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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... maid in man's attire , For in his looks were all that men desire , A pleasant smiling cheek , a speaking eye , A brow for love to banquet royally ; And such as knew he was a man , would say , " Leander , thou art made for amorous play ...
... maid in man's attire , For in his looks were all that men desire , A pleasant smiling cheek , a speaking eye , A brow for love to banquet royally ; And such as knew he was a man , would say , " Leander , thou art made for amorous play ...
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... maids are nothing then , Without the sweet society of men . Wilt thou live single still ? one shalt thou be , Though never singling Hymen couple thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think water far excels all earthly ...
... maids are nothing then , Without the sweet society of men . Wilt thou live single still ? one shalt thou be , Though never singling Hymen couple thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think water far excels all earthly ...
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... thee rhetoric to deceive a maid ? Ay me ! such words as these should I abhor , And yet I like them for the orator . " With that , Leander stoop'd to have embrac'd her , But from his spreading arms away she cast her , 14 HERO AND LEANDER.
... thee rhetoric to deceive a maid ? Ay me ! such words as these should I abhor , And yet I like them for the orator . " With that , Leander stoop'd to have embrac'd her , But from his spreading arms away she cast her , 14 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... maid , Whose careless hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant as the morning rose ; Her mind pure , and her tongue untaught to glose . Yet proud she was ( for ...
... maid , Whose careless hair , instead of pearl t'adorn it , Glister'd with dew , as one that seem'd to scorn it ; Her breath as fragrant as the morning rose ; Her mind pure , and her tongue untaught to glose . Yet proud she was ( for ...
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... ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And , knowing Hermes courted her , was glad That she such loveliness and beauty had As could provoke his liking , yet was mute , And neither ...
... ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And , knowing Hermes courted her , was glad That she such loveliness and beauty had As could provoke his liking , yet was mute , And neither ...
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Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast 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 rich 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