Scriptores Erotici Græci: The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles Tatius; Comprising The Ethiopics, Or Adventures of Theagenes and Chariclea ...Bell, 1889 - 511 pages |
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... DAPHNIS AND CHLOE ; AND THE LOVES OF CLITOPHO AND LEUCIPPE . Translated from the Greek , with Notes , BY THE REV . ROWLAND SMITH , M.A. , FORMERLY OF ST . JOHN'S COLLEGE , OXFORD . wwwww LONDON : GEORGE BELL AND SONS , YORK STREET ...
... DAPHNIS AND CHLOE ; AND THE LOVES OF CLITOPHO AND LEUCIPPE . Translated from the Greek , with Notes , BY THE REV . ROWLAND SMITH , M.A. , FORMERLY OF ST . JOHN'S COLLEGE , OXFORD . wwwww LONDON : GEORGE BELL AND SONS , YORK STREET ...
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... LONGUS . THE AMOURS OF DAPHNIS AND CHLOE SUMMARY OF THE STORY .... ACHILLES TATIUS . THE LOVES OF CLITOPHO AND LEUCIPPE SUMMARY OF THE STORY PAGE V 1 XX 261 XXV 349 XX PREFACE By no reader of classical antiquity will any of.
... LONGUS . THE AMOURS OF DAPHNIS AND CHLOE SUMMARY OF THE STORY .... ACHILLES TATIUS . THE LOVES OF CLITOPHO AND LEUCIPPE SUMMARY OF THE STORY PAGE V 1 XX 261 XXV 349 XX PREFACE By no reader of classical antiquity will any of.
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... Daphnis and Chloe , which is the earliest , and by far the finest example that has appeared of this species of composition . Availing himself of the beauties of the pastoral poets who preceded him , he has added to their simplicity of ...
... Daphnis and Chloe , which is the earliest , and by far the finest example that has appeared of this species of composition . Availing himself of the beauties of the pastoral poets who preceded him , he has added to their simplicity of ...
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... Daphnis and Chloe was not the origin of the pastoral drama . The Sacrificio of Agostino Beccari , which was the earliest specimen of this style of composition , and was acted at Ferrara in 1554 , was written previous to the appearance ...
... Daphnis and Chloe was not the origin of the pastoral drama . The Sacrificio of Agostino Beccari , which was the earliest specimen of this style of composition , and was acted at Ferrara in 1554 , was written previous to the appearance ...
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... Chariclea obtains her own release and that of Theagenes , is united to him in marriage , and acknowledged as heiress of the Ethiopian empire . " LONGUS . ROMANCE OF DAPHNIS AND CHLOE . SUMMARY . Σχίν DUNLOP'S SUMMARY . HELIODORUS .
... Chariclea obtains her own release and that of Theagenes , is united to him in marriage , and acknowledged as heiress of the Ethiopian empire . " LONGUS . ROMANCE OF DAPHNIS AND CHLOE . SUMMARY . Σχίν DUNLOP'S SUMMARY . HELIODORUS .
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Achæmenes Achilles Tatius appeared arms arrived Arsace Bagoas beauty began body buccaneers Calasiris called Callisthenes Chariclea Charicles Charmides Clinias Clitopho Cnemon concealed Cybele Daphnis and Chloe daughter death deity delight desire Dryas Edition Egyptian embraced endeavoured enemy escape Ethiopian exclaimed eyes father favour fear flocks flowers fortune give goats gods Greek grief hand hear heard Heliodorus honour Hydaspes inquired king kiss Lamon Leucippe Leucippe's lover maiden manner marriage Melitta Menelaus mind mistress Myrtale Nausicles night Nile Notes Nymphs Oroondates passion Persians Persina pipe pirates Portrait present preserved priest prisoners promised received replied returned sacred sacrifice sail Satyrus seized shew sight slave sleep soon Sosthenes Sostratus soul stranger suffer sword Syene tears temple Theagenes Theagenes and Chariclea Thersander Thisbe thou thought Thyamis took Trachinus Trans vessel vols wine wish woman words wound young youth Zacynthus δὲ καὶ
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