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... youth to win laurels . As time went on , so many desired to compete in the greater festi- val that many were obliged to content themselves by a chance to be heard in the winter . Poets who wished to compete in the Greater Dionysia indi ...
... youth to win laurels . As time went on , so many desired to compete in the greater festi- val that many were obliged to content themselves by a chance to be heard in the winter . Poets who wished to compete in the Greater Dionysia indi ...
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... youth's becoming bashfulness excuse , Dares own her love before the face of men ; Nor leaving it for others to enhance , Simply declares the wretched widowhood Which these ten years she has endured , since first Her husband Agamemnon ...
... youth's becoming bashfulness excuse , Dares own her love before the face of men ; Nor leaving it for others to enhance , Simply declares the wretched widowhood Which these ten years she has endured , since first Her husband Agamemnon ...
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... youth . And there , beneath the gentle dews of heaven , The fair narcissus with its clustered bells Blooms ever , day by day , Of old the wreath of mightiest goddesses ; And crocus golden - eyed ; And still unslumbering flow Cephissus ...
... youth . And there , beneath the gentle dews of heaven , The fair narcissus with its clustered bells Blooms ever , day by day , Of old the wreath of mightiest goddesses ; And crocus golden - eyed ; And still unslumbering flow Cephissus ...
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Delphian Society. Sophocles was carefully educated in the branches deemed essential for an Athenian youth . Because of his graceful dancing , he was chosen as a boy to lead the chorus of youths who sang the hymn of thanksgiving after the ...
Delphian Society. Sophocles was carefully educated in the branches deemed essential for an Athenian youth . Because of his graceful dancing , he was chosen as a boy to lead the chorus of youths who sang the hymn of thanksgiving after the ...
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... youth and mature man he was fond of philosophy , and Socrates and Protagoras were his particular friends and congenial companions . In 455 B. C. Euripides presented his first plays in the great theater of Athens , winning only third ...
... youth and mature man he was fond of philosophy , and Socrates and Protagoras were his particular friends and congenial companions . In 455 B. C. Euripides presented his first plays in the great theater of Athens , winning only third ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Aeschylus ancient Apollo Araspes army Athenians Athens barbarians battle beauty birds brought called Callimachus Carthage Carthaginian Chorus comedy command consuls Corinth crown Cyrus Daphnis dear death deities Demosthenes divine earth enemy Euripides eyes fair fate father fear fell fire friends gave give Gobryas goddess gods Greater Dionysia Greece Greek hand happy hast hath hear heard heart heaven Hellenes Hephæstus Hermes honor horse Isocrates Italy Jove king Lacedæmonians land live look mighty mortal mother mountain nature never o'er orator peace Phidias philosopher Plato plays pleasure poet possessed praise Praxiteles Prometheus Protagoras Pylos reign Roman Rome round sacred Samnites senate sent Socrates soldiers Sophocles soul speak Streps tears tell temple Thebes thee Theocritus Theodota thine things thou thought tion woman words Xenophon youth Zeus
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 412 - But the Consul's brow was sad, And the Consul's speech was low, And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe. "Their van will be upon us Before the bridge goes down; And if they once may win the bridge, What hope to save the town?
Seite 415 - Tiber! father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day!" So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back. Plunged headlong in the tide.
Seite 413 - The Three stood calm and silent. And looked upon the foes. And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose : And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew, And lifted high their shields, and flew To win the narrow way...
Seite 412 - LARS PORSENA of Clusium By the Nine Gods he swore That the great house of Tarquin Should suffer wrong no more. By the Nine Gods he swore it, And named a trysting day, And bade his messengers ride forth, East and west and south and north, To summon his array.
Seite 412 - There be thirty chosen prophets. The wisest of the land, Who alway by Lars Porsena Both morn and evening stand : Evening and morn the Thirty Have turned the verses o'er. Traced from the right* on linen white By mighty seers of yore.
Seite 416 - And still his name sounds stirring Unto the men of Rome As the trumpet-blast that cries to them To charge the Volscian home, And wives still pray to Juno For boys with hearts as bold As his who kept the bridge so well In the brave days of old.
Seite 414 - Now welcome, welcome, Sextus ! Now welcome to thy home ! Why dost thou stay, and turn away ? Here lies the road to Rome.
Seite 415 - Curse on him!" quoth false Sextus; "Will not the villain drown? But for this stay, ere close of day We should have sacked the town!" "Heaven help him!" quoth Lars Porsena, "And bring him safe to shore ; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before.
Seite 130 - Then he turned to us, and added with a smile: "I cannot make Crito believe that I am the same Socrates who has been talking and conducting the argument; he fancies that I am the other Socrates whom he will soon see, a dead body — and he asks, How shall he bury me?
Seite 412 - Now, from the rock Tarpeian Could the wan burghers spy The line of blazing villages Red in the midnight sky. The Fathers of the City, They sat all night and day, For every hour some horseman came With tidings of dismay.