A History of Greece from the Earliest Times to the Present, Nide 1D. Appleton, 1880 |
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Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 36
Sivu 3
... poets , his state was perfect and happy . In the silver age , which succeeded the golden , the human race had greatly degenerated from their former bliss- ful condition . In the next , or bronze age , this deterioration was still more ...
... poets , his state was perfect and happy . In the silver age , which succeeded the golden , the human race had greatly degenerated from their former bliss- ful condition . In the next , or bronze age , this deterioration was still more ...
Sivu 6
... ; and by the later poets this legend was expanded into one of the most affecting allegories ever conceived by the imagination of man . Three centuries after Hesiod , Eschylus , the great dra- 6 THE MYTHOLOGICAL AGE .
... ; and by the later poets this legend was expanded into one of the most affecting allegories ever conceived by the imagination of man . Three centuries after Hesiod , Eschylus , the great dra- 6 THE MYTHOLOGICAL AGE .
Sivu 7
... poet of Athens , represented Prometheus not only as having bestowed fire upon man , but as having instructed him in all the arts , thus enlarging the scope of his life , and secur- ing the future fortunes of the race . So that finally ...
... poet of Athens , represented Prometheus not only as having bestowed fire upon man , but as having instructed him in all the arts , thus enlarging the scope of his life , and secur- ing the future fortunes of the race . So that finally ...
Sivu 8
... poetic imagination of the ancient Hellenes , has nothing in common with the usual life of men . Its inhabitants are not children of mortals , but descendants and relatives of the immortal gods , not possess- 8 THE MYTHOLOGICAL AGE .
... poetic imagination of the ancient Hellenes , has nothing in common with the usual life of men . Its inhabitants are not children of mortals , but descendants and relatives of the immortal gods , not possess- 8 THE MYTHOLOGICAL AGE .
Sivu 15
... poetic power of Eschylus and Sophokles . The drama of the latter poet on this subject is his masterpiece , and has stood the test of the severest criticism . Never was there a tale more affecting than that of Edipus , and never was it ...
... poetic power of Eschylus and Sophokles . The drama of the latter poet on this subject is his masterpiece , and has stood the test of the severest criticism . Never was there a tale more affecting than that of Edipus , and never was it ...
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Sivu 41 - We will not destroy any Amphictyonic town, nor cut it off from running water in war or peace : if any one shall do so, we will march against him and destroy his city. If any one shall plunder the property of the god, or shall be cognizant thereof, or shall take treacherous counsel against the things in his temple at Delphi, we will punish him with foot, and hand, and voice, and by every means in our power.