πάλαι ποτ' ἦσαν ἄλκιμοι Μιλήσιοι → the Milesians were mighty once
trembling: Ar. and V. τρομερός.
not to be depended on: P. and V. σφαλερός.
fickle: P. and V. ἔμπληκτος, Ar. and V. ἀστάθμητος; see fickle.
unsettled: P. ἀκατάστατος.
of breathing: V. μετάρσιος, cp. Euripides, Hercules Furens 1093; see laboured.