Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, translation by Francis Fawkes. Compare: "The angel ended, and in Adam's ear/ So charming left his voice, that he awhile/ Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear." John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667), VIII. 1–3.
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Here the sweet bard his tuneful lyre unstrung, And ceas'd the heavenly music of his tongue; But, with the sound entranc'd, the listening ear Still thought him singing, and still seem'd to hear.
— Apollonius of Rhodes on Orpheus
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About Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes (fl. first half of 3rd century BCE) is best known as the author of the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece.
About Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes (fl. first half of 3rd century BCE) is best known as the author of the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece.
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