The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles TatiusG. Bell and Sons, 1912 - 511 pages |
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Achæmenes Achilles Tatius appeared arms arrived Arsace Bagoas beauty began brought Calasiris called captives Chariclea Charicles Clinias Clitopho Cnemon command concealed cried Cybele Daphnis and Chloe daughter death deity desire Dryas Edition Egyptian embraced endeavoured enemy escape Ethiopian exclaimed eyes father favour fear flocks flowers fortune gave give goats gods Greek grief Gymnosophists hand hear heard Heliodorus honour Hydaspes inquired king kiss Lamon Leucippe lover maiden manner marriage Melitta Menelaus mind misfortunes mistress Mithranes Myrtale Nausicles night Nile Nymphs Oroondates passion pastoral Persians Persina Petosiris Philetas pipe pirates present preserved promised received replied retired returned sacred sacrifice sail seized sheep shew sight slave soon Sosthenes Sostratus stranger suffer sword Syene tears temple Theagenes Theagenes and Chariclea Thersander Thisbe thou thought Thyamis tokens took Trachinus Translated vessel vols wine wish woman wound young youth Zacynthus καὶ
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