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Who ofttimes to the noble sire of these
From that same mouth hast published evil hests.

Ha, deem'st thou this thy session bravely chosen, 55
This state thou hast reached thine ally? O thou fool!
There is no man shall choose that impotence
Of thy poor strength before Eurystheus' power.
Away! Why make this coil? Thou must depart
To Argos, where the doom of stoning waits thee, 60

Never: for the God's altar shall avail,
And the free land whereunto we have come.

Ha! wouldst thou find some work for this mine hand?

Nor me nor these by force shalt thou hale hence.

That shalt thou prove: ill seer thou art in this. 65

This shall not be!—no, never while I live!

Hands off!—these will I hale, though thou say nay,
Accounting them Eurystheus': his they are.