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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... yielding hearts entangled , The air with sparks of living fire was spangled , And Night deep drench'd in misty Acheron , Heav'd up her head , and half the world upon Breath'd darkness forth ( dark night is Cupid's day ) And now begins ...
... yielding hearts entangled , The air with sparks of living fire was spangled , And Night deep drench'd in misty Acheron , Heav'd up her head , and half the world upon Breath'd darkness forth ( dark night is Cupid's day ) And now begins ...
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... yielding eyes She offers up herself a sacrifice , To slake his anger , if he were displeas'd . O , what god would not therewith be appeas'd ? Like Esop's cock , this jewel he enjoy'd , And as a brother with his sister toy'd , Supposing ...
... yielding eyes She offers up herself a sacrifice , To slake his anger , if he were displeas'd . O , what god would not therewith be appeas'd ? Like Esop's cock , this jewel he enjoy'd , And as a brother with his sister toy'd , Supposing ...
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... 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 , lost for ever . Now had the Morn espied her lover's steeds , Whereat she starts , puts on her ...
... 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 , lost for ever . Now had the Morn espied her lover's steeds , Whereat she starts , puts on her ...
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... yield herself she sought . Seeming not won , yet won she was at length , In such wars women use but half their strength . Leander now , like Theban Hercules , Enter'd the orchard of th ' Hesperides ; Whose fruit none rightly can ...
... yield herself she sought . Seeming not won , yet won she was at length , In such wars women use but half their strength . Leander now , like Theban Hercules , Enter'd the orchard of th ' Hesperides ; Whose fruit none rightly can ...
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... Yielding to one another , yield to none . We know not how to vow till love unblind us , And vows made ignorantly never bind us . Too true it is , that , when ' tis gone , men hate The joys as vain they took in love's estate : But that's ...
... Yielding to one another , yield to none . We know not how to vow till love unblind us , And vows made ignorantly never bind us . Too true it is , that , when ' tis gone , men hate The joys as vain they took in love's estate : But that's ...
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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