(A MESSENGER rushes in.) MESSENGER Fly, fly, Medea! who hast wrought an awful deed, transgressing every law: nor leave behind or sea-borne bark or car that scours the plain. MEDEA Why, what hath chanced that calls for such a flight of mine? MESSENGER The princess is dead, a moment gone, and Creon too, her sire, slain by those drugs of thine. MEDEA Tidings most fair are thine! Henceforth shalt thou be ranked amongst my friends and benefactors. MESSENGER Ha! Art sane?英文原著 · 《Medea》
MESSENGER They have found burial in the dells of Cithaeron. ADRASTUS On this or that side of the mount? And who did bury them? MESSENGER Theseus buried them 'neath the shadow of Eleutherae's cliff. ADRASTUS Where didst thou leave the dead he hath not buried? MESSENGER Not far away; earnest haste makes every goal look close. ADRASTUS No doubt in sorrow slaves would gather them from the carnage. MESSENGER Slaves!英文原著 · 《THE SUPPLIANTS》
MESSENGER Thou wouldst say so, hadst thou been there to see his loving tendance of the dead. ADRASTUS Did he himself wash the bloody wounds of the hapless youths? MESSENGER Ay, and strewed their biers and wrapped them in their shrouds. ADRASTUS An awful burden this, involving some disgrace. MESSENGER Why, what disgrace to men are their fellows' sorrows? ADRASTUS Ah me! how much rather had I died with them! MESSENGER 'Tis vain to weep and move to tears these women.英文原著 · 《THE SUPPLIANTS》
MESSENGER The two young men are gone, through the device Of Agamemnon's daughter: from this land They fly; and, in their Grecian galley placed, The sacred image of the goddess bear. LEADER Incredible thy tale: but whom thou seek'st, The monarch, from the temple went in haste. MESSENGER Whither? for what is doing he should know. LEADER We know not: but go thou, and seek for him: Where'er thou find him, thou wilt tell him this. MESSENGER See, what a faithless race you women are! In all that hath been done you have a part. LEADER Sure thou art mad!英文原著 · 《Iphigenia in Tauris》
But say, what law forbids his death? MESSENGER It is not the wiff of the rulers of this land. ALCMENA Why, what is this? Do they not approve of slaying enemies? MESSENGER Not such as they have taken alive in battle. ALCMENA Did Hyllus uphold this decision? MESSENGER He, I suppose, ought to have disobeyed the law of the land. ALCMENA The prisoner's life ought not to have been spared a moment.英文原著 · 《THE HERACLEIDAE》
MESSENGER It was then that he was wronged, by not being slain at first. ALCMENA Why, then, he is still in time to pay his penalty. MESSENGER There is no one who will slay him now. ALCMENA I will; and yet I count myself someone. MESSENGER Well, thou wilt incur great blame, if thou do this deed. ALCMENA I love this city well; that cannot be gainsaid. But since this man hath fallen into my power, no mortal hand shall wrest him from me. Wherefore let who will, call me the woman bold, with thoughts too high for her sex; yet shall this deed be brought to pass by me.英文原著 · 《THE HERACLEIDAE》
Dad, I'm messengering something to you, and I will be over to discuss it in a while.美剧 · 《Billions》
So, you won't do sessions with him, But you'll be his messenger?美剧 · 《Billions》
I wish I was a messenger Well, here we are at the appointed time and place.美剧 · 《Billions》