PROMETHEUS BOUND
Violent or no? or in a sole respect,
And not in all? Consider: a god is he,
And purposing to enjoy in way of love
This daughter of men, hath laid on her such tale
Of wayfarings. Bitter indeed, O maiden,
Thy suitor is, that woos thee; for be sure 740
The things thou hast heard are scarce the prelude yet.
[Io breaks into lamentable cries.]
Lo there thou criest again; thy breath comes hard
With travail of thy soul. What wilt thou do,
Being taught the further ills?
CHORUS
Nay, hast thou for her
Aught left of anguish, that thou hast not told?
PROMETHEUS
Sore weathering of a sea of wreckful woe.
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