Τὸ καλῶς δ ̓ ἔχον πόλει πάλαισμα
μή ποτε λῦσαι θεὸν ἀιτοῦμαι.

I will never implore the Deity to slacken that avenging effort which
hath the good of the state in view.

Edipus Tyrannus, 879, 880.

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Fit retribution, by the moral code

Determined, lies beyond the State's embrace,
Yet, as she may, for each peculiar case,
She plants well measured terrors in the road
Of wrongful acts. Downward it is, and broad;
And the main fear once doomed to banishment,
Far oftener then, bad ushering worse event,
Blood would be spilt, that in his dark abode

Crime might lie better hid. And should the change
Take from the horror due to a foul deed,

Pursuit and evidence so far must fail,

And, guilt escaping, Passion then might plead

In angry spirits for her old free range,

And the wild justice of Revenge prevail.

WORDSWORTH.

Εἰ μοι ξυνείη φέροντι

μοῖρα τὰν εύσεπτον ἁγνείαν λόγων
ἔργων τε πάντων, ὧν νόμοι πρόκεινται
ὑψίποδες, ουρανίαν δι αιθέρα
τεκνωθέντες, ὧν Ὄλυμπος

πατὴρ μόνος, ουδέ νιν θνατὰ
φύσις ἀνέρων ἔτικτεν, ουδὲ
μήν ποτε λάθα κατακοιμάσει.
Μέγας ἐν τούτοις θεὸς
ουδὲ γηράσκει.

CHORUS IN EDIPUS TYRANNUS.

TRANSLATION.

May the Divine Providence assist us to guard inviolate the awful sanctity of every word and deed, concerning which laws of a lofty clime are established; laws born in the ethereal sky, Heaven alone being their author; nor did ever mortal nature beget them, nor will ever oblivion lull them to sleep. In these God is great, nor ever decays or changes.