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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... ? for both , not us'd , Are of like worth . Then treasure is abus'd , When misers keep it ; being put to loan , In time it will return us two for one . Rich robes , themselves and others do adorn , Neither II HERO AND LEANDER.
... ? for both , not us'd , Are of like worth . Then treasure is abus'd , When misers keep it ; being put to loan , In time it will return us two for one . Rich robes , themselves and others do adorn , Neither II HERO AND LEANDER.
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... us'd , and many more ; Wherewith she yielded , that was won before . Hero's looks yielded , but her words made war , Women are won when they begin to jar . Thus , having swallow'd Cupid's golden hook , The more she striv'd , the deeper ...
... us'd , and many more ; Wherewith she yielded , that was won before . Hero's looks yielded , but her words made war , Women are won when they begin to jar . Thus , having swallow'd Cupid's golden hook , The more she striv'd , the deeper ...
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... us'd such cunning , As she , to hear his tale , left off her running . ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And , knowing Hermes courted her , was glad That she such loveliness ...
... us'd such cunning , As she , to hear his tale , left off her running . ( Maids are not won by brutish force and might But speeches full of pleasure , and delight . ) And , knowing Hermes courted her , was glad That she such loveliness ...
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... actions makes legitimate ; Being us'd aright , the use of time is Fate . Yet did the gentle flood transfer once more This prize of love home to his father's shore , 1 Where he unlades himself of that false wealth That 33 HERO AND LEANDER.
... actions makes legitimate ; Being us'd aright , the use of time is Fate . Yet did the gentle flood transfer once more This prize of love home to his father's shore , 1 Where he unlades himself of that false wealth That 33 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... us'd t ' exhibit private Sacrifice : Those would she offer to the Deities Of her fair Goddess and her powerful son , As relics of her late - felt passion ; And in that holy sort she yow'd to end them , In hope her violent fancies , that ...
... us'd t ' exhibit private Sacrifice : Those would she offer to the Deities Of her fair Goddess and her powerful son , As relics of her late - felt passion ; And in that holy sort she yow'd to end them , In hope her violent fancies , that ...
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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