William Cleaver Wilkinson
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 104
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...race there. Not a god Resisted such desire except myself! I dared it! I drew mortals back to light, From meditated ruin deep as hell! For which wrong, I am bent down in these pangs Dreadful to suffer, mournful to behold--And I, who pitied man, am thought myself Unworthy of pity---while I render out Deep rhythms of anguish 'neath the harping hand That strikes me thus!--a sight to shame your Zeus! And didst thou sin No more than sol I did restrain besides My mortals from premeditating death.---Pro.. How didst thou medicine the plague-fear of death?. I set blind hopes to inhabit in their house. By that gift, thou didst help.thy mortals well. I gave them also, --fire. And have they now, Those creatures of a day, the red-eyed fire? They have! and shall learn by.it many arts. And, truly, for such sins Zeus tortures thee, And will remit no anguish? Is there set No limit before thee to thine agony? No other! only what seems good to Him. But mourn not ye for grief! I bear to-day!--hear rather, 'dropping down 'l'o the plain, how other woes creep on to me, And learn the consummation of my doom. Beseech you, nymphs, beseech you, grieve for me Who now am grieving!--for Grief walks the earth, And sits down at the foot of each by turns. r The sentiment.wi.t h which the foregoing extract closes is highly characteristic of the grave and solemn genius of Es chylus. company O-ce'an-us (Ocean-god) now arrives, and joins the of sympathizers with Prometheus. Prometheus, greeting him, fiings out high words against Zeus. Oceanus is worldly-wise, and he counsels the captive thtiftily. He proposes a plan of intervention with Zeus on behalf of the sufferer: Prometheus, .I behold--and I would fain Exhort thee, though already subtle enough, To a better...