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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... love is slight , Who ever lov'd , that lov'd not at first sight ? He kneel'd , but unto her devoutly pray'd ; Chaste ... Love's holy fire , with words , with sighs and tears , Which like sweet music enter'd Hero's ears ; And yet at every ...
... love is slight , Who ever lov'd , that lov'd not at first sight ? He kneel'd , but unto her devoutly pray'd ; Chaste ... Love's holy fire , with words , with sighs and tears , Which like sweet music enter'd Hero's ears ; And yet at every ...
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... 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 thou one . A stately builded ship , well rigg'd ...
... 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 thou one . A stately builded ship , well rigg'd ...
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... love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy idiot doth she scorn , For thou , in vowing chastity , hast sworn To rob her ...
... love's beauteous empress most delights , Are banquets , Doric music , midnight revel , Plays , masks , and all that stern age counteth evil . Thee as a holy idiot doth she scorn , For thou , in vowing chastity , hast sworn To rob her ...
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... love's sole enemy . Then shall you most resemble Venus ' nun , When Venus ' sweet rites are perform'd and done . Flint breasted Pallas joys in single life , But Pallas and your mistress are at strife . Love , Hero , then , and be not ...
... love's sole enemy . Then shall you most resemble Venus ' nun , When Venus ' sweet rites are perform'd and done . Flint breasted Pallas joys in single life , But Pallas and your mistress are at strife . Love , Hero , then , and be not ...
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... love at all , and every part Strove to resist the motions of her heart ; And hands so pure , so innocent , nay such As might have made Heaven stoop to have a touch , Did she uphold to Venus , and again Vow'd spotless chastity ; but all ...
... love at all , and every part Strove to resist the motions of her heart ; And hands so pure , so innocent , nay such As might have made Heaven stoop to have a touch , Did she uphold to Venus , and again Vow'd spotless chastity ; but all ...
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Abydos Alcmane altar amorous arms beauty Beauty's bliss blood bosom breast bride bright call'd chaste cheeks CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE colours confits countenance Cupid Cyclops dear death deeds delight Destinies doth earth embrac'd enamour'd enter'd Eucharis eyes face Fates fear feast FIFTH SESTIAD figur'd fire flame flew FOURTH SESTIAD gainst gentle GEORGE CHAPMAN goddess gods golden grace grief hair hand haste hate hath heart heaven Hellespont HERO AND LEANDER holy fire honour Hymen Jove kiss kiss'd Leucote light limb lips live look look'd lov'd Love's lovers maid maidenhead Marlowe Morpheus Musaeus naked naught Neptune never night nuptial nymph poor Proteus rites robe rude sacred sacrifice SECOND SESTIAD SESTIAD The Argument Sestos shin'd shine sight soul spake star stay'd stood striv'd sweet swim Teras thee thence THIRD SESTIAD thou thought torch turn'd unto us'd Venus view'd virgin virtue vow'd vows waves Wherewith Winds wish'd wrought youth