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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... sail along with them for Sicily , to which country the Phoenician vessel was bound ; but soon after , passing Zacynthus , the ship is attacked by pirates , who carry Calasiris and those under his protection to the coast of Egypt . " On ...
... sail along with them for Sicily , to which country the Phoenician vessel was bound ; but soon after , passing Zacynthus , the ship is attacked by pirates , who carry Calasiris and those under his protection to the coast of Egypt . " On ...
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... sail with Cnemon for Greece , while Calasiris and Chariclea proceed in search 1 of Theagenes . On arriving at Memphis , they find that with his usual good luck , he had again fallen into the power of Thyamis , and was besieging that ...
... sail with Cnemon for Greece , while Calasiris and Chariclea proceed in search 1 of Theagenes . On arriving at Memphis , they find that with his usual good luck , he had again fallen into the power of Thyamis , and was besieging that ...
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... sailing up the Nile they were seized by a band of robbers , who infested the banks of the river . The robbers were soon after attacked by the Egyptian forces , com- manded by Charmides , to whom Clitopho escaped during the heat of the ...
... sailing up the Nile they were seized by a band of robbers , who infested the banks of the river . The robbers were soon after attacked by the Egyptian forces , com- manded by Charmides , to whom Clitopho escaped during the heat of the ...
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... sail for Alexandria . Soon after their arrival , Leucippe was carried off from the neighbourhood of that place , and hurried on board a vessel by a troop of banditti employed by Chaereas . Clitopho pursued the vessel , but when just ...
... sail for Alexandria . Soon after their arrival , Leucippe was carried off from the neighbourhood of that place , and hurried on board a vessel by a troop of banditti employed by Chaereas . Clitopho pursued the vessel , but when just ...
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... sail to By- zantium , where the nuptials of Clitopho and Leucippe take place . Shortly afterwards they proceed to Tyre , and are present at the wedding of Callisthenes and Calligone , who had arrived in that city before them . THE ...
... sail to By- zantium , where the nuptials of Clitopho and Leucippe take place . Shortly afterwards they proceed to Tyre , and are present at the wedding of Callisthenes and Calligone , who had arrived in that city before them . THE ...
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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.