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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DAUGHTERS OF ATLAS, by AESCHYLUS Poet's Biography
First Line: And atlas' seven daughters, named from him
Last Line: Their shapes are visitations of the night.
Subject(s): Daughters
First Line: And atlas' seven daughters, named from him
Last Line: Their shapes are visitations of the night.
Subject(s): Daughters
And Atlas' seven daughters, named from him,
Wept for their father's mighty punishment
Of holding up the sky, where, doves unwinged,
Their shapes are visitations of the night.
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