Acrisius, King of Argos, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Acrisius, King of Argos, and Other Poems Acrisius, King of Argos. Dramatis Personæ. Acrisius, King of Argolis. Danæ, daughter of King Acrisius. Apollo, god of archery, prophesy and music. Zeus, king of gods, and husband of Danæ. Delia, wife of Acrisius. Polydectes, King of Seriphus. Dictys, brother of Polydectes. Perseus, only child of Danæ. Andromeda, celebrated for her beauty. Hippodamia, daughter of King of Pisa. Betta, Danæ´s nurse. Felldaff, a Grecian brazier. Hardspur, a villain. Brasker, Hardspur´s friend in crime. Attendants, heralds, soldiers, officers, etc. Act I. Scene I. In the Palace of King Acrisius. Evening. Enter the King of Argos and his wife. King. To be the King of Argos is an honor; But, how much more the honor unto her. As wife, who giveth unto him a son To wear his father´s crown, and be a king From birth! Queen. Aye! lord and master, ´tis e´en so; And Queen of Argos yet will sit beneath The pale white moon, and study how she may Give to her proud old king a son, to be A Nestor of the world! King. ´Tis said, my queen! And never old Saronic gulf of Argos Saw proudlier woman than my queenly Delia, In new ambition to become a mother. Argolic gulf in watery song shall sing thee, The fertile plain of Argolis shall join it, The grand, the staid Malevo group of mountains. The Artemision range, in courtly ditty, Arcadian boundaries, circling in their wonder, And kingdom in everlasting homage. Queen. Then will I make essay to do thy best; But yet has fairest Danæ blessed thy throne, And with a queenly beauty rare indeed, Rivalling the stars and rainbow and white moon, Such is the splendor of her beauty. King. Yes! And grandeur´s in the word. Indeed, I join About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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