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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... held so dear , Rose - cheek'd Adonis ) kept a solemn feast . Thither resorted many a wandering guest , To meet their loves ; such as had none at all , Came lovers home from this great festival . For every street like to a Firmament ...
... held so dear , Rose - cheek'd Adonis ) kept a solemn feast . Thither resorted many a wandering guest , To meet their loves ; such as had none at all , Came lovers home from this great festival . For every street like to a Firmament ...
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... held . ' Jewels being lost are found again ; this never , " Tis lost but once , and once lost , lost for ever . Now had the Morn espied her lover's steeds , Whereat she starts , puts on her purple weeds , And red for anger that he stay ...
... held . ' Jewels being lost are found again ; this never , " Tis lost but once , and once lost , lost for ever . Now had the Morn espied her lover's steeds , Whereat she starts , puts on her purple weeds , And red for anger that he stay ...
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... circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms , held up in circle , met , V He said , " See , sister , Hero's 34 HERO AND LEANDER.
... circle Love writ all his charms , And made his characters sweet Hero's limbs , When on his breast's warm sea she sideling swims . And as those arms , held up in circle , met , V He said , " See , sister , Hero's 34 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... held it for a very silly sleight , To make a perfect metal counterfeit ; Glad to disclaim herself , proud of an Art That makes the face a Pandar to the heart . Those be the painted Moons , whose lights profane Beauty's true Heaven , at ...
... held it for a very silly sleight , To make a perfect metal counterfeit ; Glad to disclaim herself , proud of an Art That makes the face a Pandar to the heart . Those be the painted Moons , whose lights profane Beauty's true Heaven , at ...
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... held all her sight ; But , like an embryon that saw never light , Or like a scorched statue made a coal With three - wing'd lightning , or a wretched soul Muffled with endless darkness , she did sit : The night had never such a heavy ...
... held all her sight ; But , like an embryon that saw never light , Or like a scorched statue made a coal With three - wing'd lightning , or a wretched soul Muffled with endless darkness , she did sit : The night had never such a heavy ...
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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