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... thee to the end Endure , and follow thee beyond the grave . " + These sentiments pervade every play . It is only when unmanned by despair that his heroes are tempted , like Job , in the anguish of their hearts , to " curse God and die ...
... thee to the end Endure , and follow thee beyond the grave . " + These sentiments pervade every play . It is only when unmanned by despair that his heroes are tempted , like Job , in the anguish of their hearts , to " curse God and die ...
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... thee to save ! " — ( A . ) Then Edipus addresses the Chorus , as representing the people of Thebes ; and to the audience , who knew the story well , every word in his speech must have sounded like the bitterest irony , as they listened ...
... thee to save ! " — ( A . ) Then Edipus addresses the Chorus , as representing the people of Thebes ; and to the audience , who knew the story well , every word in his speech must have sounded like the bitterest irony , as they listened ...
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... thee ! May the Powers on high Guard thy path better than they guarded mine ! " — ( P . ) Then , embracing his children , he mournfully dwells upon the dreary life that must await them , uncheered either by a parent's love or by a ...
... thee ! May the Powers on high Guard thy path better than they guarded mine ! " — ( P . ) Then , embracing his children , he mournfully dwells upon the dreary life that must await them , uncheered either by a parent's love or by a ...
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... thee , Time , in myriad change , A myriad nights and days brings forth ; and thus In these , for some slight cause , they yet may spurn In battle all their pledge of faithfulness . And then this body , sleeping in the grave , All cold ...
... thee , Time , in myriad change , A myriad nights and days brings forth ; and thus In these , for some slight cause , they yet may spurn In battle all their pledge of faithfulness . And then this body , sleeping in the grave , All cold ...
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... thee still ; And these my sons shall gain of that my land Enough to die in ; that - and - nothing more . " - ( P . ) Then Creon throws off the mask : since fair words have failed him , he will use force ; and in spite of the indignation ...
... thee still ; And these my sons shall gain of that my land Enough to die in ; that - and - nothing more . " - ( P . ) Then Creon throws off the mask : since fair words have failed him , he will use force ; and in spite of the indignation ...
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A. C. vol Achilles Ægisthus Ajax Antigone Athenian Athens Atreus audience bear bids bitter blood body bring brother child Chorus Chrysothemis Clytemnestra Colonus Creon Crown 8vo curse daughter dead death deed Dejanira doom drama earth Edipus Edition Electra enters Eschylus Eteocles evil fate father friends GEOLOGY glory goddess gods grave Greek hand hast hath hear heart heaven Hercules hero honour Hyllus Iliad insult Ismene Jocasta Jove king Laius Lemnos Lichas living LL.D maiden messenger misery mortal murderer Neop Neoptolemus never noble o'er once Orestes palace passion Phil Philoctetes PHYSICAL pity play poet Polybus Polynices prayer prince rumour sacred Salamis says scene sister slain sleep sons Sophocles sorrow soul spirit stage stranger sufferer suppliant sword tale Tecmessa Teiresias tells Teucer TEXT-BOOK Theban Thebes thee Theseus thine thou tomb tragedy Troy Ulysses utters vengeance wild words wrath ZOOLOGY
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Página 10 - This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, often the surfeit of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars...