The Idylls of Theocritus
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And who the draughtsmen that so deftly limned These pictures ! How like life they stand and move !
People, not pictures ! Wonderful is man !
And oh, how fair-to-see Adonis lies Upon his silver couch, youth's early down Upon his tender cheek, the thrice-beloved.
Dear both to us and those that dwell below !
76 THE LADIES AT ANOTHER STRANGER A plague upon your endless pigeon-prattle !
They kiU a body with their Dorian drawl.
GORGO Whence did this fellow come ? What 's that to thee If we be prattle...rs ? Lord it o'er the slaves That thou hast paid for ! Bully us, forsooth ! — Ladies of Syracuse, who came of old From Corinth, like BeUerophon — mark that — And talk like people in the Chersonese !
Since when may Dorians not talk Dorian ?
PRAXINOE By Proserpine, no master will 1 have But one — thy cheating wage is not for me.
GORGO Hush, hush, Praxinoe ! The Argive girl.
That clever songstress, is about to sing The Adonis-lay. Last year she won the prize For dirges. She will warble well, I know.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And who the draughtsmen that so deftly limned These pictures ! How like life they stand and move !
People, not pictures ! Wonderful is man !
And oh, how fair-to-see Adonis lies Upon his silver couch, youth's early down Upon his tender cheek, the thrice-beloved.
Dear both to us and those that dwell below !
76 THE LADIES AT ANOTHER STRANGER A plague upon your endless pigeon-prattle !
They kiU a body with their Dorian drawl.
GORGO Whence did this fellow come ? What 's that to thee If we be prattle...rs ? Lord it o'er the slaves That thou hast paid for ! Bully us, forsooth ! — Ladies of Syracuse, who came of old From Corinth, like BeUerophon — mark that — And talk like people in the Chersonese !
Since when may Dorians not talk Dorian ?
PRAXINOE By Proserpine, no master will 1 have But one — thy cheating wage is not for me.
GORGO Hush, hush, Praxinoe ! The Argive girl.
That clever songstress, is about to sing The Adonis-lay. Last year she won the prize For dirges. She will warble well, I know.
What to read after The Idylls of Theocritus?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Theocritus to read onlineMoreLess
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