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Medea, Line 59: Worse news

Lines 59–66. A quick exchange: the tutor has heard something worse, and the nurse makes him tell it.

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Tutor
οὔπωoúpōnot yetγὰρgàrthenἡhētheτάλαιναtálainapoor womanπαύεταιpaúetaistoppedγόωνgóōnher weeping;
Nurse
ζηλῶzēlôI envyσ’s’you·ἐνenatἀρχῇarchêithe beginningπῆμαpêmathe misery isκοὐδέπωkoudépōand not yetμεσοῖmesoîhalfway.

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