Metamorphoses: Popular Books by Ovid : All times Bestseller Demanding BooksBeyond Books Hub, 01.01.2021 - 662 Seiten The Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus. Comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework. |
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... o'er the clouds, and empty realms of wind, The God a clearer space for Heav'n design'd; Where fields of light, and liquid aether flow; Purg'd from the pondrous dregs of Earth below. Scarce had the Pow'r distinguish'd these, when ...
... o'er the clouds, and empty realms of wind, The God a clearer space for Heav'n design'd; Where fields of light, and liquid aether flow; Purg'd from the pondrous dregs of Earth below. Scarce had the Pow'r distinguish'd these, when ...
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... stars: I will descend, said I, In hope to prove this loud complaint a lye. Disguis'd in humane shape, I travell'd round The world, and more than what I heard, I found. O'er Maenalus I took my steepy way, By caverns infamous.
... stars: I will descend, said I, In hope to prove this loud complaint a lye. Disguis'd in humane shape, I travell'd round The world, and more than what I heard, I found. O'er Maenalus I took my steepy way, By caverns infamous.
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... o'er their heads, behold a watry wall: Now seas and Earth were in confusion lost; A world of waters, and without a coast. One climbs a cliff; one in his boat is born: And ploughs above, where late he sow'd his corn. Others o'er chimney ...
... o'er their heads, behold a watry wall: Now seas and Earth were in confusion lost; A world of waters, and without a coast. One climbs a cliff; one in his boat is born: And ploughs above, where late he sow'd his corn. Others o'er chimney ...
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... o'er the glebe to course the fearful hare, She in her speed does all her safety lay; And he with double speed pursues the prey; O'er-runs her at the sitting turn, and licks His chaps in vain, and blows upon the flix: She.
... o'er the glebe to course the fearful hare, She in her speed does all her safety lay; And he with double speed pursues the prey; O'er-runs her at the sitting turn, and licks His chaps in vain, and blows upon the flix: She.
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... o'er the wood; And sounds of waters deaf the neighbourhood. Deep, in a rocky cave, he makes abode (A mansion proper for a mourning God). Here he gives audience; issuing out decrees To rivers, his dependant deities. On this occasion ...
... o'er the wood; And sounds of waters deaf the neighbourhood. Deep, in a rocky cave, he makes abode (A mansion proper for a mourning God). Here he gives audience; issuing out decrees To rivers, his dependant deities. On this occasion ...
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Aeacus Ancaeus arms bear behold betray’d blood breast Caeneus call’d Caunus Ceres chang’d charms Cinyras cou’d cries crime crown’d cry’d dart daughter death deny’d dy’d e’er Earth Ev’n ev’ry eyes face fair fam’d fame fatal fate father fear fierce fill’d fir’d fire fix’d flame fled flew flies flow’rs forc’d fury Galanthis Goddess Gods Graecian grief ground hair hand head heart Heav’n heav’nly honours impious Iphis join’d Jove Latian light limbs lov’d maid mortal mother mourn mov’d neighb’ring night nymph o’er once Peleus Pentheus Perseus Phineus Phoebus plac’d plain pleas’d pow’r pray’r prepar’d Procne purple pursu’d rage rais’d resolv’d rise seas seem’d seiz’d shade shore shou’d sight sire sister skies soft soul spoke stood streams strove tears Tereus thee Theseus thou Thracian thro tow’rs transform’d trembling try’d turn’d Twas view’d virgin waves winds wings wood wou’d wound wretched youth