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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... look'd out , and mus'd he did not come . At last he came : O , who can tell the greeting These greedy lovers had at their first meeting . He ask'd ; she gave ; and nothing was denied , Both to each other quickly were affied . Look how ...
... look'd out , and mus'd he did not come . At last he came : O , who can tell the greeting These greedy lovers had at their first meeting . He ask'd ; she gave ; and nothing was denied , Both to each other quickly were affied . Look how ...
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... look thereon , And stay the messenger that would be gone ; No marvel , then , though Hero would not yield So soon to part from that she dearly held . Jewels being lost are found again ; this never , ' Tis lost but once , and once lost ...
... look thereon , And stay the messenger that would be gone ; No marvel , then , though Hero would not yield So soon to part from that she dearly held . Jewels being lost are found again ; this never , ' Tis lost but once , and once lost ...
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... look . O , none but gods have power their love to hide ! Affection by the countenance is descried ; The light of hidden fire itself discovers , And love that is conceal'd , betrays poor lovers . His secret flame apparently was seen ...
... look . O , none but gods have power their love to hide ! Affection by the countenance is descried ; The light of hidden fire itself discovers , And love that is conceal'd , betrays poor lovers . His secret flame apparently was seen ...
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... not how to frame her look , Or speak to him who in a moment took That which so long so charily she kept ; And fain by stealth away she would have crept , - And to some corner secretly have gone , Leaving Leander 29 HERO AND LEANDER.
... not how to frame her look , Or speak to him who in a moment took That which so long so charily she kept ; And fain by stealth away she would have crept , - And to some corner secretly have gone , Leaving Leander 29 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... look'd ill , another graciously ; Which while men view'd , they cheerful were and holy , But looking off , vicious and melancholy . The snaky paths to each observed law Did Policy in her broad bosom draw ; One hand a Mathematic Crystal ...
... look'd ill , another graciously ; Which while men view'd , they cheerful were and holy , But looking off , vicious and melancholy . The snaky paths to each observed law Did Policy in her broad bosom draw ; One hand a Mathematic Crystal ...
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Abydos Alcmane Altar amorous arms Atheism Beauty's blood bosom breast bright bullrushes call'd chaste CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours conceits countenance dear death deeds deity delight Dissembling doth earth Eucharis eyes face fair fair ladies Fates 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 rich 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