...sume to disobey his edict and " inter the corse. The tender " and virtuous Antigone, so il' lustrious for her filial piety, ' shines forth on this occasion...last sad offices to « the unhappy Polynices. This, ANT " ./Eschylus gave a slight sketch " of this subject, which Sophocles " has here filled up with...

...sume to disobey his edict and " inter the corse. The tender " and virtuous Antigone, so il" lustrious for her filial piety, " shines forth on this occasion...of duty, and unterrified by the •' menaces of a lelentless tyrant, " she pays the last sad offices to " the unhappy Polynices. This, ANT '' with its...

...to disobey his edict and " inter the coj'se. . The tender " and virtuous Antigone, so il' lustrious for her filial piety, ' shines forth on this occasion...brother and reverence to * the gods: animated with n sense ' of duty, and unterriried by the ' menaces of a lelentless tyrant, " she pays the last sad...

...with contempt. The translator gives it the preference to any of the tragedies of Sophocles; ANTIGONE. ANTIGONE. AFTER the defeat of the Argive army, and...consequences, is the subject of this very interesting tragedy. ^schylus gave a slight sketch of this subject, which Sophocles has here filled up with a masterly 134...

...tragedies of Sophocles; .. .|J 21 ftr, $OKV ANTIGONE. ANTIGONE. AFTER the defeat of the Argivearmy, and the death of the contending brothers, Creon, who...consequences, is the subject of this very interesting tragedy. which Sophocles has here filled up with a masterly hand. Euripides, in his tragedy of the Supplicants,...

...commences. The tender and virtuous Antigone, already so illustrious for her filial piety to her father, sets a bright example of affection to her brother and reverence to the gods ; animated with a sense of duty, and regardless of the menaces of a tyrant, she pays the last sad offices to the unhappy Polynices. This,...