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HELEN.
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Menelaus.

O sweetest presence thou!—no more I chide.
I clasp Zeus' child and Leda's, clasp my bride,
Her to whose happy bridal, tossing flame
Of torch, thy brethren of the white steeds[1] came 640
Erstwhile; and Gods removed her from mine home:
But now God speeds us on to newer, happier doom.


Helen.

And the evil made good hath united us, though it be late;
Yet may blessing be on me, mine husband, in this new fate!


Menelaus.

Blessing on thee! I pray the selfsame prayer;
For grief and joy the twain made one must share.


Helen.

Friends, friends, for the ills gone by
I sorrow no more nor sigh.
My beloved is mine, is mine! Through year on year 650
I have waited, have waited my lord, till from Troy he appear.


Menelaus.

Thine am I and thou mine. O weary while
Of sore strife, ere I knew the Goddess' guile!
Yet have my tears, through rapture of relief,
More thankfulness than grief.

  1. ↑ Kastor and Pollux.
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