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Poetry · 1882 · English

Helen of Troy

by Andrew Lang

About this book

Helen of Troy by Andrew Lang explores helen, of troy, queen of sparta — poetry.

From the opening pages: “All day within the palace of the King In Lacedaemon, was there revelry, Since Menelaus with the dawn did spring Forth from his carven couch, and, climbing high The tower of outlook, gazed along the dry White road that runs to Pylos through the plain, And mark'd thin clouds of dust against the sky, And gleaming bronze, and robes of purple…”

Author
Andrew Lang
First published
1882
Category
Poetry
Language
English

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