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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... passions is best calculated to produce interest or emotion , but the feelings of rural existence should be painted as tranquil and calm . In choosing a prose romance as the vehicle of pastoral writing , Longus has adopted a form that ...
... passions is best calculated to produce interest or emotion , but the feelings of rural existence should be painted as tranquil and calm . In choosing a prose romance as the vehicle of pastoral writing , Longus has adopted a form that ...
Page xix
... passions of love , and its power over human nature , however we may object to the warmth of his description , we cannot but allow the ability with which the colours are laid on . " The rise and progress of the passion of Clitopho for ...
... passions of love , and its power over human nature , however we may object to the warmth of his description , we cannot but allow the ability with which the colours are laid on . " The rise and progress of the passion of Clitopho for ...
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... passion : at length Daphnis having one day fallen into a covered pit which was dug for a wolf , and being considerably hurt , receives from Chloe a kiss , which serves as the first fuel to the flame of love . " Chloe had another admirer ...
... passion : at length Daphnis having one day fallen into a covered pit which was dug for a wolf , and being considerably hurt , receives from Chloe a kiss , which serves as the first fuel to the flame of love . " Chloe had another admirer ...
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... passion at the cottage of Dryas . He ventures , how- ever , to approach its vicinity , under pretext of laying snares for birds . Engaged in this employment , he waits a long time without any person appearing from the house . At length ...
... passion at the cottage of Dryas . He ventures , how- ever , to approach its vicinity , under pretext of laying snares for birds . Engaged in this employment , he waits a long time without any person appearing from the house . At length ...
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... passion and to free him from his embar- rassment . " Daphnis , however , still hesitates to practise with Chloe the lesson he had received from Lycænium . " In the Fourth Book we are told that , towards the close of summer , a fellow ...
... passion and to free him from his embar- rassment . " Daphnis , however , still hesitates to practise with Chloe the lesson he had received from Lycænium . " In the Fourth Book we are told that , towards the close of summer , a fellow ...
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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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Page 319 - This is the prettiest low-born lass that ever Ran on the green-sward : nothing she does or seems But smacks of something greater than herself, Too noble for this place.
Page 459 - Subtle as sphinx; as sweet and musical As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair ; And, when Love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with Love's sighs ; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility.
Page 377 - Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.
Page 492 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering.
Page 427 - Methought I heard a voice cry, Sleep no more ! Macbeth does murder sleep, the innocent sleep ; Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast ;— Lady M.
Page 436 - Romeo: and when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.
Page 162 - Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.