But this charge I give the city with thee, Creon; if my arm… - Euripides

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But this charge I give the city with thee, Creon; if my arms should conquer, that the body of Polynices be never buried in this Theban land; but that the man who buries him shall die, although he be a friend.

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Euripides (Greek: Εὐριπίδης; c. 480 BC–406 BC) was a Greek playwright.

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