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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... tears , Which like sweet music enter'd Hero's ears ; And yet at every word she turn'd aside , And always cut him off , as he replied ; At last , like to a bold sharp sophister , With cheerful hope thus he accosted her . " Fair creature ...
... tears , Which like sweet music enter'd Hero's ears ; And yet at every word she turn'd aside , And always cut him off , as he replied ; At last , like to a bold sharp sophister , With cheerful hope thus he accosted her . " Fair creature ...
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... d so dolefully , As made Love sigh to see his tyranny . And , as she wept , her tears to pearl he turn'd , And wound them on his arm , and for her mourn'd . Then towards the palace of the Destinies , Laden with 15 HERO AND LEANDER.
... d so dolefully , As made Love sigh to see his tyranny . And , as she wept , her tears to pearl he turn'd , And wound them on his arm , and for her mourn'd . Then towards the palace of the Destinies , Laden with 15 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... tears because they miss'd him . Leander , being up , began to swim , And , looking back , saw Neptune follow him . Whereat aghast , the poor soul gan to cry , " O , let me visit Hero ere I die ! " ' The god put Helle's bracelet on his ...
... tears because they miss'd him . Leander , being up , began to swim , And , looking back , saw Neptune follow him . Whereat aghast , the poor soul gan to cry , " O , let me visit Hero ere I die ! " ' The god put Helle's bracelet on his ...
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... tears melted on her knee Through her black veil , and turn'd as black as it , Mourning to be her tears ; then wrought her wit With her broke vow , her goddess ' wrath , 40 HERO AND LEANDER.
... tears melted on her knee Through her black veil , and turn'd as black as it , Mourning to be her tears ; then wrought her wit With her broke vow , her goddess ' wrath , 40 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... tears and blood , That from her grief - burst veins , in piteous flood , From the sweet conduits of her favour fell . The gentle turtles did with moans make swell Their shining gorges ; the white black - ey'd swans Did sing as woful ...
... tears and blood , That from her grief - burst veins , in piteous flood , From the sweet conduits of her favour fell . The gentle turtles did with moans make swell Their shining gorges ; the white black - ey'd swans Did sing as woful ...
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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