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aeschylus-persians-1782		aeschylus-persians-1782			.txt	text/plain	8489	928	91	ATOSSA, widow of Darius and mother of XERXES Xerxes, our royal lord, the imperial son LEADER OF THE CHORUS Hail, queen, of Persia's high-zoned dames supreme, ATOSSA Oft, since my son hath march'd his mighty host LEADER We would not, royal lady, sink thy soul ATOSSA Thy words strike deep, and wound the parent's breast CHORUS (chanting) Unhappy friends, sunk, perish'd in the sea; And thus address'd thy son, the imperial Xerxes: ATOSSA Invidious Fortune, how thy baleful power Xerxes, ill-fated, led the war; GHOST OF DARIUS Since from the realms below, by thy sad strains Ruin through all her states hath crush'd thy Persia. GHOST OF DARIUS Fell all his host beneath the slaught'ring spear? GHOST OF DARIUS No more 'gainst Greece lead your embattled hosts; CHORUS Yes, at thy royal bidding shall the strain CHORUS Is all thy glory lost? CHORUS Are all thy powers 	./cache/aeschylus-persians-1782.txt	./txt/aeschylus-persians-1782.txt