HIPPOLYTUS
  Ah！　then　I　see　her　single　hand　hath　struck　down　three　of　us。
  ARTEMIS
  Thy　sire　and　thee；　and　last　thy　father's　wife。
  HIPPOLYTUS
  My　sire's　ill…luck　as　well　as　mine　I　mourn。
  ARTEMIS
  He　was　deceived　by　a　goddess's　design。
  HIPPOLYTUS
  Woe　is　thee；　my　father；　in　this　sad　mischance！
  THESEUS
  My　son；　I　am　a　ruined　man；　life　has　no　joys　for　me。
  HIPPOLYTUS
  For　this　mistake　I　mourn　thee　rather　than　myself。
  THESEUS
  O　that　I　had　died　for　thee；　my　son！
  HIPPOLYTUS
  Ah！　those　fatal　gifts　thy　sire　Poseidon　gave。
  THESEUS
  Would　God　these　lips　had　never　uttered　that　prayer！
  HIPPOLYTUS
  Why　not？　thou　wouldst　in　any　case　have　slain　me　in　thy　fury　then。
  THESEUS
  Yes；　Heaven　had　perverted　my　power　to　think。
  HIPPOLYTUS
  O　that　the　race　of　men　could　bring　a　curse　upon　the　gods！
  ARTEMIS
  Enough！　for　though　thou　pass　to　gloom　beneath　the　earth；　the　wrath
  of　Cypris　shall　not；　at　her　will；　fall　on　thee　unrequited；　because
  thout　hadst　a　noble　righteous　soul。　For　I　with　mine　own　hand　will　with
  these　unerring　shafts　avenge　me　on　another；　who　is　her　votary；　dearest
  to　her　of　all　the　sons　of　men。　And　to　thee；　poor　sufferer；　for　thy
  anguish　now　will　grant　high　honours　in　the　city　of　Troezen；　for　thee
  shall　maids　unwed　before　their　marriage　cut　off　their　hair；　thy
  harvest　through　the　long　roll　of　time　of　countless　bitter　tears。
  Yea；　and　for　ever　shall　the　virgin　choir　hymn　thy　sad　memory；　nor
  shall　Phaedra's　love　for　thee　fall　into　oblivion　and　pass　away
  unnoticed。　But　thou；　O　son　of　old　Aegeus；　take　thy　son　in　thine
  arms；　draw　him　close　to　thee；　for　unwittingly　thou　slewest　him；　and
  men　may　well　commit　an　error　when　gods　put　it　in　their　way。　And　thee
  Hippolytus；　I　admonish；　hate　not　thy　sire；　for　in　this　death　thou　dost
  but　meet　thy　destined　fate。　And　now　farewell！　'tis　not　for　me　to
  gaze　upon　the　dead；　or　pollute　my　sight　with　death…scenes；　and　e'en
  now　I　see　thee　nigh　that　evil。
  （ARTEMIS　vanishes。）
  HIPPOLYTUS
  Farewell；　blest　virgin　queen！　leave　me　now！　Easily　thou
  resignest　our　long　friendship！　I　am　reconciled　with　my　father　at　thy
  desire；　yea；　for　ever　before　I　would　obey　thy　bidding。　Ah　me！　the
  darkness　is　settling　even　now　upon　my　eyes。　Take　me；　father；　in　thy
  arms；　lift　me　up。
  THESEUS
  Woe　is　me；　my　son！　what　art　thou　doing　to　me　thy　hapless　sire！
  HIPPOLYTUS
  I　am　a　broken　man；　yes；　I　see　the　gates　that　close　upon　the　dead。
  THESEUS
  Canst　leave　me　thus　with　murder　on　my　soul！
  HIPPOLYTUS
  No；　no；　I　set　thee　free　from　this　bloodguiltiness。
  THESEUS
  What　sayest　thou？　dost　absolve　me　from　bloodshed？
  HIPPOLYTUS
  Artemis；　the　archer…queen；　is　my　witness　that　I　do。
  THESEUS
  My　own　dear　child；　how　generous　dost　thou　show　thyself　to　thy
  father！
  HIPPOLYTUS
  Farewell；　dear　father！　a　long　farewell　to　thee！
  THESEUS
  O　that　holy；　noble　soul　of　thine！
  HIPPOLYTUS
  Pray　to　have　children　such　as　me　born　in　lawful　wedlock。
  THESEUS
  O　leave　me　not；　my　son；　endure　awhile。
  HIPPOLYTUS
  'Tis　finished；　my　endurance；　I　die；　father；　quickly　veil　my　face
  with　a　mantle。
  THESEUS
  O　glorious　Athens；　realm　of　Pallas；　what　a　splendid　hero　ye　have
  lost！　Ah　me；　ah　me！　How　oft　shall　I　remember　thy　evil　works；　P　Cypris！
  CHORUS　（singing）
  On　all　our　citizens　hath　come　this　universal　sorrow；　unforeseen。
  Now　shall　the　copious　tear　gush　forth；　for　sad　news　about　great　men
  takes　more　than　usual　hold　upon　the　heart。
  …THE　END…
  。