SophoclesW. Blackwood, 1871 - 181 pages |
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A. C. vol Achilles Ægisthus Ajax Antigone Athenian Athens Atreus audience bear bids bitter blood body bring brother child Chorus Chrysothemis Clytemnestra Colonus Creon Crown 8vo curse daughter dead death deed Dejanira doom drama earth Edipus Edition Electra enters Eschylus Eteocles evil fate father friends GEOLOGY glory goddess gods grave Greek hand hast hath hear heart heaven Hercules hero honour Hyllus Iliad insult Ismene Jocasta Jove king Laius Lemnos Lichas living LL.D maiden messenger misery mortal murderer Neop Neoptolemus never noble o'er once Orestes palace passion Phil Philoctetes PHYSICAL pity play poet Polybus Polynices prayer prince rumour sacred Salamis says scene sister slain sleep sons Sophocles sorrow soul spirit stage stranger sufferer suppliant sword tale Tecmessa Teiresias tells Teucer TEXT-BOOK Theban Thebes thee Theseus thine thou tomb tragedy Troy Ulysses utters vengeance wild words wrath ZOOLOGY
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