"Helen of troy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... That tale to college boys, whose lonely dreams Have shaped Iseult of Ireland, Helen of Troy, As end of heart's desire—and, lacking these, Clasp chorus-Aphrodites. But I know That from the topmost peak of ecstasy Falls a straight precipice; half-times the foot Misses the peak—but never mortal step Has missed the gulf beyond it. And I see Where, in night's gorgeous dome, to-morrow waits ...
— Mr. Faust • Arthur Davison Ficke
... with something of the feminine gratification Helen of Troy must have felt when she "launched a thousand ships and burnt the ...
— Calvary Alley • Alice Hegan Rice
... Helen of Troy, it is said, was beautiful enough to spare the tip of her nose; and if Cleopatra's had been an inch shorter Mark Antony would never have become infatuated with her wonderful charms, and the blemish would have changed the history of the world. Anne Boleyn's ...
— How to Succeed - or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune • Orison Swett Marden
... of red blood brought a shrill cry of delight from Teeka. Ah, but this was something worth while! She glanced about to see if others had witnessed this evidence of her popularity. Helen of Troy was never one whit more proud than ...
— Jungle Tales of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs
... Archbishop of Mayence," she said, "I could never forgive myself if through action of mine a fatal struggle took place between my countrymen. I have no desire to enact the part of Helen of Troy. I am therefore ready and willing to be imprisoned, or to marry Prince Roland of Frankfort, whichever alternative you command, so long as no disadvantage comes to my friend, his Lordship ...
— The Sword Maker • Robert Barr |
