The Buried Cities of Campania : Or, Pompeii And Herculaneum, Their History, Their Destruction, And Their Remains
The book The Buried Cities of Campania : Or, Pompeii And Herculaneum, Their History, Their Destruction, And Their Remains was written by author W H Davenport William Henry Davenport Adams Here you can read free online of The Buried Cities of Campania : Or, Pompeii And Herculaneum, Their History, Their Destruction, And Their Remains book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Buried Cities of Campania : Or, Pompeii And Herculaneum, Their History, Their Destruction, And Their Remains a good or bad book?
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In the first, reference is made to the passage in the 19th book of the Odyssey, where Penelope inquires of the supposed mendicant — who is Ulysses himself — for CLASSIC SCENES. 89 tidings of the lost Ulysses. She is clothed in a violet- coloured tunic and white veil, with materials for spinning in her hand. Ulysses, who is seated, wears a white tunic, and a yellow chlamys. Eurynome, the attendant, is seen in the background. The expression and attitude of the figures are admirable. *' Thus the f...amed hero, perfected in wiles, With fair similitudes of truth beguiles The queen's attentive ear : dissolved in woe, From the bright eyes the tears unbounded flow. As snows collected on the mountain freeze, When milder regions breathe a vernal breeze. The fleecy pile obeys the whispering gales. Ends in a stream, and murmurs through the vales : So, melted with the pleasing tale he told, Down the fair cheek the copious torrent rolled : She to her present lord laments him lost, And views that object which she wants the most !
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