A Story of the Golden AgeCharles Scribner's Sons, 1887 - 290 Seiten |
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Achilles Agamemnon Ajax answered Apollo arrows Artemis asked Autolycus babe bade bard beach beast beautiful behold brought Calchas Calydon Castor and Polydeuces Centaur Cheiron cried daughter death Deianeira dwell earth Eurytus eyes fair father gods golden hall hand hastened heard heart Helen Helios Hellas Heracles heroes honor Ilios Iolcos Iphitus Ithaca King Tyndareus Lacedæmon Laertes land Lapiths listen live maiden Meleager Menelaus Messene mighty mother mountain Neleus Nestor noble Odysseus Oineus Orsilochus palace Palamedes Pallas Athené Paris Parnassus Peleus Pelion Penelope Phemius Pherae Philoctetes Phthia pleasant Polydeuces Poseidon prayed Priam prince prize Pylos rich sail sang shepherd ship shore slew song spoke steeds stood story strange suitors sweet swift tell thee things thou told took Trojans Troy Tyndareus vessel volume voyage warriors wife wild wind wonderful woods words young youth Zeus
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Seite 110 - In a worldly point of view," wrote he, " such friendship as mine is a poor thing I am a man of nothing, it is true ; but I have lived long enough to know that there are other successes besides wealth and station. There are such things as self-respect, contentment, and the love of friends; and I do think my experiences will help him to secure some share of these. " There is, however, one entreaty I would prefer, and if there be in your memory any kind thought of me, you...