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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... fear of death dead - strooken , So at her presence all surprised and tooken , Await the sentence of her scornful eyes : He whom she favours lives , the other dies . There might you see one sigh , another rage , And some ( their violent ...
... fear of death dead - strooken , So at her presence all surprised and tooken , Await the sentence of her scornful eyes : He whom she favours lives , the other dies . There might you see one sigh , another rage , And some ( their violent ...
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... fear , Such sights as this to tender maids are rare ; And ran into the dark herself to hide , Rich jewels in the dark are soonest spied . Unto her was he led , or rather drawn By those white limbs which sparkled through the lawn . 27 ...
... fear , Such sights as this to tender maids are rare ; And ran into the dark herself to hide , Rich jewels in the dark are soonest spied . Unto her was he led , or rather drawn By those white limbs which sparkled through the lawn . 27 ...
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... fear , Like chaste Diana when Acteon spied her , Being suddenly betray'd , div'd down to hide her . And as her silver body downward went , With both her hands she made the bed a tent , And in her own mind thought herself secure , O ...
... fear , Like chaste Diana when Acteon spied her , Being suddenly betray'd , div'd down to hide her . And as her silver body downward went , With both her hands she made the bed a tent , And in her own mind thought herself secure , O ...
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... Fear fills the chamber , Darkness decks the bride . She vanish'd , leaving pierc'd Leander's heart With sense of his unceremonious part , In which , with plain neglect of Nuptial rites , He close and flatly fell to his delights : And ...
... Fear fills the chamber , Darkness decks the bride . She vanish'd , leaving pierc'd Leander's heart With sense of his unceremonious part , In which , with plain neglect of Nuptial rites , He close and flatly fell to his delights : And ...
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... climbing falling towers , Whose hope to scale , our fear to fall devours ; Now rapt with pastimes , pomp , all joys impure : In things without us no delight is sure . But love , with all joys crown'd , within doth 42 HERO AND LEANDER.
... climbing falling towers , Whose hope to scale , our fear to fall devours ; Now rapt with pastimes , pomp , all joys impure : In things without us no delight is sure . But love , with all joys crown'd , within doth 42 HERO AND LEANDER.
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Abydos Alcmane amorous arms Atheism Beauty's blood bosom breast bright bullrushes call'd chaste CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours conceits countenance Cupid dear death deeds deity delight Dissembling doth earth Eucharis eyes face fair fair ladies Fates fear feast figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace hair hand hath heart heaven held hell Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER Hero's sacrifice holy holy fire honour Hymen iron thunders Jove joys kiss kiss'd Leucote light limb live look look'd lov'd love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Musaeus naked naught neck Neptune never night nuptial nymph Peristera pierc'd rites robe rude sacred scarf scrip secret fire sense SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine shriek sight slain soul spake spirits star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim thee thence thou thought torch tower turn'd us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves wish'd wrought youth