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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... speaking to him alone , that I might spare his confusion , I am ashamed to tell how he abused both you and me ; nor did he confine himself to words ; but assaulting me both with hands and feet , kicked me at last upon the stomach , and ...
... speaking to him alone , that I might spare his confusion , I am ashamed to tell how he abused both you and me ; nor did he confine himself to words ; but assaulting me both with hands and feet , kicked me at last upon the stomach , and ...
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... speak or stir . I looked about for Thisbe , but she had withdrawn . I cast my eyes in amaze round the chamber , confounded and stupified : the sword fell from my hand . " Demæneta , running up , immediately took it away ; and my father ...
... speak or stir . I looked about for Thisbe , but she had withdrawn . I cast my eyes in amaze round the chamber , confounded and stupified : the sword fell from my hand . " Demæneta , running up , immediately took it away ; and my father ...
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... speak Greek ) to inter- pret what he said to the captives , thus addressed the assembly : - * " You know , comrades , what my sentiments have always been towards you . You are not ignorant , how being the son of the high - priest of ...
... speak Greek ) to inter- pret what he said to the captives , thus addressed the assembly : - * " You know , comrades , what my sentiments have always been towards you . You are not ignorant , how being the son of the high - priest of ...
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... speak on this occasion ; for silence , I think , best becomes women , especially in a company of men . Since , however , you address yourself to me , and shew this first mark of humanity , in that you seek to obtain what you desire , by ...
... speak on this occasion ; for silence , I think , best becomes women , especially in a company of men . Since , however , you address yourself to me , and shew this first mark of humanity , in that you seek to obtain what you desire , by ...
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... love ! have not you one last word left to speak to me ? Are life and breath for ever gone ? Alas ! you are silent ; that mouth , formerly the interpreter of the will of 66 heaven , is dumb , and darkness and destruction 32 THE ADVENTURES ...
... love ! have not you one last word left to speak to me ? Are life and breath for ever gone ? Alas ! you are silent ; that mouth , formerly the interpreter of the will of 66 heaven , is dumb , and darkness and destruction 32 THE ADVENTURES ...
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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.