Monday, May 06, 2024
Freedom of Speech
Aeschylus, Persians 591-594 (tr. Herbert Weir Smyth):
A strange description of Blomfield's edition of Aeschylus' Persians, from Google Books:
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No longer will men keep a curb upon their tongues; for the people are set free to utter their thoughts at will, now that the yoke of power has been broken.
οὐδ᾽ ἔτι γλῶσσα βροτοῖσιν
ἐν φυλακαῖς· λέλυται γὰρ
λαὸς ἐλεύθερα βάζειν,
ὡς ἐλύθη ζυγὸν ἀλκᾶς.
A strange description of Blomfield's edition of Aeschylus' Persians, from Google Books:
Sure, a stellar personality is alluring, a sense of humor is essential, and inner beauty can be potent.
