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Past the twin rocks of the sea,
And dwell'st upon an alien coast. 430 (436)
And now, sad woman, thou hast lost
The shelter that a wife's should be,
Thou widowed as thou art and sent
Dishonoured into banishment.
CHORUS.
Antistrophe II.
The sanctity of oaths is o'er: 435 (439)
Shame in great Hellas dwells no more,
But is vanished into air.
Nor is there father's home for thee,
Forlorn one, where there yet might be
A harbour from thy storm of care: 440 (442)
And in thy house a dearer bride
Now queens it at thy husband's side.
Jason.
Not the first time now, but often, have I seen
Fierce rage is an irremediable ill.
