Queen Helen and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Queen Helen and Other Poems Helen Hence he should not hunt, Forsake her bed for dens and lairs of beasts. Fame does not trump my lord as Helen's husband; Yon rovers rove not after any husband, Their chariots thunder toward the hunter-king. Menelaus. Came they to me because I wear the pearl Of all the world upon my breast, then were This house a fiercer den than any on Taygetus. We should sit a throne of bones, And drink our wine from cups of carved skulls. Nay, nay, my golden girl, wherefore so pale? It was but play. Helen. I do not use to see That look. 'T is gone, and with it my silly fright. Menelaus. The leader is no Greek. We Grecians walk The ground; my Prince, there, trips it on the wind. They are come in. Rest, girl, you are not well. [Exit. Helen. Is it the wand of Hermes? Do I sleep? 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.