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...A Toast Futile Petition A Negress Distress Summer Sadness The Clown Chastised The Poem’s Gift L’Apres-midi d’un Faune Funeral Libation (At Gautier’s Tomb) The Tomb of Edgar Allan Poe The Tomb of Charles Baudelaire Tomb (Of Verlaine) Prose A Fan Another Fan Album Leaf Note Little Air Sonnet: ‘Quand l’ombre menaça…’ Sonnet: ‘Le vierge, le v...

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...The Oresteia is a trilogy by Aeschylus, one of the foremost playwrights of ancient Greece. It encompasses three plays: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Furies. It tells the tragic tale of the House of Atreus, whose inhabitants have been cursed and are doomed to play out their bloody, vengeful destinies. At the beginning of the first part, the Trojan...

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... by sighing sadly and rubbing them with weary hands. You incline our body, gulp the piquant libation, and sign the document. Then, leaning back, yo... ...drink in her room at the seniors' home. The evening chilled, she observed. How about a warm libation ("I have even hot chocolate"). When we declined... ...ket in his vest and poured them Araq to warm their hoarsely throats. They gulped the fiery libations, chanting their invocations as they swallowed....

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...out destroying embryos, and mis­ carriage, 4, 177-80; 23, 335; no funeral libations for women who have caused an a., 25, 184 ; a Bhik­ khu who inten... ...the Tarpana, 30, 2.B; offering to the A., 26, J 2 sq.; ~1, 248 sq.; Soma libations to the A., 26, 241, 316 n.; the ,evening liba­ tion belongs to t...

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...ocutors were similarly endowed. “What reasons?” – I writhed as I sipped the tarry libation that he handed me. “One,” – expounded didactic Dan – ... ...the bunk and propped myself against the slimy, frostbitten wall. I choked on a gory libation of salt and iron. “The Fuehrer” – he muttered gruffl... ...be your job to find out.” – explained Dan, receding to the kitchen to replenish his libation. “Only you can find out how they are planning to cele...

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...toed by President Wilson - but to no avail. It defined "intoxicating drink" as any libation containing more than 0.5% (that's HALF a percent) of al...

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...yhow we will have the wino sisters imbibe it over dinner in place of other libations. My idea is that with these dinner and light music sessions the ...

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... You coming to work?” “I came by for a few files to relax with over my evening libation. Then I’ll come back and burn the midnight oil.” “S...

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...resently Every bed is narrow. Unremembered as old rain Dries the sheer libation, And the little petulant hand Is an annotation. After all, my er... ...fruit Found on the ground by every passer-by. III III III III III Not with libations, but with shouts and laughter We drenched the altars of Love’s sa... ...No matter what I say, 12 No rose that in a garden ever grew, 39 Not with libations, but with shouts and laughter 37 44 Second April O OH, come aga...

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..., monarch of the deep, Thee first it fits, O stranger! to prepare The due libation and the solemn prayer; Then give thy friend to shed the sacred win... ...y bright). To Pallas high the foaming bowl he crown’d, And sprinkled large libations on the ground. Each drinks a full oblivion of his cares, And to t... ...oblet of capacious mould, Figured with art to dignify the gold (Form’d for libation to the gods), shall prove A pledge and monument of sacred love.” “... ...e, And seat him fair in some distinguish’d place. Let first the herald due libation pay To Jove, who guides the wanderer on his way: Then set the geni... ... the sign, And bade the herald pour the rosy wine; “Let all around the due libation pay To Jove, who guides the wanderer on his way.” He said. Pontono... ...drooping head; And, lifting to the gods a goblet crown’d, He pour’d a pure libation to the ground. T ransported with the song, the listening train Aga... ...de T rench the black earth a cubit long and wide: To all the shades around libations pour, And o’er the ingredients strew the hallow’d flour: New wine... ...ey seize, they kill! but for the rite divine. The barley fail’d, and for libations wine. Swift from the oak they strip the shady pride; And verdant ... ... princes of the land! May every joy be yours! nor this the least, When due libation shall have crown’d the feast, Safe to my home to send your happy g...

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... Thou shalt prepare also dishes, and bowls, censers, and cups, wherein the libations are to be o ered, of the purest gold. 30 And thou shalt set upon ... ... our tem- pered with beaten oil, of the fourth part of a hin, and wine for libation of the same measure. 41 And the other lamb thou shalt o er in the ... ...e of another composition, nor oblation, and victim, neither shall you o er libations. 10 And Aaron shall pray upon the horns thereof once a year, with... ... the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be o ered. 17 He made also the candlestick of beaten work ... ...ch shall never go out on the altar. 14 This is the law of the sacri ce and libations, which the children of Aaron shall o er before the Lord, and befo... ...o erings to the Lord, let him o er therewith a sacri ce also, that is, the libations thereof. 30 He shall hold in his hands the fat of the victim, and... ...ating the altar, 16 He o ered the holocaust. 17 Adding in the sacri ce the libations, which are o ered withal, and burning them upon the altar, beside... ... Then shall he immolate the holocaust. 20 And put it on the altar with the libations thereof: and the man shall be rightly cleansed. 21 But if he be p... ...g pigeon: 31 One for trespass, and the other for a holo- caust, with their libations. 32 This is the sacri ce of a leper, that is not able to have all...

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...h receives his share. When now the rage of hunger was repress’d, With pure libations they conclude the feast; The youths with wine the copious goblets... ...esolves at last? Your leagues concluded, your engagements past? Vow’d with libations and with victims then, Now vanish’d like their smoke: the faith o... ...ring on the ground. From the same urn they drink the mingled wine, And add libations to the powers divine. While thus their prayers united mount the s... ...the Ærial hall. Each pour’d to Jove before the bowl was crown’d; And large libations drench’d the thirsty ground: Then late, refresh’d with sleep from... ...e living spring. The youth with wine the sacred goblets crown’d, And large libations drench’d the sands around. The rite perform’d, the chiefs their t... ...ur hand.” This said, each prince a double goblet crown’d, And cast a large libation on the ground; Then to their vessels, through the gloomy shades, T... ... Shouts of acclaim the listening heroes raise, Then each to Heaven the due libations pays; Till sleep, descending o’er the tents, bestows The grateful... ...olving oil, In due repast indulge the genial hour, And first to Pallas the libations pour: They sit, rejoicing in her aid divine, And the crown’d gobl... ... Peleus’ hospitable court. A bull to Jove he slew in sacrifice, And pour’d libations on the flaming thighs. Thyself, Achilles, and thy reverend sire M...

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...tadel. But tarry till I bring thee honey sweet wine, that thou mayest pour libation to Zeus and all the immortals first, and then shalt thou thyself a... ...e bowls with drink and gave each man his portion after they had poured the libation in the cups. And when they had made libation and drunk as their he... ...refrained.” So said he, and they took each man a two handled cup, and made libation and went back along the line of ships; 119 The Iliad of Homer and... ...ent, applauding the saying of Diomedes tamer of horses. And then they made libation and went every man to his hut, and there laid them to rest and too... ...nds of North and West, and promised them fair offerings, and pouring large libations from a golden cup besought them to come, that the corpses might b... ...th honey sweet wine in her right hand in a golden cup that they might make libation ere they went. And she stood before the horses and spake a word to... ...he stood before the horses and spake a word to Priam by name: “Lo now make libation to father Zeus and pray that thou mayest come back home from among...

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...staff; and thus returning to the seaside be- fore Theseus had finished his libation to the gods, he stayed apart for fear of disturbing the holy rites... ...he stayed apart for fear of disturbing the holy rites, but, as soon as the libation was ended, went up and related the king’s death, upon the hearing ... ..., the herald is not crowned, but his staff, and all who are present at the libation cry out eleleu iou iou, the first of which confused sounds is comm... ...they still call Rumilia, in sacrificing to whom they use no wine, but make libations of milk. While the infants lay here, history tells us, a she-wolf... ... mans offer sacrifices, and in the month of April the priest of Mars makes libations there; it is called the Larentian Feast. They honor also another ... ...So some of Numa’s traditions have no obvious meaning. “Thou shalt not make libation to the gods of wine from an unpruned vine. No sacrifices shall be ... ... fine upon him; of the money of which, Marcellus caused silver vessels for libation to be made, which he dedi- cated to the gods. After the end of the... ...nds; and then a black bull; then come the young men of free birth carrying libations of wine and milk in large two-handed vessels, and jars of oil and... ...- iant men who perished in the defense of Greece, to the ban- quet and the libations of blood. After this, mixing a bowl of wine, and pouring out for ...

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... malice is more like a Frenchman than an Englishman.” He then proposed a libation as a necessary part of the ceremony at all treaties of this kind. ... ...seizing the bowl with his left, uttered the usual words, and then made his libation. After which, the same was observed by present. Indeed, there is v... ...rticular in describing the whole form, as it differed so little from those libations of which so much is recorded in antient au thors and their moder... ..., and in being the only person present who contributed nothing towards the libation besides his good offices in assisting at the perfor mance. The ... ... the serjeant and the coachman, who, being thoroughly rec onciled, made a libation, or, in the English phrase, drank a hearty cup together. In this... ... vulgar tongue translated oyster wenches; for when, instead of the antient libations of milk and honey and oil, the rich distillation from the juniper...

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...sely with fat burnt them upon cloven wood. And Aeson’s son poured out pure libations, and Idmon rejoiced beholding the flame as it gleamed on every si... ...harm of song had he left behind in their hearts. Not long after they mixed libations in honour of Zeus, with pious rites as is customary, and poured t... ...son’s son beseech the goddess to turn aside the stormy blasts as he poured libations on the blazing sacrifice; and at the same time by command of Orph... ...ed goats. And now I bid you propitiate him with the steam of sacrifice and libations. Be gracious, O king, be gracious in thy appearing.” (ll. 694 713... ...ed him with The Argonautica 64 dance and song they took an oath with holy libations, that they would ever help each other with concord of heart, touc... ... Ampycus, with word of prophecy urged them to land and propitiate him with libations. Quickly they drew in sail and threw out hawsers, and on the stra... ...an oak. And Aeson’s son himself from a golden goblet poured into the river libations of honey and pure wine to Earth and to the gods of the country, a... ...and he kindled the logs placing fire beneath, and poured over them mingled libations, calling on Hecate Brimo to aid him in the contests. And when he ... ... the first of goddesses with willing hearts will we bring countless gifts, libations and banquets.” (ll. 1422 1431) So he spake, beseeching them with...

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...she heaped dry dust with her own hands over the body, and poured forth the libations of wine that formed an essential part of the ceremony. She was se... ...oo precious to be applied to his own refreshment, but poured it forth as a libation, lest, he said, his warriors should thirst the more when they saw ...

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... with him, which the inhabitants of those countries called an offering, or libation, there were few com- manders that had any considerable guard or nu... ...a, and honored the memory of the heroes who were buried there, with solemn libations; especially Achilles, whose gravestone he anointed, and with his ... ...ss than nine thousand guests, to each of whom he gave a golden cup for the libations. Not to mention other instances of his 239 Plutarch’s Lives wond... ... at the solemnity, raised there an empty tomb, and performed the customary libations, and gathering up the bones in her lap, and bringing them home by... ...e it less fit to appear in their triumph over you. No further offerings or libations expect from me; these are the last honors that Cleopatra can pay ... ...n and sufficient assurances of aid from friends over there. Just after the libations were made, and the accompanying prayers offered, the moon was ecl...

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...u’a la derniere goutte.” Is it not more likely an ancient Superstition; a Libation to propitiate Earth, or make her an Accomplice in the illicit Reve...