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The Works of Anacreon and Sappho, With Pieces From Ancient Authors and Occasional Essays: Illustrated by Observations on Their Lives and Writings, ... Remarks by the Editor; With the Classic, an
Excerpt from The Works of Anacreon and Sappho, With Pieces From Ancient Authors and Occasional Essays: Illustrated by Observations on Their Lives and Writings, Explanatory Notes From Established Commentators, and Additional Remarks by the Editor; With the Classic, an Introductory Poem
In Love' epi/lle fheds a filken (way; Warm from the heroine's eye, defpondent flow, Roll the big tears of cbronologie woe; Or whining notes, a fickle boy the theme, Mark'd with the vital, not the fable fiream, Mark'd by the pointed Sword, (ill-omen'd art 1) To the dear traitor f peak a bleeding beert. Yet - one, for blifs while vagrant fancies roam, And leave neglected wives to pine at home, Stems the wild Hellefpont with amorous fpeed, Carelefs, as modern kidnaps crofs the Tweed.
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In Love' epi/lle fheds a filken (way; Warm from the heroine's eye, defpondent flow, Roll the big tears of cbronologie woe; Or whining notes, a fickle boy the theme, Mark'd with the vital, not the fable fiream, Mark'd by the pointed Sword, (ill-omen'd art 1) To the dear traitor f peak a bleeding beert. Yet - one, for blifs while vagrant fancies roam, And leave neglected wives to pine at home, Stems the wild Hellefpont with amorous fpeed, Carelefs, as modern kidnaps crofs the Tweed.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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First published May 18, 2010
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Anacreon
311 books15 followers563? BC - 478? BC.
Songs of noted Greek poet Anacreon praised love and wine.
This able lyricist drank with hymns. People later included him in the canonical list of nine lyric. Anacreon wrote in the ancient Ionic dialect. People composed all early lyrics to recite to the accompaniment of music, usually the lyre. It touched on universal themes of infatuation, disappointment, revelry, parties, festivals, and the observations of everyday people and life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacreon
Songs of noted Greek poet Anacreon praised love and wine.
This able lyricist drank with hymns. People later included him in the canonical list of nine lyric. Anacreon wrote in the ancient Ionic dialect. People composed all early lyrics to recite to the accompaniment of music, usually the lyre. It touched on universal themes of infatuation, disappointment, revelry, parties, festivals, and the observations of everyday people and life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacreon
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