Aristophanes

  • From the Greek by William Collins

    THEY ’RE always abusing the women,
      As a terrible plague to men:
    They say we ’re the root of all evil,
      And repeat it again and again;
    Of war, and quarrels, and bloodshed,
      All mischief, be what it may!
    ...

  • From the Greek by Andrew Lang
    From “The Clouds”
    SOCRATES SPEAKS.
    HITHER, come hither, ye Clouds renowned, and unveil yourselves here;
      Come, though ye dwell on the sacred crests of Olympian snow,
    Or whether ye dance with the Nereid Choir in the gardens clear...