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Hermes
Heave away, heave! Trygaeus
Harder! Hermes
Heave away, heave! Trygaeus
Come on then, by heaven. Chorus
[490] We are moving it a little. Trygaeus
Isn't it terrible and stupid! some pull one way and others another. You Argives there, beware of a thrashing! Hermes
Come, put your strength into it. Trygaeus
[495] Heave away, heave! Chorus
There are many ill-disposed folk among us. Trygaeus
Do you at least, who long for peace, pull heartily. Chorus
But there are some who prevent us.
Aristophanes. Peace. The Complete Greek Drama, vol. 2. Eugene O'Neill, Jr. New York. Random House. 1938.
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