Books with author Aristophanes

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Excerpt from The Clouds of Aristophanes: Adapted for Performance by the Oxford University Dramatic Society, 1905What makes you toss and grumble all night long? It's common pleas - all biting me in bed. Oh, my good father, let me sleep a bit. Well, sleep on then, but let me tell you this These debts will one day fall on your own head. A curse on that match-making friend of mine Who drove me into marrying your mother. I dearly loved my pleasant country life Unwashed, unbrushed, I lay about the fields All among sheep and bees and olive-cakes Till Megacles, the son of Megacles, Gave me his niece, a lady of the town, An heiress, full of airs and dainty ways, Matched with a country bumpkin from the fields I won't say she was wasteful, but it's true She made the money spin, and many a time I used to hold my rags before her eyes And say, 'look here, good wife, you spin too fast.' The oil's burnt out, sir, and we've no more left. Then why on earth light such a thirsty lamp? Come here, you'll sufi'er for it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

Excerpt from The Clouds of Aristophanes: Adapted for Performance by the Oxford University Dramatic Society, 1905What makes you toss and grumble all night long? It's common pleas - all biting me in bed. Oh, my good father, let me sleep a bit. Well, sleep on then, but let me tell you this These debts will one day fall on your own head. A curse on that match-making friend of mine Who drove me into marrying your mother. I dearly loved my pleasant country life Unwashed, unbrushed, I lay about the fields All among sheep and bees and olive-cakes Till Megacles, the son of Megacles, Gave me his niece, a lady of the town, An heiress, full of airs and dainty ways, Matched with a country bumpkin from the fields I won't say she was wasteful, but it's true She made the money spin, and many a time I used to hold my rags before her eyes And say, 'look here, good wife, you spin too fast.' The oil's burnt out, sir, and we've no more left. Then why on earth light such a thirsty lamp? Come here, you'll sufi'er for it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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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Excerpt from The Birds of Aristophanes: Literally Translated, With Notes The first or anapaestic part of this gives a legendary account of the beginning of the world, proving the antiquity of the birds: also their usefulness in all matterslof human life. The second part is a short lyric strophe, an address to the Muse of the Wood. The third, of trochaics, invites men to come and join them, with some special and personal illustrations of the advantages. Then comes a lyric antistrophe describing the effects of the swan's melody: and a second piece of trochaics in praise of bird - life. 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.

Excerpt from The Birds of AristophanesHaving reviewed now the events and feelings in the midst of which Aristophanes wrote, let us see what he actually did write, by giving a sketch of his play.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Birds Of Aristophanes; Pitt Press Series<author> Aristophanes<editor> William Charles Green<publisher> University Press, 1887<subjects> Birds

Excerpt from The Birds of AristophanesThe Translation of Tfie Birds of Aristophanes which, with Introduction and\ Notes, appears in this volume, is the outgrowth of Lectures delivered by me as Greek Professor in this University. When I first thought of printing it, my chief motive was that, by dedicating it to your father, I might express the value I set on the constant friendship with which he had honoured me from our College days. But it was not ordered that he should see this expression of my feel ing. His illustrious life was brought to a close within the first weeks of 1873 and to me, his elder in age by a few months, it was left to say mournfully, 'i prae sequan'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Birds Of Aristophanes<author> Aristophanes<translated by> Benjamin Hall Kennedy<publisher> Macmillan, 1874<subjects> Nature; Birds & Birdwatching; Birds; Gods, Greek; Imaginary societies; Nature / Birds & Birdwatching

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Birds Of Aristophanes<author> Aristophanes<translated by> Henry Francis Cary<publisher> Taylor and Hessey, 1824

Excerpt from The Birds of AristophanesHaving reviewed now the events and feelings in the midst of which Aristophanes wrote, let us see what he actually did write, by giving a sketch of his play.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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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