 Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration; she orders her slaves to cover the ground with the most costly embroideries of purple, that it might not be touched by the foot of the conqueror. Agamemnon, with wise moderation...  The Seven Tragedies of Aeschylus - Page 159by Aeschylus - 1829 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Aeschylus - Greek drama (Tragedy) - 1824 - 198 pages
...prisoner of war, and mistress, according to the privilege of the heroes of those days. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration; she...yields to her invitations, and enters the house. The Chorus then begins to utter dark forebodings. Clytemnestra returns to allure Cassandra to her destruction... | |
 | 1825 - 604 pages
...prisoner of war and mistress, according to the privilege of the heroes of those days. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration ;...embroideries of purple, that it might not be touched by the feet of the conqueror. Agamemnon, with sage moderation, refuses to receive an honour due only to the... | |
 | English literature - 1825 - 624 pages
...prisoner of war and mistress, according to the privilege of the heroes of those days. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration ;...embroideries of purple, that it might not be touched by the feet of the conqueror. Agamemnon, with sage moderation, refuses to receive an honour due only to the... | |
 | Aeschylus - Greek drama (Tragedy) - 1832 - 114 pages
...prisoner of war and mistress, according to the privilege of the heroes of those days. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration; she...embroideries of purple, that it might not be touched by the naked foot of the conqueror. Agamemnon, with sage moderation, refuses to receive an honour due only... | |
 | August Wilhelm von Schlegel - Drama - 1833 - 476 pages
...prisoner of war and mistress, according to the privilege of the heroes of those days. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration ;...honour due only to the gods; at last he yields to their invitations, and enters the house. The chorus then begins to utter dark forebodings. Clytemuestra... | |
 | August Wilhelm von Schlegel - Drama - 1846 - 554 pages
...his prisoner of war, and concubine also, according to the customary privilege of heroes. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration ;...purple, that it might not be touched by the foot of the oonqneror. Agamemnon, with wise moderation, refuses to P2 accept an honour due only to the gods; at... | |
 | August Wilhelm von Schlegel - Drama - 1846 - 556 pages
...his prisoner of war, and concubine also, according to the customary privilege of heroes. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration ;...her slaves to cover the ground with the most costly embroi-' dories of purple, that it might not be touched by the foot of the conqueror. Agamemnon, with... | |
 | William Peter - English poetry - 1847 - 562 pages
...prisoner l,f war, and mistress, according to the privilege of the heroes of those days. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration; she...touched by the foot of the conqueror. Agamemnon, with wise moderation, at first refuses to receive an honour due only to the Gods; nt last he yields to her... | |
 | William Peter - English poetry - 1847 - 568 pages
...that it might not be touched by the foot of the conqueror. Agamemnon, with wise moderation, at first refuses to receive an honour due only to the Gods;...yields to her invitations, and enters the house. The Chorus then begin to utter dark forebodings. Clytemnestra returns to allure Cassandra to her destruction... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - English prose literature - 1848 - 672 pages
...prisoner of war and mistress, according to the privilege of the heroes of those days. Clytemnestra greets him with hypocritical joy and veneration; she...Agamemnon, with sage moderation refuses to receive an honor due only to the gods; at last he yields to their invitations and enters the house. The chorus... | |
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