THE FROGS. 191

hangings. No, I found my art swollen out with
these heavy, pompous words, and ay ‘fined her down
with verselets, and administered decoctions of, chat-
ter. Then. I did not confuse my characters. - My
heroes began by giving their pedigree.”

Zisch. “ A better pedigree than your own, y should
hope.”

Eur. “Then from the very beginning there was.
no. time wasted: wife, slave, master, maiden, old
woman, —all spoke in the same styles
_ Aisch..“ That was-a mortal sin.’

Eur. “Not at all; a true democratic des. T call it.
Then I introduced subtle rules of style, and fine fin-
ishing of verses, and. twists and turns, ace contriv-
ances and suspicions.”

isch. “Exactly what IT say.”

Eur. “And all this in. matters’ of even life,
things of daily use and wont, things which the
audience know all about, and in which they are com-
petent to judge my art. I did not try to.drive them
out of their sober senses with Cycnuses and Mem-
nons, and battle steeds and: clattering :s shields.

oe « “Then, it was. “that I began ;
“With a nicer, neater plan: ~ - °
Logic by my art I brought
Home to common men, and taught. ©

_ .... How to mind. their.own affairs,

Most. of all their household cares, -
Marking everything amiss 5. Nene
‘Where is that?’ and ‘What i is this?”