o revoke_v your_o word_n and_o say_v you_o kill_v he_o not_o adr._n not_o like_o a_o villain_n prithee_o change_v i_o that_o for_o any_o other_o lye_n dio._n no_o villain_n villain_n cre._n you_o kill_v he_o not_o proclaim_v your_o innocence_n accuse_v the_o princess_n so_o i_o know_v it_o will_v be_v adr._n i_o thank_v thou_o thou_o instruct'_v i_o no_o matter_n
how_o i_o kill_v he_o cre._n aside_o cool_v again_o eur._n thou_o who_o usurp_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o conscience_n do_v not_o thy_o own_o declare_v he_o innocent_a to_o i_o declare_v he_o so_o the_o king_n shall_v know_v it_o cre._n you_o will_v not_o be_v believe_v for_o i_o will_v forswear_v it_o eur._n what_o be_v now_o thy_o conscience_n cre._n it_o be_v my_o slave_n my_o drudge_n my_o supple_a glove_n my_o upper_a garment_n to_o put_v on_o throw_v off_o as_o i_o think_v best_a it_o be_v my_o obedient_a conscience_n adr._n infamous_a wretch_n cre._n my_o conscience_n shall_v not_o do_v i_o the_o ill_a office_n to_o save_v a_o rival_n life_n when_o thou_o be_v dead_a as_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v or_o be_v yet_o more_o base_a than_o thou_o think_v i_o by_o forfeit_v her_o life_n to_o save_v thy_o own_o know_v this_o and_o let_v it_o grate_v thy_o very_a soul_n she_o shall_v be_v i_o she_o be_v if_o vow_n be_v bind_v mark_v i_o the_o fruit_n of_o all_o thy_o faith_n and_o passion_n even_o of_o thy_o foolish_a death_n shall_v all_o be_v i_o adr._n thou_o say_v thou_o monster_n shall_v my_o love_n be_v thou_o o_o i_o can_v bear_v no_o more_o thy_o cunning_a engine_n have_v with_o labour_n raise_v my_o heavy_a anger_n like_o a_o mighty_a weight_n to_o fall_v and_o pash_v thou_o dead_a see_v here_o thy_o nuptial_n see_v thou_o rash_a ixion_n thy_o promise_a juno_n vanish_v in_o a_o cloud_n and_o in_o her_o room_n avenge_a thunder_n roll_z to_o blast_v thou_o thus_o come_v both_o draw_v b_n draw_n cre._n it_o be_v what_o i_o wish_v now_o see_v who_o arm_n can_v launch_v the_o sure_a bolt_n and_o who_o be_v the_o better_a jove_n fight_v eur._n help_v murder_n help_v enter_v haemon_n and_o guard_n run_v betwixt_o they_o and_o beat_v down_o their_o sword_n haem_n hold_v hold_v your_o impious_a hand_n i_o think_v the_o fury_n to_o who_o this_o grove_n be_v hallow_a have_v inspire_v you_o now_o by_o my_o soul_n the_o holy_a earth_n of_o thebes_n you_o have_v profane_v with_o war_n nor_o tree_n nor_o plant_n grow_v here_o but_o what_o be_v feed_v with_o magic_a juice_n all_o full_a of_o (null)_o soul_n that_o cleave_v their_o bark_n to_o dance_v at_o midnight_n by_o the_o moon_n pale_a beam_n at_o least_o two_o hundred_o year_n these_o reverened_a shade_n have_v know_v no_o blood_n but_o of_o black_a sheep_n and_o ox_n shed_v by_o the_o priest_n own_o hand_n to_o proserpina_n adr._n forgive_v a_o stranger_n ignorance_n i_o know_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o place_n haem_n thou_o creon_n do_v not_o oedipus_n be_v all_o his_o foe_n here_o lodge_v dare_v violate_v the_o religion_n of_o these_o grove_n to_o touch_v one_o single_a hair_n but_o must_v unarm_v parle_n as_o in_o truce_n or_o surlily_n avoid_v what_o most_o he_o long_v to_o kill_v cre._n i_o draw_v not_o first_o but_o in_o my_o own_o defence_n adr._n i_o be_v provoke_v beyond_o man_n patience_n all_o reproach_n can_v urge_v be_v use_v to_o kindle_v one_o not_o apt_a to_o bear_v haem_n it_o be_v oedipus_n not_o i_o must_v judge_v this_o act_n lord_n creon_n you_o and_o diocles_n retire_v tiresias_n and_o the_o brotherhood_n of_o priest_n approach_v the_o place_n none_o at_o these_o rite_n assist_v but_o you_o the_o accuse_v who_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o lajus_n must_v be_v absolve_v or_o doom_v adr._n i_o bear_v my_o fortune_n eur._n and_o i_o provoke_v my_o trial_n haem_n it_o be_v at_o hand_n for_o see_v the_o prophet_n come_v with_o vervin_n crown_v the_o priest_n with_o yeugh_o a_o venerable_a band_n we_o leave_v you_o to_o the_o go_n ex._n haemon_n with_o creon_n and_o diocles._n enter_v tiresias_n lead_v by_o manto_n the_o priest_n follow_v all_o clothe_v in_o long_o black_a habit_n tir._n approach_v you_o lover_n i'll-fated_n pair_n who_o see_v not_o i_o know_v this_o day_n your_o kindly_a star_n in_o heaven_n be_v join_v when_o lo_o a_o envious_a planet_n interpose_v and_o threaten_v both_o with_o death_n i_o fear_v i_o fear_v eur._n be_v there_o no_o god_n so_o much_o a_o friend_n to_o love_n who_o can_v control_v the_o malice_n of_o our_o fate_n be_v they_o all_o deaf_a or_o have_v the_o giant_n heaven_n tir._n the_o god_n be_v just_a but_o how_o can_v finite_a measure_n infinite_a reason_n alas_o it_o do_v not_o know_v itself_o yet_o man_n vain_a man_n will_v with_o this_o short-lined_a plummet_n fathom_v the_o vast_a abyss_n of_o heavenly_a justice_n what_o ever_o be_v be_v in_o its_o cause_n just_a since_o all_o thing_n be_v by_o fate_n but_o purblind_a man_n see_v but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o chain_n the_o near_a link_n his_o eye_n not_o carry_v to_o that_o equal_a beam_n that_o poise_v all_o above_o eur._n then_o we_o must_v die_v tir._n the_o danger_n be_v imminent_a this_o day_n adr._n why_o then_o there_o be_v one_o day_n less_o for_o (null)_o ill_n and_o who_o will_v moan_v himself_o for_o suffer_v that_o which_o in_o a_o day_n must_v pass_v something_o or_o nothing_o i_o shall_v be_v what_o i_o be_v again_o before_o i_o be_v adrastus_n penurious_a heaven_n can_v thou_o not_o add_v a_o night_n to_o our_o one_o day_n give_v i_o a_o night_n with_o she_o and_o i_o will_v give_v all_o the_o rest_n tir._n she_o break_v her_o vow_n first_o make_v to_o creon_n but_o the_o time_n call_v on_o and_o lajus_n death_n must_v now_o be_v make_v more_o plain_a how_o loath_a i_o be_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o rite_n so_o full_a of_o horror_n that_o i_o once_o rejoice_v i_o want_v the_o use_n of_o sight_n 1_o pr._n the_o ceremony_n stay_v tir._n choose_v the_o dark_a part_n of_o the_o grove_n such_o as_o ghost_n at_o noonday_n love_n dig_v a_o trench_n and_o dig_v it_o nigh_o where_o the_o bone_n of_o lajus_n lie_n altar_n raise_v of_o turf_n or_o stone_n will_v the_o infernal_a power_n have_v none_o answer_v i_o if_o this_o be_v do_v all_o pr._n it_o be_v do_v tir._n be_v the_o sacrifice_n make_v fit_a draw_v she_o backward_o to_o the_o pit_n draw_v the_o barren_a heifer_n back_o barren_a let_v she_o be_v and_o black_a cut_a the_o curl_a hair_n that_o grow_v full_a betwixt_o her_o horn_n and_o brow_n and_o turn_v your_o face_n from_o the_o sun_n answer_v i_o if_o this_o be_v do_v all_o pr._n it_o be_v do_v tir._n pour_v in_o blood_n and_o blood_n like_o wine_n to_o mother_n earth_n and_o proserpina_n mingle_v milk_n into_o the_o stream_n feast_v the_o ghost_n that_o love_v the_o steam_n snatch_v a_o brand_n from_o funeral_n pile_n toss_v it_o in_o to_o make_v they_o boil_v and_o turn_v your_o face_n from_o the_o sun_n answer_v i_o if_o all_o be_v do_v all_o pr._n all_o be_v do_v peal_n of_o thunder_n and_o flash_n of_o lightning_n then_o groan_v below_o the_o stage_n manto_n o_o what_o lament_n be_v those_o tir._n the_o groan_n of_o ghost_n that_o cleave_v the_o earth_n with_o pain_n and_o heave_v it_o up_o they_o pant_v and_o stick_v half_a way_n the_o stage_n whole_o darken_a man._n and_o now_o a_o sudden_a darkness_n cover_v all_o true_a genuine_a night_n night_n add_v to_o the_o grove_n the_o fog_n be_v blow_v full_a in_o the_o face_n of_o heaven_n tir._n be_o i_o but_o half_o obey_v infernal_a god_n must_v you_o have_v music_n too_o then_o tune_v your_o voice_n and_o let_v they_o have_v such_o sound_n as_o hell_n never_o hear_v since_o orpheus_n bribe_v the_o shade_n music_n first_o then_o sing_v this_o to_o be_v set_v through_o 1._o hear_v you_o sullen_a power_n below_o hear_v you_o tasker_n of_o the_o dead_a 2._o you_o that_o boil_a cauldron_n blow_v you_o that_o scum_v the_o melt_a lead_n 3._o you_o that_o pinch_v with_o red-hot_a tongue_n 1._o you_o that_o drive_v the_o tremble_a host_n of_o poor_a poor_a ghost_n with_o your_o sharpen_v prong_n 2._o you_o that_o thrust_v they_o off_o the_o brim_n 3._o you_o that_o plange_fw-la they_o when_o they_o swim_v 1._o till_o they_o drown_v till_o they_o go_v on_o a_o row_n down_o down_z down_z ten_o thousand_o thousand_o thousand_o fathom_n low_a chorus_n till_o they_o drown_v etc_n etc_n 1._o music_n for_o a_o while_n shall_v your_o care_n beguile_v wonder_v how_o your_o pain_n be_v ease_v 2._o and_o disdain_v to_o be_v please_v 3._o till_o allecto_n free_a the_o dead_a from_o their_o eternal_a band_n till_o the_o snake_n drop_v from_o her_o head_n and_o whip_v from_o out_o her_o hand_n 1._o come_v away_o do_v not_o stay_v but_o obey_v while_o we_o play_v for_o hell_n be_v break_v up_o and_o ghost_n have_v holiday_n chorus_n come_v away_o etc_n etc_n a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n the_o stage_n be_v make_v bright_a and_o the_o ghost_n be_v see_v pass_v betwixt_o the_o tree_n 1_o lajus_n 2_o lajus_n 3_o lajus_n 1_o hear_v 2_o hear_v 3_o hear_v
and_o roar_v and_o with_o a_o thousand_o antic_a mouth_n gabble_v revenge_n revenge_n be_v all_o the_o cry_n pyr._n this_o can_v fail_v i_o see_v you_o on_o the_o throne_n and_o oedipus_n cast_v out_o cre._n then_o straight_o come_v on_o alcander_n with_o a_o wild_a and_o bellow_a crowd_n who_o he_o have_v wrought_v i_o whisper_v he_o to_o join_v and_o head_n the_o force_n while_o the_o heat_n be_v in_o they_o so_o to_o the_o palace_n i_o return_v to_o meet_v the_o king_n and_o greet_v he_o with_o another_o story_n but_o see_v he_o enter_v enter_v oedipus_n jocasta_n attend_v oed._n say_v you_o that_o phorbas_n be_v return_v and_o yet_o entreat_v he_o may_v return_v without_o be_v ask_v of_o aught_o concern_v what_o we_o have_v discover_v joc._n he_o start_v when_o i_o tell_v he_o your_o intent_n reply_v what_o he_o know_v of_o that_o affair_n will_v give_v no_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o king_n then_o fall_v on_o his_o knee_n beg_v as_o for_o life_n to_o be_v dismiss_v from_o court_n he_o tremble_v too_o as_o if_o convulsive_a death_n have_v seize_v upon_o he_o and_o stammer_v in_o his_o abrupt_a prayer_n so_o wild_o that_o have_v he_o be_v the_o murderer_n of_o lajus_n guilt_n and_o distraction_n can_v not_o have_v shake_v he_o more_o oed._n by_o your_o description_n sure_o as_o plague_n and_o death_n lay_v waste_v our_o thebes_n some_o deed_n that_o shun_v the_o light_n beget_v those_o fear_n if_o thou_o respect_v my_o peace_n secure_v he_o dear_a jocasta_n for_o my_o genius_n shrink_v at_o his_o name_n joc._n rather_o let_v he_o go_v so_o my_o poor_a bode_a heart_n will_v have_v it_o be_v without_o a_o reason_n oed._n hark_v the_o theban_n come_v therefore_o retire_v and_o once_o more_o if_o thou_o love_v i_o let_v phorbas_n be_v retain_v joc._n you_o shall_v while_o i_o have_v life_n be_v still_o obey_v in_o vain_a you_o soothe_v i_o with_o your_o soft_a endearment_n and_o set_v the_o fair_a countenance_n to_o view_v your_o gloomy_a eye_n my_o lord_n betray_v a_o deadness_n and_o inward_a languish_a that_o oracle_n eat_v like_o a_o subtle_a worm_n it_o be_v venomed_a way_n prey_v on_o your_o heart_n and_o rot_v the_o noble_a core_n howe'e_a the_o beauteous_a outside_n show_v so_o lovely_a oed._n o_o thou_o will_v kill_v i_o with_o thy_o love_n excess_n all_o all_o be_v well_o retire_v the_o theban_n come_v ex._n jocasta_n ghost_n oedipus_n oed._n ha_o again_o that_o scream_v of_o woe_n thrice_o have_v i_o hear_v thrice_o since_o the_o morning_n daw_v it_o hollow_v loud_a as_o if_o my_o guardian_n spirit_n call_v from_o some_o vault_a mansion_n oedipus_n or_o be_v it_o but_o the_o work_n of_o melancholy_a when_o the_o sun_n set_v shadow_n that_o show_v at_o noon_n but_o small_a appear_v most_o long_o and_o terrible_a so_o when_o we_o think_v fate_n hover_v over_o our_o head_n our_o apprehension_n shoot_v beyond_o all_o bound_n owl_n raven_n cricket_n seem_v the_o watch_n of_o death_n nature_n worst_a vermin_n scare_v her_o godlike_a son_n echo_n the_o very_a leave_n of_o a_o voice_n grow_v babble_a ghost_n and_o call_v we_o to_o our_o grave_n each_o molehill_n thought_n swell_v to_o a_o huge_a olympus_n while_o we_o fantastic_a dreamer_n heave_v and_o puff_n and_o sweat_v with_o a_o immagination_n weight_n as_o if_o like_o atlas_n with_o these_o mortal_a shoulder_n we_o can_v sustain_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o world_n creon_n come_v forward_o cre._n o_o sacred_a sir_n my_o royal_a lord_n oed._n what_o now_o thou_o seem_v affright_v at_o some_o dreadful_a action_n thy_o breath_n come_v short_a thy_o dart_v eye_n be_v fix_v on_o i_o for_o aid_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v pursue_v i_o send_v thou_o to_o the_o theban_n speak_v thy_o wonder_n fear_v not_o this_o palace_n be_v a_o sanctuary_n the_o king_n himself_o be_v thy_o guard_n cre._n for_o i_o alas_o my_o life_n be_v not_o worth_a a_o thought_n when_o weigh_v with_o you_o but_o fly_v my_o lord_n fly_v as_o your_o life_n be_v sacred_a your_o fate_n be_v precious_a to_o your_o faithful_a creon_n who_o therefore_o on_o his_o knee_n thus_o prostrate_a beg_v you_o will_v remove_v from_o thebes_n that_o vow_v your_o ruin_n when_o i_o but_o offer_v at_o your_o innocence_n they_o gather_v stone_n and_o menace_v i_o with_o death_n and_o drive_v i_o through_o the_o street_n with_o imprecation_n against_o your_o sacred_a person_n and_o those_o traitor_n which_o justify_v your_o guilt_n which_o curse_v tiresias_n tell_v as_o from_o heaven_n be_v cause_n of_o their_o destruction_n oed._n rise_v worthy_a creon_n haste_n and_o take_v our_o guard_n rank_n they_o in_o equal_a part_n upon_o the_o square_n then_o open_a every_o gate_n of_o this_o our_o palace_n and_o let_v the_o torrent_n in_o hark_v it_o come_v i_o hear_v they_o roar_v begone_o and_o break_v down_o all_o the_o dam_n that_o will_v oppose_v their_o furious_a passage_n shout_n ex._n creon_n with_o guard_n enter_v adrastus_n his_o sword_n draw_v adr._n your_o city_n be_v all_o in_o arm_n all_o bent_n to_o your_o destruction_n i_o hear_v but_o now_o where_o i_o be_v close_o confine_v a_o thunder_a shout_n which_o make_v my_o jailer_n vanish_v cry_z fire_v the_o palace_n where_o be_v the_o cruel_a king_n yet_o by_o the_o infernal_a god_n those_o awful_a power_n that_o have_v accuse_v you_o which_o these_o ear_n have_v hear_v and_o these_o eye_n see_v i_o must_v believe_v you_o guiltless_a for_o since_o i_o know_v the_o royal_a oedipus_n i_o have_v observe_v in_o all_o his_o act_n such_o truth_n and_o godlike_a clearness_n that_o to_o the_o last_o gush_v of_o blood_n and_o spirit_n i_o will_v defend_v his_o life_n and_o here_o have_v swear_v to_o perish_v by_o his_o side_n oed._n be_v witness_n god_n how_o near_o this_o touch_v i_o o_o what_o what_o recompense_n can_v glory_n make_v embrace_v he_o adr._n defend_v your_o innocence_n speak_v like_o yourself_o and_o awe_v the_o rebel_n with_o your_o dauntless_a virtue_n but_o hark_v the_o storm_z come_v near_a oed._n let_v it_o come_v the_o force_n of_o majesty_n be_v never_o know_v but_o in_o a_o general_a wrack_n then_o then_o be_v see_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o threshold_n and_o a_o throne_n enter_v creon_n pyracmon_n alcander_n tiresias_n theban_n alc._n where_o where_o be_v this_o cruel_a king_n theban_n behold_v there_o stand_v your_o plague_n the_o ruin_n desolation_n of_o this_o unhappy_a speak_v shall_v i_o kill_v he_o or_o shall_v he_o be_v cast_v out_o to_o banishment_n all_o theb._n to_o banishment_n away_o with_o he_o oed._n hence_o you_o barbarian_n to_o your_o slavish_a distance_n fix_v to_o the_o earth_n your_o sordid_a look_n for_o he_o who_o stir_v dare_v more_o than_o madman_n fiend_n or_o fury_n who_o dare_v to_o face_v i_o by_o the_o god_n as_o well_o may_v brave_v the_o majesty_n of_o thunder_a jove_n do_v i_o for_o this_o relieve_v you_o when_o besiege_v by_o this_o fierce_a prince_n when_o coop_v within_o your_o wall_n and_o to_o the_o very_a brink_n of_o fate_n reduce_v when_o lean-jawed_a famine_n make_v more_o havoc_n of_o you_o than_o do_v the_o plague_n but_o i_o rejoice_v i_o know_v you_o know_v the_o base_a stuff_n that_o temper_v your_o vile_a soul_n the_o god_n be_v praise_v i_o need_v not_o your_o empire_n bear_v to_o a_o great_a noble_a of_o my_o own_o nor_o shall_v the_o sceptre_n of_o the_o earth_n now_o win_v i_o to_o rule_v such_o brute_n so_o barbarous_a a_o people_n adr._n methinks_v my_o lord_n i_o see_v a_o sad_a repentance_n a_o general_a consternation_n spread_v among_o '_o they_o oed._n my_o reign_n be_v at_o a_o end_n yet_o ere_o i_o finish_v i_o will_v do_v a_o justice_n that_o become_v a_o monarch_n a_o monarch_n who_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o sword_n and_o javelin_n dare_v act_v as_o on_o his_o throne_n encompass_v round_o with_o nation_n be_v for_o his_o guard_n alcander_n you_o be_v noble_o bear_v therefore_o shall_v lose_v your_o head_n here_o haemon_n take_v he_o but_o for_o this_o and_o this_o let_v cord_n dispatch_v '_o they_o hence_o away_o with_o '_o they_o seize_v he_o tir._n o_o sacred_a prince_n pardon_v distract_v thebes_n pardon_v she_o if_o she_o act_v by_o heaven_n award_n if_o that_o the_o infernal_a spirit_n have_v declare_v the_o depth_n of_o fate_n and_o if_o our_o oracle_n may_v speak_v o_o do_v not_o too_o severe_o deal_v but_o let_v thy_o wretched_a thebes_n at_o least_o complain_v if_o thou_o be_v guilty_a heaven_n will_v make_v it_o know_v if_o innocent_a then_o let_v tiresias_n die_v oed._n i_o take_v thou_o at_o thy_o word_n run_v haste_n and_o save_v alcander_n i_o swear_v the_o prophet_n or_o the_o king_n shall_v die_v be_v witness_n all_o you_o theban_n of_o my_o oath_n and_o phorbus_n be_v the_o umpire_n tir._n i_o submit_v trumpet_n sound_v oed._n what_o mean_v
the_o public_a i_o refuse_v to_o hear_v it_o but_o in_o this_o general_a presence_n let_v he_o speak_v dymas_n a_o dreadful_a answer_n from_o the_o hallow_a urn_n and_o sacred_a tripous_n do_v the_o priestess_n give_v in_o these_o mysterious_a word_n the_o oracle_n shed_a in_o a_o curse_a hour_n by_o curse_a hand_n blood-royal_a unrevenged_a have_v curse_v the_o land_n when_o lajus_n death_n be_v expiate_v well_o your_o plague_n shall_v cease_v the_o rest_n let_v lajus_n tell_v oed._n dreadful_a indeed_o blood_n and_o a_o king_n blood_n too_o and_o such_o a_o king_n and_o by_o his_o subject_n shed_v else_o why_o this_o curse_n on_o thebes_n no_o wonder_n then_o if_o monster_n war_n and_o plague_n revenge_v such_o crime_n if_o heaven_n be_v just_a it_o be_v whole_a artillery_n all_o must_v be_v empty_v on_o we_o not_o one_o bolt_n shall_v err_v from_o thebes_n but_o more_o be_v call_v for_o more_o new_o mould_v thunder_n of_o a_o large_a size_n drive_v by_o whole_a jove_n what_o touch_v anoint_v power_n then_o god_n beware_v jove_n will_v himself_o be_v next_o can_v you_o but_o reach_v he_o too_o 2._o pr._n we_o mourn_v the_o sad_a remembrance_n oed._n well_o you_o may_v worse_o than_o a_o plague_n infect_v you_o you_o be_v devote_v to_o mother_n earth_n and_o to_o the_o infernal_a power_n hell_n have_v a_o right_a in_o you_o i_o thank_v you_o god_n that_o i_o be_o no_o theban_n bear_v how_o my_o blood_n curdle_v as_o if_o this_o curse_n touch_v i_o and_o touch_v i_o near_o than_o all_o this_o presence_n yes_o it_o be_v a_o king_n blood_n and_o i_o a_o king_n be_o tie_v in_o deep_a bond_n to_o expiate_v this_o blood_n but_o where_o from_o who_o or_o how_o must_v i_o atone_v it_o tell_v i_o theban_n how_o lajus_n fall_v for_o a_o confuse_a report_n pass_v d_o through_o my_o ear_n when_o first_o i_o take_v the_o crown_n but_o full_a of_o hurry_n like_o a_o morning_n dream_n it_o vanish_v in_o the_o business_n of_o the_o day_n 1_o pr._n he_o go_v in_o private_a forth_o but_o thin_o follow_v and_o never_o return_v to_o thebes_n oed._n nor_o any_o from_o he_o come_v there_o no_o attendant_n none_o to_o bring_v news_n 2_o pr._n but_o one_o and_o he_o so_o wound_v he_o scarce_o draw_v breath_n to_o speak_v some_o few_o faint_a word_n oed._n what_o be_v they_o something_o may_v be_v learn_v from_o thence_o 1_o pr._n he_o say_v a_o band_n of_o robber_n watch_v their_o passage_n who_o take_v advantage_n of_o a_o narrow_a way_n to_o murder_n lajus_n and_o the_o rest_n himself_o leave_v too_o for_o dead_a oed._n make_v you_o no_o more_o enquiry_n but_o take_v this_o bare_a relation_n 2._o pr._n it_o be_v neglect_v for_o then_o the_o monster_n sphynx_n begin_v to_o rage_n and_o present_a care_n soon_o bury_v the_o remote_a so_o be_v it_o hush_v and_o never_o since_o revive_v oed._n mark_v theban_n mark_v just_o then_o the_o sphynx_n begin_v to_o rage_n among_o you_o the_o god_n take_v hold_v even_o of_o th'offend_a minute_n and_o date_v thence_o your_o woe_n thence_o will_v i_o trace_v '_o they_o 1_o pr._n it_o be_v just_a thou_o shall_v oed._n hear_v then_o this_o dreadful_a imprecation_n hear_v it_o it_o be_v lay_v on_o all_o not_o any_o one_o exempt_a bear_v witness_n heaven_n avenge_v it_o on_o the_o perjure_a if_o any_o theban_a bear_v if_o any_o stranger_n reveal_v this_o murder_n or_o produce_v its_o author_n ten_o attic_a talent_n be_v his_o just_a reward_n but_o if_o for_o fear_n for_o favour_n or_o for_o hire_n the_o murder'r_n he_o conceal_v the_o curse_n of_o thebes_n fall_v heavy_a on_o his_o head_n unite_v our_o plague_n you_o god_n and_o place_v they_o there_o from_o fire_n and_o water_n converse_n and_o all_o thing_n common_a be_v he_o banish_v but_o for_o the_o murderer_n self_n unfound_a by_o man_n find_v he_o you_o power_n celestial_a and_o infernal_a and_o the_o same_o fate_n or_o worse_a than_o lajus_n meet_v let_v be_v his_o lot_n his_o child_n be_v accurse_v his_o wife_n and_o kindred_n all_o of_o his_o be_v curse_v both_o pr._n confim_n it_o heaven_n enter_v jocasta_n attend_v by_o woman_n joc._n at_o your_o devotion_n heaven_n succeed_v your_o wish_n and_o bring_v the_o effect_n of_o these_o your_o pious_a prayer_n on_o you_o and_o i_o and_o all_o pr._n avert_v this_o omen_n heaven_n oed._n o_o fatal_a sound_n unfortunate_a jocasta_n what_o have_v thou_o say_v a_o ill_a hour_n have_v thou_o choose_v for_o these_o fore-boding_a word_n why_o we_o be_v curse_v joc._n then_o may_v that_o curse_n fall_v only_o where_o you_o lay_v it_o oed._n speak_v no_o more_o for_o all_o thou_o say_v be_v ominous_a we_o be_v curse_v and_o that_o dire_a imprecation_n have_v thou_o fasten_v on_o thebes_n and_o thou_o and_o i_o and_o all_o of_o we_o joc._n be_v then_o my_o blessing_n turn_v into_o a_o curse_n o_o unkind_a oedipus_n my_o former_a lord_n think_v i_o his_o blessing_n be_v thou_o like_o my_o lajus_n oed._n what_o yet_o again_o the_o three_o time_n have_v thou_o curse_v i_o this_o imprecation_n be_v for_o lajus_n death_n and_o thou_o have_v wish_v i_o like_o he_o joc._n horror_n seize_v i_o oed._n why_o do_v thou_o gaze_v upon_o i_o prithee_o love_n take_v off_o thy_o eye_n it_o burden_v i_o too_o much_o joc._n the_o more_o i_o look_v the_o more_o i_o find_v of_o lajus_n his_o speech_n his_o garb_n his_o action_n nay_o his_o frown_n for_o i_o have_v see_v it_o but_o never_o bend_v on_o i_o oed._n be_v we_o so_o like_a joc._n in_o all_o thing_n but_o his_o love_n oed._n i_o love_v thou_o more_o so_o well_o i_o love_v word_n can_v speak_v how_o well_o no_o pious_a son_n ever_o love_v his_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o my_o dear_a jocasta_n joc._n i_o love_v you_o too_o the_o self_n same_o way_n and_o when_o you_o chide_v i_o think_v a_o mother_n love_n start_v up_o in_o your_o defence_n and_o bid_v i_o not_o beangry_a be_v not_o you_o for_o i_o love_v lajus_n still_o as_o wife_n shall_v love_v but_o you_o more_o tender_o as_o part_v of_o i_o and_o when_o i_o have_v you_o in_o my_o arm_n methinks_v i_o lull_v my_o child_n asleep_o oed._n then_o we_o be_v blessed_v and_o all_o these_o curse_n sweep_v along_o the_o sky_n like_o empty_a cloud_n but_o drop_v not_o on_o our_o head_n joc._n i_o have_v not_o joy_v a_o hour_n since_o you_o depart_v for_o public_a misery_n and_o for_o private_a fear_n but_o this_o bless_a meeting_n have_v or'e-payed_a they_o all_o good_a fortune_n that_o come_v seldom_o come_v more_o welcome_a all_o i_o can_v wish_v for_o now_o be_v your_o consent_n to_o make_v my_o brother_n happy_a oed._n how_o jocasta_n joc._n by_o marriage_n with_o his_o niece_n eurydice_n oed._n uncle_n and_o niece_n they_o be_v too_o near_o my_o love_n it_o be_v too_o like_a incest_n it_o be_v offence_n to_o kind_a have_v i_o not_o promise_v be_v there_o no_o adrastus_n no_o choice_n but_o creon_n leave_v she_o of_o mankind_n they_o shall_v not_o marry_v speak_v no_o more_o of_o it_o the_o thought_n disturb_v i_o joc._n heaven_n can_v never_o bless_v a_o vow_n so_o break_v which_o i_o make_v to_o creon_n remember_v he_o be_v my_o brother_n oed._n that_o be_v the_o bar_n and_o she_o thy_o daughter_n nature_n will_v abhor_v to_o be_v force_v back_o again_o upon_o herself_o and_o like_o a_o whirlpool_n swallow_v she_o own_o stream_n joc._n be_v not_o displease_v i_o will_v move_v the_o suit_n no_o more_o oed._n no_o do_v not_o for_o i_o know_v not_o why_o it_o shake_v i_o when_o i_o but_o think_v on_o incest_n move_v we_o forward_o to_o thank_v the_o god_n for_o my_o success_n and_o pray_v to_o wash_v the_o guilt_n of_o royal_a blood_n away_o exeunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la act._n ii_o scene_n i._n a_o open_a gallery_n a_o royal_a bedchamber_n be_v suppose_v behind_o the_o time_n night_n thunder_z etc_n etc_n haemon_n alcander_n pyracmon_n haem_n sure_o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n fate_n have_v tear_v the_o lock_n of_o time_n off_o and_o his_o head_n be_v now_o the_o ghastly_a ball_n of_o round_a eternity_n call_v you_o these_o peal_n of_o thunder_n but_o the_o yawn_n of_o bellow_a cloud_n by_o jove_n they_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o world_n last_o groan_n and_o those_o vast_a sheet_n of_o flame_n be_v its_o last_o blaze_n the_o taper_n of_o the_o god_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n run_v down_o like_o waxen-globe_n the_o shoot_a star_n end_v all_o in_o purple_a jelly_n and_o chaos_n be_v at_o hand_n pyr._n it_o be_v midnight_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o theban_a sleep_n but_o such_o as_o never_o must_v wake_v all_o crow_v about_o the_o palace_n and_o implore_v as_o from_o a_o god_n help_v of_o the_o king_n who_o from_o the_o battlement_n by_o the_o red_a lightning_n glare_v
through_o all_o the_o inmost_a chamber_n of_o the_o sky_n may_v there_o not_o be_v a_o glimpse_n one_o starry_a spark_n but_o god_n meet_v god_n and_o justle_v in_o the_o dark_a that_o jar_n may_v rise_v and_o wrath_n divine_v be_v hurl_v which_o may_v to_o atom_n shake_v the_o solid_a world_n exeunt_fw-la actu._n scene_n 1._o creon_n alcander_n pyracmon_n cre._n thebes_n be_v at_o length_n my_o own_o and_o all_o my_o wish_n which_o sure_o be_v great_a as_o royalty_n ever_o form_v fortune_n and_o my_o auspicious_a star_n have_v crown_v o_o diadem_n thou_o centre_n of_o ambition_n where_o all_o it_o be_v different_a line_n be_v reconcile_v as_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o burning-glass_n of_o glory_n pyr._n may_v i_o be_v counsellor_n i_o will_v entreat_v you_o to_o cool_v a_o little_a sir_n find_v out_o eurydice_n and_o with_o the_o resolution_n of_o a_o man_n mark_v out_o for_o greatness_n give_v the_o fatal_a choice_n of_o death_n or_o marriage_n alc._n survey_v curse_a oedipus_n as_o one_o who_o though_o unfortunate_a be_v belove_v think_v innocent_a and_o therefore_o much_o lament_v by_o all_o the_o theban_n you_o must_v mark_v he_o dead_a since_o nothing_o but_o his_o death_n not_o banishment_n can_v give_v assurance_n to_o your_o doubtful_a reign_n cre._n well_o have_v you_o do_v to_o snatch_v i_o from_o the_o storm_n of_o rack_a transport_n where_o the_o little_a stream_n of_o love_n revenge_n and_o all_o the_o under_o passion_n as_o water_n be_v by_o suck_a whirlpool_n draw_v be_v quite_o devour_v in_o the_o vast_a gulf_n of_o empire_n therefore_o pyracmon_n as_o you_o bold_o urge_v eurydice_n shall_v die_v or_o be_v my_o bride_n alcander_n summon_v to_o their_o master_n aid_n my_o menial_a servant_n and_o all_o those_o who_o change_n of_o state_n and_o hope_v of_o the_o new_a monarch_n favour_n can_v win_v to_o take_v our_o part_n away_o what_o now_o ex._n alcander_n enter_v haemon_n when_o haemon_n weep_v without_o the_o help_n of_o ghost_n i_o may_v foretell_v there_o be_v a_o fatal_a cause_n haem_n be_v it_o possible_a you_o shall_v be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o have_v happen_v to_o the_o desperate_a king_n cre._n i_o know_v no_o more_o but_o that_o he_o be_v conduct_v into_o his_o closet_n where_o i_o see_v he_o fling_v his_o tremble_a body_n on_o the_o royal_a bed_n all_o leave_v he_o there_o at_o his_o desire_n alone_o but_o sure_o no_o ill_a unless_o he_o die_v with_o grief_n can_v happen_v for_o you_o bear_v his_o sword_n away_o haem_n i_o do_v and_o have_v lock_v the_o door_n i_o stand_v and_o through_o a_o chink_n i_o find_v not_o only_o hear_v but_o see_v he_o when_o he_o think_v no_o eye_n behold_v he_o at_o first_o deep_a sigh_n heave_v from_o his_o woeful_a heart_n murmur_n and_o groan_n that_o shake_v the_o outward_a room_n and_o be_v thou_o still_o alive_a oh_o wretch_n he_o cry_v then_o groan_v again_o as_o if_o his_o sorrowful_a soul_n have_v crack_v the_o string_n of_o life_n and_o burst_v away_o cre._n i_o weep_v to_o hear_v how_o then_o shall_v i_o have_v grieve_v have_v i_o behold_v this_o wondrous_a heap_n of_o sorrow_n but_o to_o the_o fatal_a period_n haem_n thrice_o he_o strike_v with_o all_o his_o force_n his_o hollow_a groan_a breast_n and_o thus_o with_o out-cry_n to_o himself_o complain_v but_o thou_o can_v weep_v then_o and_o thou_o think_v it_o be_v well_o these_o bubble_n of_o the_o shallow_a empty_a sorrow_n which_o child_n vent_v for_o toy_n and_o woman_n rain_v for_o any_o trifle_n their_o fond_a heart_n be_v set_v on_o yet_o these_o thou_o think_v be_v ample_a satisfaction_n for_o bloody_a murder_n and_o for_o burn_a lust_n no_o parricide_n if_o thou_o must_v weep_v weep_v blood_n weep_v eye_n instead_o of_o tear_n o_o by_o the_o god_n it_o be_v great_o think_v he_o cry_v and_o fit_v my_o woe_n which_o say_v he_o smile_v revengeful_o and_o leap_v upon_o the_o floor_n thence_o gaze_v at_o the_o sky_n his_o eyeball_n fiery_a red_a and_o glow_a vengeance_n god_n i_o accuse_v you_o not_o though_o i_o no_o more_o will_v view_v your_o heaven_n till_o with_o more_o durable_a glass_n the_o mighty_a soul_n immortal_a perspective_n i_o find_v your_o dazzle_a being_n take_v he_o cry_v take_v eye_n your_o last_o your_o fatal_a farewel-view_n when_o with_o a_o groan_n that_o seem_v the_o call_n of_o death_n with_o horrid_a force_n lift_v his_o impious_a hand_n he_o snatch_v he_o tear_v from_o forth_o their_o bloody_a orb_n the_o ball_n of_o sight_n and_o dash_v they_o on_o the_o ground_n cre._n a_o masterpiece_n of_o horror_n new_a and_o dreadful_a haem_n i_o run_v to_o succour_v he_o but_o oh_o too_o late_o for_o he_o have_v pluck_v the_o remnant_n string_n away_o what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o i_o find_v tiresias_n who_o with_o his_o wisdom_n may_v allay_v those_o fury_n that_o haunt_v his_o gloomy_a soul_n ex._n cre._n heaven_n will_v reward_v thy_o care_n most_o honest_a faithful_a foolish_a haemon_n but_o see_v alcander_n enter_v well_o attend_v enter_v alcander_n attend_v i_o see_v thou_o have_v be_v diligent_a alc._n nothing_o these_o for_o number_v to_o the_o crowd_n that_o soon_o will_v follow_v be_v resolute_a and_o call_v your_o utmost_a fury_n to_o revenge_n cre._n ha_o thou_o have_v give_v the_o alarm_n to_o cruelty_n and_o never_o may_v these_o eye_n be_v close_v till_o they_o behold_v adrastus_n stretch_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o false_a eurydice_n but_o see_v they_o be_v here_o retire_v a_o while_n and_o mark_v enter_v adrastus_n eurydice_n attend_v adr._n alas_o eurydice_n what_o fond_a rash_a man_n what_o inconsiderate_a and_o ambitious_a fool_n that_o shall_v hereafter_o read_v the_o fate_n of_o oedipus_n will_v dare_v with_o his_o frail_a hand_n to_o grasp_v a_o sceptre_n eur._n it_o be_v true_a a_o crown_n seem_v dreadful_a and_o i_o wish_v that_o you_o and_o i_o more_o low_o place_v may_v pass_v our_o soft_a hour_n in_o humble_a cell_n away_o not_o but_o i_o love_v you_o to_o that_o infinite_a height_n i_o can_v o_o wondrous_a proof_n of_o fierce_a love_n be_v great_o wretched_a in_o a_o court_n with_o you_o adr._n take_v then_o this_o most_o love_a innocence_n away_o fly_v from_o tumultuous_a thebes_n from_o blood_n and_o murder_n fly_v from_o the_o author_n of_o all_o villainy_n rape_n death_n and_o treason_n from_o that_o fury_n creon_n vowchsafe_v that_o i_o o'erjoyed_a may_v bear_v you_o hence_o and_o at_o your_o foot_n present_v the_o crown_n of_o argos_n creon_n and_o attendant_n come_v up_o to_o he_o cre._n i_o have_v overhear_v thy_o black_a design_n adrastus_n and_o therefore_o as_o a_o traitor_n to_o this_o state_n death_n ought_v to_o be_v thy_o lot_n let_v it_o suffice_v that_o thebes_n survey_v thou_o as_o a_o prince_n abuse_v not_o her_o proffer_a mercy_n but_o retire_v betimes_o lest_o she_o repent_v and_o hasten_v on_o thy_o doom_n adr._n think_v not_o most_o abject_a most_o abhor_v of_o man_n adrastus_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o answer_v thou_o theban_n to_o you_o i_o justify_v my_o love_n i_o have_v address_v my_o prayer_n to_o this_o fair_a princess_n but_o if_o i_o ever_o mean_v a_o violence_n or_o think_v to_o ravish_v as_o that_o traitor_n do_v what_o humble_a adoration_n can_v not_o win_v brand_v i_o you_o god_n blot_v i_o with_o foul_a dishonour_n and_o let_v man_n curse_v i_o by_o the_o name_n of_o creon_n eur._n hear_v i_o o_o theban_n if_o you_o dread_v the_o wrath_n of_o she_o who_o fate_n ordain_v to_o be_v your_o queen_n hear_v i_o and_o dare_v not_o as_o you_o prize_v your_o life_n to_o take_v the_o part_n of_o that_o rebellious_a traitor_n by_o the_o decree_n of_o royal_a oedipus_n by_o queen_n jocasta_n order_n by_o what_o be_v more_o my_o own_o dear_a vow_n of_o everlasting_a love_n i_o here_o resign_v to_o prince_n adrastus_n arm_n all_o that_o the_o world_n can_v make_v i_o mistress_n of_o cre._n o_o perjure_a woman_n draw_v all_o and_o when_o i_o give_v the_o word_n fall_v on_o traitor_n resign_v the_o princess_n or_o this_o moment_n expect_v with_o all_o those_o most_o unfortunate_a wretch_n upon_o this_o spot_n straight_o to_o be_v hew_v in_o piece_n adr._n no_o villain_n no_o with_o twice_o those_o odds_o of_o man_n i_o doubt_v not_o in_o this_o cause_n to_o vanquish_v thou_o captain_n remember_v to_o your_o care_n i_o give_v my_o love_n ten_o thousand_o thousand_o time_n more_o dear_a than_o life_n or_o liberty_n cre._n fall_v on_o alcander_n pyracmon_n you_o and_o i_o must_v wheel_v about_o for_o noble_a game_n the_o princess_n adr._n ah_o traitor_n do_v thou_o shun_v i_o follow_v follow_v my_o brave_a companion_n see_v the_o coward_n fly_v ex._n fight_v creon_n party_n beat_v off_o by_o adrastus_n enter_v oedipus_n oed._n o_o it_o be_v too_o little_a this_o thy_o loss_n of_o sight_n what_o have_v it_o do_v
the_o noise_n of_o clash_a sword_n the_o sound_n come_v near_o o_o that_o a_o battle_n will_v come_v over_o i_o if_o i_o but_o grasp_v a_o sword_n or_o wrest_v a_o dagger_n i_o will_v make_v a_o ruin_n with_o the_o first_o that_o fall_v enter_v haemon_n with_o guard_n haem_n seize_v he_o and_o bear_v he_o to_o the_o western-tow'r_n pardon_v i_o sacred_a sir_n i_o be_o inform_v that_o creon_n have_v design_n upon_o your_o life_n forgive_v i_o then_o if_o to_o preserve_v you_o from_o he_o i_o order_v your_o confinement_n oed._n slave_n unhand_v i_o i_o think_v thou_o have_v a_o sword_n it_o be_v the_o wrong_a side_n yet_o cruel_a haemon_n think_v not_o i_o will_v live_v he_o that_o can_v tear_v his_o eye_n out_o sure_o can_v find_v some_o desperate_a way_n to_o stifle_v this_o curse_a breath_n or_o if_o i_o starve_v but_o that_o be_v a_o linger_a fate_n or_o if_o i_o leave_v my_o brain_n upon_o the_o wall_n the_o airy_a soul_n can_v easy_o o're-shoot_a those_o bound_n with_o which_o thou_o strive'_v to_o pale_v she_o in_o yes_o i_o will_v perish_v in_o despite_n of_o thou_o and_o by_o the_o rage_n that_o stir_v i_o if_o i_o meet_v thou_o in_o the_o other_o world_n i_o will_v curse_v thou_o for_o this_o usage_n exit_fw-la haem_n tiresias_n after_o he_o and_o with_o your_o counsel_n advise_v he_o humble_o charm_n if_o possible_a these_o feud_n within_o while_o i_o without_o extinguish_v or_o perish_v in_o the_o attempt_n the_o furious_a creon_n that_o brand_n which_o set_v our_o city_n in_o a_o flame_n tir._n heaven_n prosper_v your_o intent_n and_o give_v a_o period_n to_o all_o your_o plague_n what_o old_a tiresias_n can_n shall_v straight_o be_v do_v lead_v manto_n the_o tower_n ex._n tir._n manto_n haem_n follow_v i_o all_o and_o help_v to_o part_v this_o fray_n or_o fall_v together_o in_o the_o bloody_a broil_n trumpet_n again_o ex._n enter_v creon_n with_o eurydice_n pyracmon_n and_o his_o party_n give_v ground_n to_o adrastus_n cre._n hold_v hold_v your_o arm_n adrastus_n prince_n of_o argos_n hear_v and_o behold_v eurydice_n be_v my_o prisoner_n adr._n what_o will_v thou_o hellhound_n cre._n see_v this_o brandish_v dagger_n forgo_v the_o advantage_n which_o thy_o arm_n have_v win_v or_o by_o the_o blood_n which_o tremble_v through_o the_o heart_n of_o she_o who_o more_o than_o life_n i_o know_v thou_o love_v i_o will_v bury_v to_o the_o haft_n in_o her_o fair_a breast_n this_o instrument_n of_o my_o revenge_n adr._n stay_v thou_o damn_a wretch_n hold_v stop_v thy_o bloody_a hand_n cre._n give_v order_n then_o that_o on_o this_o instant_n now_o this_o moment_n all_o thy_o soldier_n straight_o disband_v adr._n away_o my_o friend_n since_o fate_n have_v so_o allot_v begone_o and_o leave_v i_o to_o the_o villain_n be_v mercy_n eur._n ah_o my_o adrastus_n call_v they_o call_v they_o back_o stand_v there_o come_v back_o o_o cruel_a barbarous_a man_n can_v you_o then_o leave_v your_o lord_n your_o prince_n your_o king_n after_o so_o brave_o have_v fight_v his_o cause_n to_o perish_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o base_a villain_n why_o rather_o rush_v you_o not_o at_o once_o together_o all_o to_o his_o ruin_n drag_v he_o through_o the_o street_n hang_v his_o contagious_a quarter_n on_o the_o gate_n nor_o let_v my_o death_n affright_v you_o cre._n dye_n first_o thyself_o then_o adr._n o_o i_o charge_v thou_o hold_v hence_o from_o my_o presence_n all_o he_o be_v not_o my_o friend_n that_o disobey_v see_v be_v thou_o now_o appease_v or_o be_v there_o ought_v else_o yet_o remain_v to_o do_v that_o can_v atone_v thou_o slake_v thy_o thirst_n of_o blood_n with_o i_o but_o save_v o_o save_v that_o innocent_a wretch_n ex._n attendant_n cre._n forego_v thy_o sword_n and_o yield_v thyself_o my_o prisoner_n eur._n yet_o while_o there_o be_v any_o dawn_n of_o hope_n to_o save_v thy_o precious_a life_n my_o dear_a adrastus_n whate'e_a thou_o do_v deliver_v not_o thy_o sword_n with_o that_o thou_o may_v get_v off_o though_o odds_o oppose_v thou_o for_o i_o o_o fear_v not_o no_o he_o dare_v not_o touch_v i_o his_o horrid_a love_n will_v spare_v i_o keep_v thy_o sword_n lest_o i_o be_v ravish_v after_o thou_o be_v slay_v adr._n instruct_v i_o god_n what_o shall_v adrastus_n do_v cre._n do_v what_o thou_o will_v when_o she_o be_v dead_a my_o soldier_n with_o number_n will_v o're-pow'r_n thou_o be_v it_o thy_o wish_n eurydice_n shall_v fall_v before_o thou_o adr._n traitor_n no_o better_o that_o thou_o and_o i_o and_o all_o mankind_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o creon_n then_o cast_v thy_o sword_n away_o and_o yield_v thou_o to_o my_o mercy_n or_o i_o strike_v adr._n hold_v thy_o raise_a arm_n give_v i_o a_o moment_n pause_n my_o father_n when_o he_o blessed_v i_o give_v i_o this_o my_o son_n say_v he_o let_v this_o be_v thy_o last_o refuge_n if_o thou_o forego'_v it_o misery_n attend_v thou_o yet_o love_n now_o charm_v it_o from_o i_o which_o in_o all_o the_o hazard_n of_o my_o life_n i_o never_o lose_v it_o be_v thou_o my_o faithful_a sword_n my_o only_a trust_n though_o my_o heart_n tell_v i_o that_o the_o gift_n be_v fatal_a cre._n fatal_a yes_o foolish_a love-sick_a prince_n it_o shall_v thy_o arrogance_n thy_o scorn_n my_o wound_n remembrance_n turn_v all_o at_o once_o the_o fatal_a point_n upon_o thou_o pyracmon_n to_o the_o palace_n dispatch_v the_o king_n hang_v haemon_n up_o for_o he_o be_v loyal_a and_o will_v oppose_v i_o come_v sir_n be_v you_o ready_a adr._n yes_o villain_n for_o whatever_o thou_o can_v dare_v eur._n hold_v creon_n or_o through_o i_o through_o i_o you_o wound_n adr._n off_o madam_n or_o we_o perish_v both_o behold_v i_o be_o not_o unarm_v my_o ponyard_n in_o my_o hand_n therefore_o away_o eur._n i_o will_v guard_v your_o life_n with_o i_o cre._n die_v both_o then_o there_o be_v now_o no_o time_n for_o dally_v kill_v eurydice_n eur._n ah_o prince_n farewell_n farewell_o my_o dear_a adrastus_n die_v adr._n unheard_a of_o monster_n eldest-born_a of_o hell_n down_o to_o thy_o primitive_a flame_n stab_v creon_n cre._n help_v soldier_n help_n revenge_v i_o adr._n more_o yet_o more_o a_o thousand_o wound_n i_o will_v stamp_v thou_o still_o thus_o to_o the_o gape_a fury_n adrastus_n fall_v kill_v by_o the_o soldier_n enter_v haemon_n guard_n with_o alcander_n and_o pyracmon_n bind_v the_o assassins_n be_v drive_v off_o o_o haemon_n i_o be_o slay_v nor_o need_v i_o name_v the_o inhuman_a author_n of_o all_o villainy_n there_o he_o lie_v gasp_v cre._n if_o i_o must_v plunge_v in_o flame_n burn_v first_o my_o arm_n base_a instrument_n unfit_a to_o act_v the_o dictate_v of_o my_o dare_a mind_n burn_v burn_v for_o ever_o o_o weak_a substitute_n of_o that_o the_o god_n ambition_n die_v adr._n she_o be_v go_v o_o deadly_a marksman_n in_o the_o heart_n yet_o in_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n she_o grasp_v my_o hand_n her_o lip_n too_o tremble_v as_o if_o she_o will_v speak_v her_o last_o farewell_n o_o oedipus_n thy_o fall_n be_v great_a and_o noble_o now_o thou_o go_v attend_v they_o talk_v of_o hero_n and_o celestial_a beauty_n and_o wondrous_a pleasure_n in_o the_o other_o world_n let_v i_o but_o find_v she_o there_o i_o ask_v no_o more_o die_v enter_v a_o captain_n to_o haemon_n with_o tiresias_n and_o manto_n cap._n o_o sir_n the_o queen_n jocasta_n swift_a and_o wild_a as_o a_o rob_v tygress_n bound_v over_o the_o wood_n have_v act_v murder_n that_o amaze_v mankind_n in_o twist_a gold_n i_o see_v her_o daughter_n hang_v on_o the_o bed_n royal_a and_o her_o little_a son_n stab_v through_o the_o breast_n upon_o the_o bloody_a pillow_n haem_n relentless_a heaven_n be_v then_o the_o fate_n of_o lajus_n never_o to_o be_v atone_v how_o sacred_a ought_v king_n life_n be_v hold_v when_o but_o the_o death_n of_o one_o demand_n a_o empire_n be_v blood_n for_o expiation_n but_o see_v the_o furious_a mad_a jocasta_n here_o scene_n draw_v and_o discover_v jocasta_n hold_v by_o her_o woman_n and_o stab_v in_o many_o place_n of_o her_o bosom_n her_o hair_n dishevel_a her_o child_n slay_v upon_o the_o bed_n be_v ever_o yet_o a_o sight_n of_o so_o much_o horror_n and_o pity_n bring_v to_o view_n joc._n ah_o cruel_a woman_n will_v you_o not_o let_v i_o take_v my_o last_o farewell_n of_o those_o dear_a babe_n o_o let_v i_o run_v and_o seal_v my_o melt_a soul_n upon_o their_o bubble_a wound_n i_o will_v print_v upon_o their_o coral_n mouth_n such_o kiss_n as_o shall_v recall_v their_o wander_a spirit_n home_o let_v i_o go_v let_v i_o go_v or_o i_o will_v tear_v you_o piecemeal_n help_v haemon_n help_n help_v oedipus_n help_v god_n jocasta_n die_v enter_v oedipus_n above_o oed._n i_o have_v find_v a_o window_n and_o i_o thank_v the_o god_n it_o be_v quite_o unbar_v