Yea and I beheld Sisyphus in strong torment, grasping a monstrous stone with both his hands. He was pressing thereat with hands and feet, and trying to roll the stone upward toward the brow of the hill. But oft as he was about to hurl it over the top,... Greek and Roman [mythology] - Page 38by William Sherwood Fox - 1916 - 354 pagesFull view - About this book
| Homer - Epic poetry, Greek - 1879 - 422 pages
...them, the wind would toss them to the shadowy clouds. ' Yea and I beheld Sisyphus in strong torment, grasping a monstrous stone with both his hands. He...with hands and feet, and trying to roll the stone toward the brow of the hill. But oft as he was about to hurl it over the top, the weight would drive... | |
| James Baldwin - Mythology, Greek - 1888 - 340 pages
...The Story of Siegfried. NOTE 3. — SISYPHUS. Page 50. "Yea, and I beheld Sisyphus in strong torment, grasping a monstrous stone with both his hands. He...to hurl it over the top, the weight would drive him baok : so once again to the plain rolled the stone, the shameless thing And he once more kept heaving... | |
| Mary Elizabeth Burt - Literature - 1890 - 328 pages
...them, the wind would toss them to the shadowy clouds. Yea and I beheld Sisyphus in strong torment, grasping a monstrous stone with both his hands. He was pressing thereat ''""" ward toward the browof'the hill. But oft as he with hands and feet, and trying to roll the stone... | |
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