Hero and LeanderMaddox & Gray, 1927 - 82 Seiten Hero and Leander is a mythological short epic by the famous English writer and dramatist Christopher Marlowe. When Marlowe was killed after being accused of blasphemy, he left the poem unfinished to be later completed by George Chapman. The poem follows the love story between the two Greek mythological characters Hero and Leander which was first narrated in the works of the two ancient poets Musaeus Grammaticus and Ovid. Hero is a priestess of the goddess Venus to whom she has made a vow of chastity, yet she falls in love with Leander, a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the narrow sea passage known as the Hellespont. Leander, who promises to cross the Hellespont every night to reach his beloved, gets in trouble with Neptune, the god of the seas. When he eventually comes at Hero's door, he has to make use of his guile and physical beauty to seduce his coy beloved. At this point starts Chapman's contribution to accompany the two lovers until Leander drowns in the sea on his way to Hero. Watching her lover's dead body from her high tower, the latter decides to throw herself and die by his side. |
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... leaves , Whose workmanship both man and beast deceives : Many would praise the sweet smell as she past , When ' twas the odour which her breath forth cast ; And there for honey , Bees have sought in vain , And , beat from thence , have ...
... leaves , Whose workmanship both man and beast deceives : Many would praise the sweet smell as she past , When ' twas the odour which her breath forth cast ; And there for honey , Bees have sought in vain , And , beat from thence , have ...
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... leave to rise : away she ran ; After went Mercury , who us'd such cunning , As she , to hear his tale , left off her running . h.419 ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And ...
... leave to rise : away she ran ; After went Mercury , who us'd such cunning , As she , to hear his tale , left off her running . h.419 ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And ...
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... leave her turret and depart . The mirthful god of amorous pleasure smil'd To see how he this captive Nymph beguil'd ; For hitherto he did but fan the fire , And kept it down that it might mount the higher . Now wax'd she jealous lest ...
... leave her turret and depart . The mirthful god of amorous pleasure smil'd To see how he this captive Nymph beguil'd ; For hitherto he did but fan the fire , And kept it down that it might mount the higher . Now wax'd she jealous lest ...
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... leave , and kiss'd . Long was he taking leave , and loathe to go , And kiss'd again , as lovers use to do . Sad Hero wrung him by the hand , and wept , Saying , " Let your vows and promises be kept . " Then standing at the door , she ...
... leave , and kiss'd . Long was he taking leave , and loathe to go , And kiss'd again , as lovers use to do . Sad Hero wrung him by the hand , and wept , Saying , " Let your vows and promises be kept . " Then standing at the door , she ...
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... knew not how to frame her look , Or speak to him who in a moment took That which so long so charily she kept ; And fain by stealth away she would have crept , And to some corner secretly have gone , Leaving Leander 29 HERO AND LEANDER.
... knew not how to frame her look , Or speak to him who in a moment took That which so long so charily she kept ; And fain by stealth away she would have crept , And to some corner secretly have gone , Leaving Leander 29 HERO AND LEANDER.
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Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast bride bright call'd chaste cheeks CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours confits countenance Cupid Cyclops dear death deeds delight Destinies doth earth embrac'd enamour'd enter'd Eucharis eyes face Fates fear feast FIFTH SESTIAD figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst gentle GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace grief hair hand haste hate hath heart heaven Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER holy fire honour Hymen Jove kiss kiss'd Leucote light limb lips live look look'd lov'd Love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Morpheus Musaeus naked naught Neptune never night nuptial nymph poor Proteus rites robe rude sacred sacrifice SECOND SESTIAD SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine sight soul spake star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim Teras thee thence THIRD SESTIAD thou thought torch turn'd unto us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves Wherewith Winds wish'd wrought youth