Exiles, the proverb says, subsist on hope

67 Tuesday, 6 November 1750

A╬╣ ╬┤ ╬Àlp╬╣dej b╬┐sxousi fug╬▒daj, ¤ëj l╬┐goj
Kal¤ëj bl╬Àpousin ╬┐mmasi, m╬Àllousi d╬À.
Eurip. [Phaen. 396 7]

Exiles, the proverb says, subsist on hope.
Delusive hope still points to distant good,
To good that mocks approach.
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