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Servant (of Hyllus)
’Twas his regard for thee, that thou might’st see him subject to thy hand, and triumphReading with Reiske κρατοῦσα. o’er him.
Rest assured, ’twas no willing prisoner he made, but by strong constraint he bound him, for Eurystheus was loth indeed to come alive into thy presence and pay his penalty. Farewell, my aged mistress; I pray thee remember thy first promise when I was beginning my story;
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set me free; for, at such a time as this, sincerity becometh noble lips. [Exit Servant.
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