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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... thence her goddess came : On it a scarf she wore of wondrous frame ; In midst whereof she wrought a virgin's face , From whose each cheek a fiery blush did chase Two crimson flames , that did two ways extend , Spreading the ample scarf ...
... thence her goddess came : On it a scarf she wore of wondrous frame ; In midst whereof she wrought a virgin's face , From whose each cheek a fiery blush did chase Two crimson flames , that did two ways extend , Spreading the ample scarf ...
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... Shut them , and inwards for Leander look'd . Search'd her soft bosom , and from thence she pluck'd His lovely picture : which when she had view'à , Her beauties were with all love's joys renew'd . The 49 HERO AND LEANDER.
... Shut them , and inwards for Leander look'd . Search'd her soft bosom , and from thence she pluck'd His lovely picture : which when she had view'à , Her beauties were with all love's joys renew'd . The 49 HERO AND LEANDER.
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... thence did the first white Roses spring ( For love is sweet and fair in every thing ) , And all the sweeten'd shore , as he did go , Was crown'd with odorous roses , white as snow . Love - blest Leander was with love so fill'd , That ...
... thence did the first white Roses spring ( For love is sweet and fair in every thing ) , And all the sweeten'd shore , as he did go , Was crown'd with odorous roses , white as snow . Love - blest Leander was with love so fill'd , That ...
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... thence her goddess came : On it a scarf she wore of wondrous frame ; In midst whereof she wrought a virgin's face , From whose each cheek a fiery blush did chase Two crimson flames , that did two ways extend , Spreading the ample scarf ...
... thence her goddess came : On it a scarf she wore of wondrous frame ; In midst whereof she wrought a virgin's face , From whose each cheek a fiery blush did chase Two crimson flames , that did two ways extend , Spreading the ample scarf ...
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... Shut them , and inwards for Leander look'd . Search'd her soft bosom , and from thence she pluck'd His lovely picture : which when she had view'd , Her beauties were with all love's joys renew'd . The 49 HERO AND LEANDER.
... Shut them , and inwards for Leander look'd . Search'd her soft bosom , and from thence she pluck'd His lovely picture : which when she had view'd , Her beauties were with all love's joys renew'd . The 49 HERO AND LEANDER.
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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