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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... Persina , having viewed at an amorous crisis a statue of Andromeda , gives birth to a daughter of fair complexion . Fearing that her husband might not think the cause proportioned to the effect , she commits the infant in charge to ...
... Persina , having viewed at an amorous crisis a statue of Andromeda , gives birth to a daughter of fair complexion . Fearing that her husband might not think the cause proportioned to the effect , she commits the infant in charge to ...
Page 87
... Persina , Queen of Ethiopia , inscribes this , her lament , as a last gift to an unfortunate daughter , who has not yet obtained a name , and is known to her only by the pangs she cost . ' " I shuddered , Cnemon , when I read the name ...
... Persina , Queen of Ethiopia , inscribes this , her lament , as a last gift to an unfortunate daughter , who has not yet obtained a name , and is known to her only by the pangs she cost . ' " I shuddered , Cnemon , when I read the name ...
Page 91
... Persina , for the royal palace was always open to the learned . I acquired some reputation there , as I increased my own stock of Egyptian knowledge by joining it to that of Ethiopia : and when I was preparing to return home , the queen ...
... Persina , for the royal palace was always open to the learned . I acquired some reputation there , as I increased my own stock of Egyptian knowledge by joining it to that of Ethiopia : and when I was preparing to return home , the queen ...
Page 94
... Persina , as if they were marriage presents from Alcamenes . - Soon after I met Theagenes , and asked him what was become of all those who had composed his train in the procession . - He said the maidens had already set forward on their ...
... Persina , as if they were marriage presents from Alcamenes . - Soon after I met Theagenes , and asked him what was become of all those who had composed his train in the procession . - He said the maidens had already set forward on their ...
Page 225
... Persina , upon whose support , and testimony , the foundation of our story , and the whole of our credit , must depend ; and she , thanks to the gods I hear , is yet alive . " 66 " What if we should be sacrificed , " returned Theagenes ...
... Persina , upon whose support , and testimony , the foundation of our story , and the whole of our credit , must depend ; and she , thanks to the gods I hear , is yet alive . " 66 " What if we should be sacrificed , " returned Theagenes ...
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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.