Oedippos at Colonos

Having had my fill of Mankiw, Dornbusch and Fischer, I took home a number of rejected Classics to lift my spirit. Sophocles translated by Lewis Campbell.

Far best were ne'er to be;
but having seen the day,
Next best by far as each to flee
As swiftly as each may,
Yonder from whence he came...


Despised, dim, friendless old age!