Palæstra musarum; or, Materials for translation into Greek verse, selected by B.H. Kennedy |
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... displays the righteous man . Virtue is the most powerful arm to mortals . Judge not from sight of beauty , but of manners . Better be ugly than a handsome villain . 7. In anger no man safely counselleth . Thou art 1 B PALESTRA MUSARUM. ...
... displays the righteous man . Virtue is the most powerful arm to mortals . Judge not from sight of beauty , but of manners . Better be ugly than a handsome villain . 7. In anger no man safely counselleth . Thou art 1 B PALESTRA MUSARUM. ...
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... all ; each breathes his day , Then sinks into his native clay . 32. Whoe'er thou be , that comest hither arm'd , Stand off , and speak thine errand . The abode Of Shades , and Sleep , and drowsy Night , 4 PASSAGES FOR TRANSLATION.
... all ; each breathes his day , Then sinks into his native clay . 32. Whoe'er thou be , that comest hither arm'd , Stand off , and speak thine errand . The abode Of Shades , and Sleep , and drowsy Night , 4 PASSAGES FOR TRANSLATION.
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... arms , shall to the watchful foe Our near approach betray : silent and soft , As the pard's velvet foot on Libya's sands , Slow stealing with couch'd shoulders on his prey . There's no way to make sorrow light But in the noble bearing ...
... arms , shall to the watchful foe Our near approach betray : silent and soft , As the pard's velvet foot on Libya's sands , Slow stealing with couch'd shoulders on his prey . There's no way to make sorrow light But in the noble bearing ...
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... arm . 117. When the moon shone we did not see the candle ; So doth the greater glory dim the less . A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by ; and then his state Empties itself , as does an inland brook Into the main of ...
... arm . 117. When the moon shone we did not see the candle ; So doth the greater glory dim the less . A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by ; and then his state Empties itself , as does an inland brook Into the main of ...
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... arms , thy pride , retain : Thee to the ghosts and ashes of thy sires , If that may aught concern thee , I restore . Yet e'en in death be solac'd with the thought , By great Æneas thou wert overcome . 131. O miserable lot of the poor ...
... arms , thy pride , retain : Thee to the ghosts and ashes of thy sires , If that may aught concern thee , I restore . Yet e'en in death be solac'd with the thought , By great Æneas thou wert overcome . 131. O miserable lot of the poor ...
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Palæstra musarum; or, Materials for translation into Greek verse, selected ... Benjamin Hall Kennedy Visualização integral - 1856 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
arm'd arms art thou Bacchus behold beneath BENJAMIN HALL KENNEDY blood breast breath bright brow Cacus Cæsar call'd child clouds Clytemnestra crown cruel Cybele dark dead death deeds deep delight dost doth dread Dryops earth eyes fair fate father fear fire flowers fortune French passages friends give gods gold grace grave Greek grief grove hand happy hath head hear heart heaven hither honour hope Ilion Jove king lady leave light live lived twice look lord Mark Antony Metre mighty mihi mortal mother ne'er never night noble nymph o'er once PALESTRA pity poor Priam rage round shine shore sire sleep Sophocles sorrow soul spirit stars sweet sword tears tell thee thine things thou art thou hast thought thyself Trochaic Tyrian purple unto virtue waves weep wild wind wings would'st wound wretched youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 193 - You have done that you should be sorry for. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, For I am arm'd so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind, Which I respect not.
Página 152 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast; no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame ; nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Página 231 - That very time I saw (but thou could'st not), Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd: a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Página 330 - 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.
Página 162 - Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves ; And ye that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune, and do fly him, When he comes back...
Página 157 - If thou shouldst never see my face again, Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day. For what are men better than sheep or goats...
Página 313 - Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose. Another side, umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps Luxuriant...
Página 207 - Give me my robe, put on my crown ; I have Immortal longings in me : Now no more The juice of Egypt's grape shall moist this lip : — Yare, yare ', good Iras ; quick. — Methinks, I hear Antony call ; I see him rouse himself To praise my noble act...
Página 91 - Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment? Sure something holy lodges in that breast, And with these raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence.
Página 224 - As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious, Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard : no man cried, God save him...