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  • Helen, never believe that the stranger, whoe'er he was that came, has spoken naught but truth.

    Helen 2008

  • Oh! why, poor man, whoe'er thou art, dost thou turn from me, loathing me for those troubles Helen caused?

    Helen 2008

  • Oh! why, poor man, whoe'er thou art, dost thou turn from me, loathing me for those troubles Helen caused?

    Helen 2008

  • What! hapless Polymestor, who hath stricken thee? who hath reft thine eves of sight, staining the pupils with blood? who hath slain these children? whoe'er he was, fierce must have been his wrath against thee and thy children.

    Hecuba 2008

  • Helen, never believe that the stranger, whoe'er he was that came, has spoken naught but truth.

    Helen 2008

  • Wherefore, my lord and master, receive this deity, whoe'er he be, within the city; for, great as he is in all else, I have likewise heard men say, 'twas he that gave the vine to man, sorrow's antidote.

    The Bacchantes 2008

  • Wherefore, my lord and master, receive this deity, whoe'er he be, within the city; for, great as he is in all else, I have likewise heard men say, 'twas he that gave the vine to man, sorrow's antidote.

    The Bacchantes 2008

  • Is not this enough to deserve the awful penalty of hanging, this stranger's wanton insolence, whoe'er he be?

    The Bacchantes 2008

  • Is not this enough to deserve the awful penalty of hanging, this stranger's wanton insolence, whoe'er he be?

    The Bacchantes 2008

  • Woe is thee! what grievous outrage hath been wreaked on thee! fearful penalty for thy foul deed hath the deity imposed, whoe'er he is whose hand is heavy upon thee.

    Hecuba 2008

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