"Dithyramb" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... a blow that, had it been stricken in the days of Olympian and Nemean contests—where Pindar and his peers were "reporters"—might well have earned a dithyramb; a blow that would have gladdened the sullen spirit of the old gladiator who trained the Cool Captain, if the prophet had lived to see his auguries fulfilled, or if sights and sounds from upper earth could penetrate to the limbo of defunct athletae. Nothing born of woman ...
— Sword and Gown - A Novel • George A. Lawrence
... like to show, because in it the disadvantages of the factory system, especially from the point of view of health, are, in part, done away with by the free air and surroundings, and because the patriarchal servitude of the workers can here be longest maintained. Dr. Ure sings a dithyramb upon the theme. But woe to the operatives to whom it occurs to think for themselves and become Chartists! For them the paternal affection of the manufacturer comes to a sudden end. Further, if you should wish to be accompanied through the working-people's quarters of Manchester, if you should ...
— The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 - with a Preface written in 1892 • Frederick Engels
... chiefly known in Greece as the perfecter of the "Dithyramb," a song of Bacchanalian festivals, doubtless of great antiquity. Its character, like the worship to which it belonged, was always impassioned and enthusiastic; the extremes of feeling, rapturous pleasure, and wild lamentation were both ...
— Handbook of Universal Literature - From The Best and Latest Authorities • Anne C. Lynch Botta |
