CR. Auditus a te Pelia fupplicium tulit.
Sed fare, caufae detur egregise locus.
MED. Difficile quam fit animum ab ira fle(5lere
Jam concitatum; quamque regale lioc putet,
Sceptris fuperbas quifquis admovit manus, 205
Qua coepit, ire; regia didici mea.
Quamvis enim Cm clade miferanda obruta,
Expulfa, fupplex, fola, deferta, undique
Afflifta; quondam nobili fulfi patre,
Avoque clarum Sole deduxi genus. 210
Quodcunque placidis flexibus Phafis rigat;
Pontufque quidquid Scythicus a tergo videt;
Paluftribus qua maria dulcefcunt aquis;
Armata peltis quidquid exercet cohors
Inclufa ripis vidua Thermodontiis: 215
Hoc omne nofter genitor imperio regit.
Generofa, felix, decore regali potens
Fulfi. petebant tunc meos thalamos proci,
Qui nunc petuntur. rapida Fortuna ac levis,
Prsecepfque regno eripuit, exfifib dedit, 220
Confide regnis, cum levis magnas opes
Hue ferat & iUuc cafus. hoc reges habent
Magnificum & ingens, nulla quod rapiat dies,
ProdelTe miferis, fupplices fido lare
Protegere. folum hoc Colchico regno extuli; 225
Decus illud ingens, Grseciae florem inclitum,
Prasfidia Achivas gentis, & prolem Deum
Servaffe memet. munus eft Orpheus meum,
Qui faxa cantu mulcet, & filvas trahit,
Geminumque munus Caftor & Pollux meum eft; 230
Satique Borea; quique trans Pontum quoque
Summota Lynceus lumine immiflTo videt;
Omnefque Minyae. nam ducum taceo ducem;
CREON.
Was the punishment of Pelias awarded after a fair hearing of both sides? But tell me, at once,—an opporunity is now given thee of pleading to that very egregious crime!
MEDEA.
What a difficult thing it is to divert the mind from anger, when once it is fully roused; the man who has
