"The Argonautica" of Apollonius RhodiusG. Bell, 1889 - 209 pages |
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... hast thou finished thy course with joy . Surely Æson is a man of sorrows , and that in no small measure . Yea , better for him had it been , if ere this he had been wrapped in his shroud3 and were lying ' neath the earth , a stranger ...
... hast thou finished thy course with joy . Surely Æson is a man of sorrows , and that in no small measure . Yea , better for him had it been , if ere this he had been wrapped in his shroud3 and were lying ' neath the earth , a stranger ...
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... hast spoken altogether presumptuously . Such a speech , ' tis said , the iáoμa literally to play with pebbles - then to amuse oneself in any way . 2 daiμóviɛ almost my good sir , with a tone of irony and rebuke , and so always both in ...
... hast spoken altogether presumptuously . Such a speech , ' tis said , the iáoμa literally to play with pebbles - then to amuse oneself in any way . 2 daiμóviɛ almost my good sir , with a tone of irony and rebuke , and so always both in ...
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... hast learnt , thou mayst tell another , how far I excel in cutting the hides of oxen when they are dry , and in dabbling men's cheeks with blood . " He spake ; but the other answered him with never a taunt , but , lightly smiling ...
... hast learnt , thou mayst tell another , how far I excel in cutting the hides of oxen when they are dry , and in dabbling men's cheeks with blood . " He spake ; but the other answered him with never a taunt , but , lightly smiling ...
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... hast sinned against the gods in deadly folly through thy skill in divination ? Wherefore are they so greatly wroth against thee ? Lo ! our heart within us is sorely bewildered , though we yearn to help thee , if in very truth the god ...
... hast sinned against the gods in deadly folly through thy skill in divination ? Wherefore are they so greatly wroth against thee ? Lo ! our heart within us is sorely bewildered , though we yearn to help thee , if in very truth the god ...
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... hast thou rehearsed the end of our toilsome voyage , and the sure sign , which if we obey we shall pass through those loathed rocks to Pontus ; but whether there shall be a return again to Hellas for us , if we do escape them , this too ...
... hast thou rehearsed the end of our toilsome voyage , and the sure sign , which if we obey we shall pass through those loathed rocks to Pontus ; but whether there shall be a return again to Hellas for us , if we do escape them , this too ...
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Absyrtus Æetes Æson aforetime Alcinous amongst Amycus Ancæus Anon Apollo Apollonius Argo Athamas Athene bade Bebryces beneath bidding called Chalciope Colchians comrades Corcyra countless Cretheus Cyzicus darted daughter dawn divine dwell eager earth Edition Eetes Engravings Eson Essay Euphemus eyes fate father favour fear fleece goddess gods grief grievous hands haply hast hath headland heart heaven Hellas Hera Heracles heroes History hither Hypsipyle island isle Jason king land Lemnos maid maiden Mariandyni Medea Memoir mighty Mopsus mother mouth nigh night Notes nymph o'er oars once Orchomenus oxen Peleus Pelias Phæacians Philyra Phineus Phrixus Portrait Poseidon river rocks round rowed sacred sacrifice sail sheep ship smote sons sorrow spake spear sped strangers stream swift tell thee thence Thessaly thou Thracian Tiphys toil Trans Translated trow twain twas unto verily vols voyage Wherefore wind Woodcuts words Zeus
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