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Chorus
Singing.
[910] Such a man as you assures the happiness of all his fellow-citizens. Trygaeus
When you are gathering your vintages you will prize me even better. Chorus
E'en from to-day we hail you as the deliverer [915] of mankind. Trygaeus
Wait until you have drunk a beaker of new wine, before you appraise my true merits. Chorus
Excepting the gods, there is none greater than yourself, and that will ever be our opinion. Trygaeus
Yea, Trygaeus of Athmonia has deserved well of you, [920] he has freed both husbandman and craftsman from the most cruel ills; he has vanquished Hyberbolus.
Aristophanes. Peace. The Complete Greek Drama, vol. 2. Eugene O'Neill, Jr. New York. Random House. 1938.
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