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History of the Peloponnesian War
The History of the Peloponnesian War (Greek: Ἱστορίαι, "Histories") is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucyd...
The History of the Assassins
Translated from the German by Oswald Charles Wood, M. D.
A Persian Song of Hafiz
Sweet maid, if thou wouldst charm my sight; And, bid these arms thy neck infold; That rosy cheek, that lily hand, Would give thy poet more delight Than all Bocara's vaunted gold, Than all the gems of Samarcand. Boy! let yon liquid ruby flow, And bid t...
From the Persian Poem of Hatifi, in the Measure of the Original
With cheeks where eternal paradise bloom'd, Sweet Laili the soul of Kais had consum'd. Transported her heavenly graces he view'd: Of slumber no more he thought, nor of food. Love rais'd in their glowing bosoms his throne, Adopting the chosen pair as his...
An Epode From a Chorus in the Unfinished Tragedy of Sohrab.
What pow'r, beyond all pow'rs elate, Sustains this universal frame? 'Tis not nature, 'tis not fate, 'Tis not the dance of atoms blind, Ethereal space, or subtile flame; No; 'tis one vast eternal mind, Too sacred for an earthly name. He forms, pervades...