_Xer._ Yea, very brave are they, and I have seen
Unlooked-for woe.
_Chor._ Wilt tell of squadron of our sea-borne ships
Defeated utterly?
_Xer._ I tore my robes at this calamity.
_Chor._ Ah me, ah me, ah me. 1010
_Xer._ Ay, more than all 'ah me's'!
_Chor._ Twofold and threefold ills!
_Xer._ Grievous to us—but joy,
Great joy, to all our foes!
_Chor._ Lopped off is all our strength.
_Xer._ Stripped bare of escort I!
_Chor._ Yea, by sore loss at sea
Disastrous to thy friends.