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ARISTOPHANES' FROGS
Euripides.
I don't admit Orestes was restored.
He came in secret with no legal permit.
Dionysus.
By Hermes, yes! (aside) I wonder what they mean!
Euripides.
Go on then to the next. [Aeschylus is silent.
Dionysus.
Come, Aeschylus,
Do as he says: (to Euripides) and you look out for faults.
Aeschylus.
"Yea, on this bank of death, I call my lord
To hear and list. . . ."
Euripides.
Another repetition!
"To hear and list"—the same thing palpably!
Dionysus.
The man was talking to the dead, you dog,
Who are always called three times—and then don't hear.
Aeschylus.
Come, how did you write prologues?
Euripides.
Oh, I'll show you.
And if you find there any repetitions
Or any irrelevant padding,—spit upon me!
