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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... thee divine and pure , Dutiful service may thy love procure ; And I in duty will excel all other , As thou in beauty dost exceed Love's mother . Nor heaven , nor thou , were made to gaze upon : As heaven preserves all things , so save ...
... thee divine and pure , Dutiful service may thy love procure ; And I in duty will excel all other , As thou in beauty dost exceed Love's mother . Nor heaven , nor thou , were made to gaze upon : As heaven preserves all things , so save ...
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... thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think water far excels all earthly things ; But they , that daily taste neat wine , despise it . Virginity , albeit some highly prize it , Compar'd with marriage , had you tried them ...
... thee . Wild savages , that drink of running springs , Think water far excels all earthly things ; But they , that daily taste neat wine , despise it . Virginity , albeit some highly prize it , Compar'd with marriage , had you tried them ...
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... thee loath , Tell me , to whom mad'st thou that heedless oath ? " " To Venus , " answer'd she ; and , as she spake , Forth from those two tralucent cisterns brake A stream of liquid pearl , which down her face Made milk - white paths ...
... thee loath , Tell me , to whom mad'st thou that heedless oath ? " " To Venus , " answer'd she ; and , as she spake , Forth from those two tralucent cisterns brake A stream of liquid pearl , which down her face Made milk - white paths ...
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... thee deserve , Yet for her sake , whom you have vow'd to serve , Abandon fruitless cold virginity , The gentle queen of love's sole enemy . Then shall you most resemble Venus ' nun , When Venus ' sweet rites are perform'd and done ...
... thee deserve , Yet for her sake , whom you have vow'd to serve , Abandon fruitless cold virginity , The gentle queen of love's sole enemy . Then shall you most resemble Venus ' nun , When Venus ' sweet rites are perform'd and done ...
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... thee , cheerly swoom . This head was beat with many a churlish billow , And therefore let it rest upon thy pillow . " Herewith affrighted Hero shrunk away , And in her lukewarm place Leander lay , Whose lively heat , like fire from ...
... thee , cheerly swoom . This head was beat with many a churlish billow , And therefore let it rest upon thy pillow . " Herewith affrighted Hero shrunk away , And in her lukewarm place Leander lay , Whose lively heat , like fire from ...
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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 Cupid 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 HERO AND LEANDER Hero's sacrifice holy holy fire honour Hymen iron thunders Jove joys kiss kiss'd Leander 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