 | 1836 - 570 páginas
...two maidens, who sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed _those who were sailing by, that they forgot home, and every...whitening on the strand. By the directions of Circe, Odysseus stopped the ears of his companions with wax, and had himself tied to the mast ; and thus lie... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1838 - 1120 páginas
...came first to the island of the Sirens. These were two maidens'1 who sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed those who were sailing by, that they forgot home and everything relating to it, and abode there till their bones lay whitening on the strand. By the directions... | |
 | Mary Ann Dwight - 1849 - 516 páginas
...came first to the island of the Sirens. These were two maidens who sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed those who were sailing by, that they forgot home and everything relating to it, and abode there till their bonca lay whitening upon the strand. Forewarned... | |
 | Euripides - 1852 - 198 páginas
.../ЗХетгец Persœ 299. 936. The Sirens were two maidens, who. sat in a meadow close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed those who...there till their bones lay whitening on the strand. The ordinary derivation of the word is from atipa, a chain, to signify their attractive power. —... | |
 | GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 páginas
...homeward voyage from JEaca, they came first to the island of the Sirens ; but they passed in safety : for, by the directions of Circe, Ulysses stopped the ears of his companions with wax, and had himself tied to the mast before approaching the island; so that, although when he heard the song... | |
 | Mary Ann Dwight - 1855 - 472 páginas
...sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed those who were sailing bj, that they forgot home and every thing relating to it, and abode there till their bones lay whitening upon the strand. Forewarned by Circe of the evils to which he would sub ject himself by listening to... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1870 - 374 páginas
...came first to the islands of the Sirens. These were two maidens, who sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed those who...whitening on the strand. By the directions of Circe, Odysseus stopped the ears of his companions with wax, and had himself tied to the mast; and thus he... | |
 | Armand Landrin - 1875 - 352 páginas
...companions came first to the islands of the sirens. These were maidens, who sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed those who were sailing by that they forgot home, and everything relating to it, and abode there till their bones lay whitening on the strand. By the directions... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - 1877 - 584 páginas
...with their melodious voices so charmed those who were sailing by, that they forgot home and everything relating to it, and abode there till their bones lay whitening on the strand. By the directions of Kirke, Odysseus stopped the ears of his companions with wax, and had himself tied to the mast, and... | |
 | Mary Ann Dwight - 1882 - 600 páginas
...came first to the island of the Sirens. These were two maidens who sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious voices so charmed those who...it. and abode there till their bones lay whitening upon the strand. Forewarned by Circe of the evils to which he would sub jcct himself by listening to... | |
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LEAVING j&ea on their homeward voyage," says Mr. Keightley, in his excellent Mythology, " Odysseus (Ulysses) and his companions came first to the island of the Sirens. These were two maidens, who sat in a mead close to the sea, and with their melodious... 