Wednesday, July 03, 2002

archontes eisin, hôsth' hupeikteon. ti mên**; kai gar ta deina* kai ta karterôtata 670 hetoim' hupeikei: touto men* niphostibeis cheimônes* ekchôrousin eukarpôi therei: existatai* de nuktos aianês** kuklos* têi leukopôlôi* phengos* hêmerai phlegein*: deinôn* t' aêma pneumatôn ekoimise** stenonta ponton: en d' ho pankratês hupnos luei pedêsas, oud' aei labôn echei. I must give way, as all dread strengths give way, In turn and deference. Winter's hard-packed snow Cedes to the fruitful summer; stubborn night At last removes, for day's white steeds to shine. The dread blast of the gale slackens and gives Peace to the sounding sea; and Sleep, strong jailer, In time yields up his captive. Sophocles, Ajax 668-674. 11:10:55 PM     Now he belongs to the Ages Alan Wolfe crawls into that note of contempt, arrogance, fear, privilege and petulant mediocrity in the voice of George W. Bush, and offers a viable epitaph: He has seen what historical greatness would cost him and his supporters, and he has chosen another path. 1:57:05 PM

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