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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... shine , What difference betwixt the richest mine And basest mould , but use ? for both , not us'd , Are of like worth . Then treasure is abus'd , When misers keep it ; being put to loan , In time it will return us two for one . 30 • " A ...
... shine , What difference betwixt the richest mine And basest mould , but use ? for both , not us'd , Are of like worth . Then treasure is abus'd , When misers keep it ; being put to loan , In time it will return us two for one . 30 • " A ...
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... shine on Thetis ' glassy bower , Descends upon my radiant Hero's tower . O , that these tardy arms of mine were wings ! " And , as he spake , upon the waves he springs . Neptune was angry that he gave no ear , And in his heart revenging ...
... shine on Thetis ' glassy bower , Descends upon my radiant Hero's tower . O , that these tardy arms of mine were wings ! " And , as he spake , upon the waves he springs . Neptune was angry that he gave no ear , And in his heart revenging ...
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... thought it least ! Thus would she still proceed in works divine , And in her sacred state of priesthood shine , Handling the holy rites with hands as bold , As if therein she did Jove's thunder hold , And SI HERO AND LEANDER.
... thought it least ! Thus would she still proceed in works divine , And in her sacred state of priesthood shine , Handling the holy rites with hands as bold , As if therein she did Jove's thunder hold , And SI HERO AND LEANDER.
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... shine . O , come , soft rest of cares ! come , Night ! Come , naked virtue's only tire , The reaped harvest of the light , Bound up in sheaves of sacred fire ! Love calls to war ; Sighs his alarms , Lips his swords are , The field his ...
... shine . O , come , soft rest of cares ! come , Night ! Come , naked virtue's only tire , The reaped harvest of the light , Bound up in sheaves of sacred fire ! Love calls to war ; Sighs his alarms , Lips his swords are , The field his ...
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... shine , and teacheth Virtue's train Still to be constant in hell's blackest reign , Though even the gods themselves do so entreat them As they did hate , and earth as she would eat them . " Off went his silken robe , and in he leapt 78 ...
... shine , and teacheth Virtue's train Still to be constant in hell's blackest reign , Though even the gods themselves do so entreat them As they did hate , and earth as she would eat them . " Off went his silken robe , and in he leapt 78 ...
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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