οἱ δ' ἐκβαλόντες δάκρυα ποιητῷ τρόπῳ

From LSJ

ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

they shedding tears with studied purpose