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CHORUS.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ALCESTIS OF ALFIERI.
(In the scene where the dying Alcestis has bid farewell to her husband and children.)
(ATTENDANTS OF ALCESTIS.)
Peace, mourners, peace!
Be hushed, be silent, in this hour of dread!
Our cries would but increase
The sufferer's pangs; let tears unheard be shed,
Cease, voice of weeping, cease!
