Palæstra musarum; or, Materials for translation into Greek verse, selected by B.H. Kennedy |
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... hand , nor to the left : Withdraw thy foot from evil . 21. Old man to old man hath the sweetest tongue , Boy suiteth boy , and woman chimes with woman , The sick man soothes the sick man , and the ill - for- tuned Assuageth him who ...
... hand , nor to the left : Withdraw thy foot from evil . 21. Old man to old man hath the sweetest tongue , Boy suiteth boy , and woman chimes with woman , The sick man soothes the sick man , and the ill - for- tuned Assuageth him who ...
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... hand , When with his knees he kissed the Cretan strand . 43. The wise with prudent thought provide Against misfortune's coming tide : The valiant , when the surge beats high , Undaunted brave its tyranny . 44. Necessity enforceth every ...
... hand , When with his knees he kissed the Cretan strand . 43. The wise with prudent thought provide Against misfortune's coming tide : The valiant , when the surge beats high , Undaunted brave its tyranny . 44. Necessity enforceth every ...
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... hand , Who o'er each action of our lives presides . 68. Alas both for the deed , and for the cause ! But have I now seen death ? Is this the way I must return to native dust ? O sight Of terror , foul and ugly to behold , Horrid to ...
... hand , Who o'er each action of our lives presides . 68. Alas both for the deed , and for the cause ! But have I now seen death ? Is this the way I must return to native dust ? O sight Of terror , foul and ugly to behold , Horrid to ...
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... hands ? B. Aye ; and the table shall be cleared away . 72. The gods in bounty work up storms about us That give mankind occasion to exert Their hidden strength , and throw out into practice Virtues that shun the day and lie conceal'd In ...
... hands ? B. Aye ; and the table shall be cleared away . 72. The gods in bounty work up storms about us That give mankind occasion to exert Their hidden strength , and throw out into practice Virtues that shun the day and lie conceal'd In ...
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... 'd , till we Believe we hold within our hands your thunder ; And when we come to try the power we have , 121. Could every drunkard , ere he sits to dine There's not a leaf shakes at our threatenings . INTO GREEK VERSE . 17.
... 'd , till we Believe we hold within our hands your thunder ; And when we come to try the power we have , 121. Could every drunkard , ere he sits to dine There's not a leaf shakes at our threatenings . INTO GREEK VERSE . 17.
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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...