| 单词 | Tantalus |
| 例句 | Tyson was still standing at the head table, looking uncomfortable, but every time he tried to scoot out of the^ limelight, Tantalus pulled him back. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was going to turn into a full-fledged s’more war until Tantalus shouted, “Silence, you brats!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But now, they followed Tantalus’s lead, and Tantalus roared with laughter. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Above the pool, shimmering in the rainbow mist, was an Iris-message vision of Dionysus, Tantalus, and the whole camp in the dining pavilion. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Everybody stared at him until Tantalus started looking uncomfortable. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We'd all figured they were history now that Tantalus was gone, but completing them did feel like the right thing to do, especially now that Chiron was back and the camp was safe. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to let Tantalus scare me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I am Tantalus,” the prisoner said, smiling coldly. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Eventually,” muttered Tantalus, staring at Dionysus’s Diet Coke. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Tantalus put his hand on his chest, and I got the feeling he was talking about himself. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But most writers said, and certainly with better reason, that it was the wickedness of Tantalus which doomed his descendants. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There he and Niobe ruled in entire content until she showed that the mad arrogance of Tantalus lived on in her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She shifted uncomfortably, like even she didn’t want glory at the price of being Tantalus’s pet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Leave us,” Tantalus ordered, “while we decide this creature’s fate.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He knew I wanted to go on a trip and Tantalus wouldn’t let me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There were rows of stone steps for the spectators— Tantalus, the satyrs, a few dryads, and all of the campers who weren’t participating. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he gave Tantalus a distasteful look and headed back toward the Big House. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A satyr inched forward nervously and set a plate of barbecue in front of Tantalus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A few drops of root beer spilled, and Tantalus tried to dab them up with his fingers, but the drops rolled away like quicksilver before hie could touch them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I fear not,” Mr. D said, looking with distaste at Tantalus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But then Tantalus had one of the satyrs blow the conch horn to get our attention for announcements. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He was the only one of Tantalus’ descendants not marked out by misfortune. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, the gods punished him in the afterlife,” Tantalus croaked. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Tantalus looked at Annabeth and me as if he wanted to flay us alive. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Don't get me wrong—rwe both hated Tantalus and we were worried sick about camp—but we didn’t know what to do about it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose not” “The Iris-message could be a trick,” Tantalus suggested, but his attention was mostly on his cheeseburger, which he was trying to corner with both hands. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z This was so completely unfair, I told Tantalus to go chase a doughnut, which didn’t help his mood. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Pindar in the early fifth century tells the current tale about the feast Tantalus made the gods and protests that it is not true. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are no longer in need of your services, Tantalus,” Mr. D announced. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Tantalus didn’t look concerned, but he did have to speak up to be heard over the noise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Who was the man who couldn’t get water to his mouth in a sieve—Tantalus? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tantalus grabbed for the glass, but it scooted away before he could touch it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z With a wave of Tantalus’s hand, the fire was extinguished, and the campers trailed off toward their cabins in the dark. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A naiad had brought him a big platter of pastries, and as Tantalus spoke, his right hand chased a chocolate eclair across the judge’s- table. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The firelight glowed dark blue, reflecting evilly on Tantalus’s crooked face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Tantalus will punish him for us being gone.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The evil aura radiating from Tantalus was as strong as any monster I’d ever faced. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Tantalus was the son of Zeus and honored by the gods beyond all the mortal children of Zeus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought the odds were better of me getting a “Best Camper” award from Tantalus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Now I know,” Tantalus continued, raising his voice, “that these races were discontinued some years ago due to, ah, technical problems.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the punishment of Tantalus, who’d been permanently stuck in a pool of water under a fruit tree but couldn’t reach either food or drink. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Tantalus announced as the teams began to assemble. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When the last song was over, Tantalus said, “Well, that was lovely!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Even though Tantalus had insisted we forget trying to protect the camp, some of the campers had quiedy kept it up, working out a schedule during our free times. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The cause of all the misfortunes was held to be an ancestor, a King of Lydia named Tantalus, who brought upon himself a most terrible punishment by a most wicked deed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The punishment of Tantalus is described often, first in the Odyssey, from which I have taken it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The whisky, which was bottled in 1986, is presented in specially commissioned cabinets or Tantaluses, based on the traditional ‘brass and glass’ distillery spirit safe. Dollars galore! Rare bottles of whisky sell for record $1m-plus 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Comedy seldom travels well — the jokes in “Tantalus,” like those in “Ta-Ta,” struck me as corny — but talent and skill require little translation. Dance Review: Cloud Gate 2 at the Joyce Theater 2012-02-11T01:06:45Z Yet all along, Mr. Dodin is laying the table for a banquet worthy of Tantalus, the king in Greek mythology who killed his son and served him to the gods. Review: Pulled Apart by ‘Love and Intrigue’ 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Tantalus got that fruit, Sisyphus got that boulder, Frank got his arsenal and an endless supply of bad men. The Punisher: was there ever a right time for Netflix's gun-toting vigilante show? 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Later, as the lights go up, MacKensie is alone but still strapped into the chair of Tantalus. Sex at the Satan Club 2014-03-08T00:00:00Z If you can believe the lying media of ancient Greece, things went to Hades pretty soon after Tantalus murdered his own son and fed him to the gods. Colm Tóibín’s ‘House of Names’ gives voice to a furious mother 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Hours before a six-month research mission on Mars is about to end, the eight exhausted crew members of Tantalus Base, demoralized after having made no significant discoveries, are counting the moments until their voyage home. Movie Review: ‘The Last Days on Mars’ Was Adapted From ‘The Animators’ 2013-12-05T23:07:49Z It showed the daughter of Tantalus suffering the punishment of the gods for boasting about the beauty and number of her children. Constable, Turner, Gainsborough and the Making of Landscape 2012-11-23T22:55:21Z Of course, “tantalizing” comes from Tantalus, the Greek mythological figure doomed to spend eternity with satisfaction just out of reach. Perspective | An architectural mystery: One’s on the Mall. The other is a mall. 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Forbidden or disaster-laden touch has been thematically explored from the beginning of storytelling: think the apple of Eden, King Midas, Apollo and Daphne, Tantalus, Pygmalion and Thanatos myths, where touching can have calamitous consequences. Look, don't touch: what great literature can teach us about love with no contact 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Tantalus stands in a pool of water that flees when he stoops for a drink, and he takes shade under trees whose fruits shy away when he tries to grab a bite. How the Idea of Hell Has Shaped the Way We Think 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Like the mythological fruit of Tantalus, always just out of reach, its essence eludes us, too awful to fully comprehend no matter how passionately we seek to know and understand it. Restraint From the Master of Razzmatazz: 'Schindler's List' is a major departure for Steven Spielberg 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Our eldest wrote about Tantalus of Greek mythology. The secret to four siblings accepted to Ivy League? A love of books 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Tantalus Drive, where the incident took place, is well known for illegal racing and drifting. Motorist arrested after critically injuring bicyclist 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z I am their Tantalus, forever reaching the glory that awaits that finish line. A glorious, gluttonous trip to Erin Hills' meat-centric concession stand - Golf Digest 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Caught in a reverse telling of Tantalus, reaching for but never willing to pluck fruit from a bountiful tree, the businessman wasn’t alone in scoffing at Dubai’s future expansion. Story of cities #43: how Dubai's World Trade Centre sold the city to the world 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z While they leave all the watering to rainfall, which is abundant on Tantalus, most of the work is in pruning and cleaning. Couple creates ‘rooms’ in their outdoor gardens 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Tell that to the guards assigned to turn from the field, whose posts are so cruel that they call to mind the Greek myth of Tantalus. World Cup Security Is Near Soccer History, but Can’t See It 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Tendulkar spurned the singles on offer, a little like Tantalus turning his back on the overhanging fruit. Sachin Tendulkar's last stand 2012-12-05T13:49:10Z An elegant insect; so closely allied to Sphinx Tantalus, Lin. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z Titian also painted, while at Augsburg, King Ferdinand, the brother of Charles, Queen Mary of Hungary, "Prometheus," "Sisyphus," "Ixion," and "Tantalus" at her request, besides many other pictures. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Crœsus, Midas, and Tantalus follow on horseback, and, last of all, the unveiled Cleopatra. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z We see him early in life united to Megara, and, like Tantalus, slaying his own offspring in a sudden fit of madness. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The cup of Tantalus was a little thing beside this, and Tom's cheeks burned; the wildest projects flashed through his brain. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z S. Tantalus is without the two bands of hyaline spots, and is much smaller in size. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z I see a Tantalus the other day over Brookland, the very thing for a gentleman's study. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z "Are worse," I said gloomily, looking at the paper as Tantalus looked at the water. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z This singular punishment inflicted upon Tantalus gave rise to the expression “to tantalize.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Thoas urges his suit undismayed by the fate that hangs over the race of Tantalus. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Fraulein Anna muttered something about Tantalus and water, but I did not understand her, and in a moment the Waldgrave gave me something else to think about. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z In its habits it is like a Tantalus, wading in the shallow water of the marshes, and devouring eels, frogs, fish, &c. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Such is the effect of his music when he reaches the realm of Pluto, the laughterless, that Tantalus ceases his efforts to slake his thirst. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z The daughter of Tantalus, Niobe, heard this boast, and laughed in scorn; for she was the mother of fourteen children,—seven manly sons and seven beautiful daughters. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Was it the same Tantalus, Whom Jupiter called to his council and banquets, In whose talk so deeply experienced, full of various learning, The Gods delighted as in the speech of oracles? Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It was apparently the Mysian legend which told of king Tantalus, who possessed the greatest treasures, who slew his son and offered him for a banquet, i. e. for a sacrifice to the gods. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z But his voice was one of disappointment, and with an almost imperceptible shrug of the shoulders he fetched a Tantalus and a siphon of seltzer. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Atreus, grandson of Tantalus, immortalised in infamy with his brother Thyestes: ib. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z What new Tantalus is here, Couch'd by this swift-ebbing wave, Whom the healing flood comes near, Then retiring fails to save? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z The subject of willing is thus constantly stretched on the revolving wheel of Ixion, pours water into the sieve of the Danaids, is the ever-longing Tantalus. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z Ramon, by this time, could no longer endure the torments of Tantalus, to which his friend's plans had condemned him; he never ceased gazing across to the spot where Pepe and Esperancita were chatting. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z I felt like Tantalus, when I thought of it. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z From that source no drop of further information had fallen through Tantalus on to the parched tongue of Herrick's nor of Wheeler's nor of the Law's desire. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z What Tantalus is this, who health still craves So oft, yet vainly, from the refluent waves? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z The Danaïdes were not deceived—the essence of their punishment was utter absence of hope; Tantalus was deceived—the essence of his punishment was hope ever recurring. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-23T02:00:20.637Z The poets say that that ancient hero, Tantalus, was also greatly devoted to pleasure. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Mrs. B. This has, however, no analogy to Tantalus's cup; but is owing to the very elevated situation of your country-house. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z His heart was heavy with foreboding, and the same eyes, lips, and youthful, feminine graces which gilded the visions of Mr Bloxam brought him the pains of Tantalus. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Surely the fate of Tantalus was not much worse than mine! Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z As we know, her teas had been feasts of Tantalus; but she did not feel hungry—for food. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z With an eager but trembling hand he lifted a glass of the fire-water to his scarlet lips, and seemed to drink with the thirst of Tantalus. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z Thirsty, and perhaps perishing, the traveller, Tantalus like, looks down on the shining silvery threads of water in the ca�ons, hundreds and even thousands of feet below, but separated from them by impassable barriers. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The mystery of the monthly dicing by the members for the �7,000 cheque was still unexplained, and I could not think of it without tasting something of the torture that afflicted Tantalus. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z In the regions of Tantalus Buttes the river took a number of great horseshoe bends, which induced Hugh to remark, "We do a lot of travelling here, without much progress." The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z And it is doubtless the mention89 of the “cup of Tantalus”100 in this letter which suggested the inexhaustible loving cup episode in iii. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. 2011-03-04T03:01:05.837Z But, as in the case of that singularly hopeful person Tantalus, the torture was rendered more artistic and aggravating by sporadic promise of better things. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z In allusion to his ambitious passion, he is Phaeton, Icarus, Tantalus, Ixion. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z If he did but know it, he is simply another Tantalus, surrounded by riches which he cannot, or, in his case, will not enjoy. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z Then I knew something of what Tantalus felt when the cool water arose just beneath his cracked and burning lips, and receded as he bent to drink. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Thousands of hands are stretched forth to grasp those apples of Tantalus, but whose thirst did they ever slake? The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Shall we add to the tortures of Tantalus the unbinding of his hands, and forbid him to seize the fruit he thirsts for? The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Tantalus ate pears & sipped wine in a dream, as the eyes of a vulture poised over Tityus’ liver. Yusef Komunyakaa: “Orpheus at the Second Gate of Hades.” 2010-06-21T04:00:00Z Jupiter enraged at this atrocious conduct of Tantalus, destroyed his palace with a thunderbolt, and ordered Mercury to precipitate him to the bottom of hell. Heathen Mythology Now she seemed to fill it with Tantalus allurement, and they stood in a battle of wills with a dead man lying between them—and the dead man had been murdered for him. The Tempering She had stretched her hand out to the roses, and the gods, less merciful to her than to Tantalus, had filled her palm with thorns. A Bed of Roses I see it swinging above my head as Tantalus saw the branch with the golden apples! Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts The reeling drunkard and plump glutton stood Making of faces, close by Tantalus: But drank and fed on air. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 During her residence at her father's court, Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, had the insolence to prefer herself to Latona, who had but two children, while Niobe possessed seven sons and seven daughters. Heathen Mythology Next was seen the afflicted Sisyphus under the great and ponderous stone, and with him the famished and miserable Tantalus, who was shown with the fruits so vainly desired close to his mouth. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 10 (of 10) Bronzino to Vasari, & General Index. That night, for the first time, Tancred entered fully into the feelings of Tantalus and those of Sisyphus too. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes When ten days went by, and no answer came, he understood for the first time what the fable of Tantalus might mean, and that of Sisyphus too. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel The Tantalus of heathen mythology was in Tartarus, but the Tantalus of the Bible is the man of faith, who believes the more for every failure to attain. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews For just then, with diabolic inspiration, Silva poured a glass of sticky yellow liquor and put it out of his reach where the drifting scent of it was a torment of Tantalus.... Where the Pavement Ends He had told his tale of Tantalus, when asked what sort of a night he had had. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Its victims resemble Tantalus, who, though steeped to the lips in water, can never drink. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar And in the visitation of this comforting thought Tantalus and Sisyphus went back into the night from which they had come; in their place came again the blue-eyed divinity whose name is Hope. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Was his to be the dream of Tantalus? Jacob's Ladder The fable of Tantalus, who kept unlawful possession of a golden dog which had been stolen from Zeus, the great All-Father, was a legend of the gold placer deposits near Mt. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, the mother of fourteen children,--seven manly sons and seven beautiful daughters,--in her pride taunted the goddess Latona, mother of Apollo and Artemis, because her offspring numbered only two. Greek Women By holy Bacchus!" cried Balbus, "it is the torture of Tantalus. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 O music that eludes the soul,— Like that sweet sea which vexed the thirst Of Tantalus, but never stole Across his fevered lips accursed,— Unfold your mysteries to-night, Your misty meaning and your might. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 You don't know what it is to endure the pangs of Tantalus, to have a perpetual hunger at your heart that can never be satisfied. Portia or By Passions Rocked Poetic fame became the vision of Tantalus, and love the clasp of Ixion. Life of John Keats Pursuit, with all its Tantalus delights, its sighings and its songs, is gone, never to return. The Kempton-Wace Letters Like Tantalus, dying of thirst with the water at his very lips, this man gazes on the wealth piled up in that safe. The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller When Fate places a laurel wreath on the brow of a genius she hitches a plough to his shoulders and holds a Tantalus cup to his lips. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl It may be likened to the predicament in which old Tantalus was placed in the lake, where the water receded when he attempted to drink it, and delicious fruits always just eluded his grasp. Confessions of a Neurasthenic The land of promise was a Tantalus cup ever held to their lips, and ever mocking them when they essayed to drink. Bible Romances First Series He must have felt some of the agony of Tantalus. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) He protested that he had starved more hideously than Tantalus since he had seen her last. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court What was his––oh, yes, Tantalus––that’s the lad, Tantalus––the cold sparkling water. The Seiners Immersed in a veritable ocean of accumulated liturgical material, she is as helpless as Tantalus to moisten her lips with so much as a single drop. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer Juan Gonzalvo was a blunt soldier who had never before been kept at the distance of Tantalus by an Indian girl who took his gifts. The Flute of the Gods The punishments are described which certain great transgressors, such as Tantalus and Ixion, are there undergoing; and other details are also known. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems He suffers tortures of Tantalus until in time he realizes the impossibility of gratifying his base desire. The Rosicrucian Mysteries An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings The thirst of Tantalus ain’t a patch on the thirst I got. The Seiners And a curse like that of Tantalus was theirs. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 I shall probably have to bear the pains of Tantalus three months longer. Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) A Tragedy in Four Acts In another of Cartersons' windows I noticed a very delightful Field Tantalus, which can easily be attached to a shoulder-strap or, better still, be carried by an orderly. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 Tantalus in a drawing-room it was—the very Hades of hospitality. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences If ever the fate of Tantalus was realized to man, it was in the perpetual thirst and perpetual disappointment of Hamilton for public name. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 The poets, to express the greatness of this evil, imagine a stone to hang over the head of Tantalus, as a punishment for his wickedness, his pride, and his boasting. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero They often remarked, with the characteristic vivacity of their nation, that they were placed in the situation of Tantalus,—so many beauties in view, without the possibility of approaching them. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 Thou, Tantalus, Art seen, the stream forbid to taste;—the fruit Thy lips o'erhanging, flies! The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II To have lost this opportunity would have placed her in the position of a second Tantalus, the cup withdrawn just as it touched her lips. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Now each soul fears to prove Tantalus torment first. All About Coffee That descendant of Tantalus, how does he appear to you? he who sprung from Pelops, who formerly stole Hippodamia from her father-in-law, king Œnomaus, and married her by force? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The gruesome meal in the story of the juniper tree reminds us of the Tantalus story and the meal of Thyestes. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts “My sire, was Tantalus: of mortals sole, “Celestial feasts he shar'd. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II If we have praised too much, doom us to the labours of Tantalus.” A Victor of Salamis I suppose his real name is Thaddeus, or Tantalus, or something like it; I never knew, and I never liked him well enough to ask. Winning the Wilderness Besides these things there is death, which is always hanging over us as his rock is over Tantalus; and superstition, a feeling which prevents any one who is imbued with it from ever enjoying tranquillity. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Tantalus resided, at a remote antiquity, near Mount Sipylus, in Lydia, and was a man of immense wealth, and pre-eminently favored both by gods and men. Ancient States and Empires The pity of it is that thousands of these victims of either satiety or Tantalus seem never to dream that there are other values, or anything else, or better, in life. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology The last moments of the desperate voyage crept by like the pangs of Tantalus. A Victor of Salamis The next two forms, Tantalus and Sisyphus, have also a kinship. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary “That would have been a Tantalus draught indeed,” he remarked. The Indifference of Juliet He sat long, looking down, his hands 109 clasped about his knees, drinking with old Tantalus. The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch Is Tantalus, after all, the creator and Father of Man? inspired only by love of disappointment, defeat, and despair, in his children? The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology There are pleasures of Tantalus as well as pains of Tantalus. The Proud Prince The penalty is that Tantalus remains perpetually hungry and thirsty, with sight of food and drink always before his eyes; he cannot reach them when he strives. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I was in a situation somewhat similar to that of Tantalus. The Boy Tar Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus, and was born on Mount Sipylus. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture When Tantalus is athirst, standing in the midst of the river, the greedy are described, whom a sufficiency of blessings surrounds, but none can they enjoy. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Tantalus, amid his parched seeking of a cooling draught, never suffered more anguish than Skippy sitting there before that undefended éclair, with only a gesture intervening. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World Who cannot attain the latter is a Tantalus, seeking but never reaching the fruit. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary For over five days Don Gregorio and Lantanas have been enduring agony great as ever tortured Tantalus. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The vulture who devours the entrails of Tityus has raised its head; Tantalus has had his lips moistened; and Ixion's wheel is stopped. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul But Wade refused to play Tantalus to the lure of this temptation and kept silent. Hidden Gold Tantalus never longed for water more than we did. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 The power of these two types, Tantalus and Sisyphus, is shown by the fact that all ages since Homer have adopted them and wrought them over into many forms of art and poetry. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary They loved to see the ferocious brute maddened by these tortures, beside which the agony of Tantalus was but the misery of a child. "Unto Caesar" It really appeared as if the name of Napoleon might almost have been substituted for that of Tantalus in the fable. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) “But do you remember the legend of King Tantalus?” The Untouchable A feline Tantalus, forever chasing His fishy self to rend; His finny self forever self-effacing In circles without end. The Book of Humorous Verse On the model of tantalise, from the punishment of Tantalus, we have bowdlerise, from Bowdler, who published an expurgated "family Shakespeare" in 1818; cf. macadamise. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The collegiate Gothic quadrangles were within our reach, as near to us as the grapes to Tantalus. David Malcolm On the other hand, Phaëthon and Tantalus, though they got up to heaven, fell into the greatest misfortunes through their folly, as the poets tell us. Plutarch's Morals Say what meant the woes By Tantalus entail’d upon his race, And the dark sorrows of the line of Thebes? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 “I won’t be a minute,” cried the girl; and she ran off, leaving the young sailor in the position of that mythical gentleman Tantalus, waiting her return. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" It was now to me as to Tantalus the crystal waters, never to be tasted. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse She was the daughter of Tantalus, and her husband was Amphion, King of Thebes, himself a son of Zeus. A Book of Myths What shall I be, anywhere, but a Tantalus—a fastidious ennuyé, with a thirst for the inaccessible burning in my bosom continually! Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) But in this emergency Poseidon came to the aid of the son of Tantalus. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome To tantalize arises from the mythical perpetual frustration of Tantalus in the Greek story. Human Traits and their Social Significance It seemed to him as though it were calling to his weary body with a siren's voice, or had suddenly acquired the properties of the cup of Tantalus. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands From his bitter task of trying to quaff the stream that ever receded from the parched and burning lips, Tantalus ceased for a moment. A Book of Myths Then, if you want to know precisely the state I am in, read the account of the Myth of Tantalus, beginning at 20—p. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston Pelops, the son of the cruel Tantalus, was a pious and virtuous prince. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Sergeant Frank Thorne, for instance, was in charge at a place called Tantalus. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police They went by, an endless line, a few refreshed, the vast majority thirstier for the Tantalus failure. The Long Roll It was a floating repetition of the horrors of Tantalus. Rattlin the Reefer Here Rajah stood, setting the example and drinking deeply, while those he bore began to suffer the pangs of Tantalus as they saw the clear stream gliding by. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris The stone of Sisyphus remained motionless; Tantalus forgot his perpetual thirst; the wheel of Ixion ceased to revolve; and even the Furies shed tears, and withheld for a time their persecutions. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Hundreds of people landed at Tantalus en route to the new White Horse diggings. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police We were doomed to a fate scarcely less terrible than that of Tantalus. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures It was a melancholy exemplification of the story of Tantalus. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar I was seized with pity for this saddening and ridiculous Tantalus, and I interposed on his behalf: "Please, will you not give him a little more rice?" The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories Water in waters, and fruit, flying touch, Tantalus seeks, his long tongue's gain is such. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) In New Orleans—that most patriotic of republican cities—epaulettes gleamed upon every shoulder, whilst I, with the anguish of a Tantalus, was compelled to look idly and enviously on. The Rifle Rangers Every hour that he remains ignorant of it, he is in torture equalling that of Tantalus. The Lone Ranche The cup of Tantalus has had its leaks stopped; the sieve carries the treasure unspilled. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. And so, like so many small editions of Tantalus, we sat on the bank and kicked our heels in the water, and bemoaned the fate which had brought us into the world without web-feet. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life That was an infliction which Tantalus escaped, but it might well compare with those which have caused his name to be embodied in our language. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Like Tantalus, the tempting fruit had been within reach, and his evil destiny had come in to dash it from his lips. A Dog with a Bad Name A man in such a situation is somewhat like Tantalus reversed. Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Tantalus, one of the kings of Lydia, was condemned to stand in water, but whenever he sought to quench his thirst the water retreated from him. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece Wherefore must the craving after happiness, after enjoyment, burn like an eternal thirst in the human soul, if the assuaging fountain, Tantalus like——? The Home And poor Dandy, like an equine Tantalus, was robbed of the needed fluid. Marion's Faith. Even the Radicals themselves are dissatisfied: Tantalus is no longer contented with water, or Ixion with repose. The Infernal Marriage Fame, honor, and distinguished friends, without health, are but a Tantalus feast, the sweets of which are seen but never tasted. Essays on Scandinavian Literature Tantalus invited the gods to a feast, and, to improve their divinity, he killed, boiled, and served up Pelops on the table before them to eat. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales "Silence!" said Fink; "formerly there were, at least, occasional hours when you could trifle too, but now you are always carrying on your everlasting book-keeping, and, by Tantalus, all for nothing—for nothing at all!" Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag "Bear what, dear one?" he asked, looking at her with the wistful eyes of Tantalus gazing at the luscious fruits which the wrathful winds wafted ever from his parched lips. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York The very spirit of Nature, personified in Orpheus, Tantalus, or Phineus was supposed to have been killed, confined, or blinded, for having too freely divulged the Divine Mysteries to mankind. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Neither Terry nor I are addicted to looking too lovingly on wine when it is red, or even pale golden; still, at this moment I had a sharp pang of sympathy for Tantalus. My Friend the Chauffeur Having no body in the next world to enable them to gratify these desires they are subjected to a veritable punishment of Tantalus. Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research All the mythic accounts of Greek sculpture begin in the legends of the family of Tantalus. Lectures on Art Delivered before the University of Oxford in Hilary term, 1870 The unhappy Tantalus From a satiety of bliss Underwent a cruel reverse. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Hercules Ingeniculus, who, bending on one knee, uplifts his club and tramples on the Serpent's head, was, like Prometheus and Tantalus, one of the varying aspects of the struggling and declining Sun. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry I could not believe that the tortures of Tantalus were greater than were mine at this moment. The Devil Doctor The insulted deity wreaks his vengeance on the tired Sisyphus, the mocked Tantalus, the gnawed Tityus, and others. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life This is not feeding the soul with wisdom: it is the crushing it under a weight of riches or torturing it in the waters of Tantalus. The Great Book-Collectors We may by this clue unravel the mysterious story of Tantalus; and account for the punishment which he was doomed to undergo. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. "It is because I am very unhappy; it is because Tantalus and I are brothers." Parrot & Co. "But mine is the hunger and thirst of Tantalus." The Lighted Match Well, there was an end to this tragic entertainment, this feast of Tantalus. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) We women no more mistake the latter for the former, than the gods who declined to turn cannibal when they went to dine with Tantalus, and were offered a fricassee of Pelops. Infelice According to this boasted morality of the man-God of the Christians, His disciples in this lower world are, like Tantalus, tormented with burning thirst, which they are not permitted to quench. Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense Here was a crown almost within reach of his greedy fingers, the water to Tantalus. The Adventures of Kathlyn And his whole life was one of long, incessant torture, of physical and moral suffering, which was more maddening than that which Tantalus endured on the banks of the river Acheron. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 His is the entertainment of Tantalus; it is an entertainment from which the sun hid his light. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) The first metallic filament used in the electric light on a commercial scale was made of tantalum, the metal of Tantalus. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries Beginning with this passage, several pages of this essay was published in 1844, under the title of Tantalus, in the next to the last number of The Dial, which Emerson edited. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson A few minutes of this failure reduce the novice to the despair of Tantalus. Lost Leaders Tantalus, as the old Greek fable tells us, was King of Lydia. The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Nietzsche, speaking of the artists of our time, laughs at "those Tantaluses of the will, rebels and enemies of laws, who come, broken in spirit, and fall at the foot of the cross of Christ." Musicians of To-Day It is easy to find Pharaoh, Cleopatra, Tantalus, represented here. Among the Forces It was wearisome; and to Salvé above all, who was feverishly longing to get home, and whose temperament was little suited for the endurance of such agonies of Tantalus. The Pilot and his Wife The thought that they were going back to Chicago and would, no doubt, within a few days after their talks with her, see and talk with him, was like the cup of Tantalus. The Real Adventure Poor Tantalus was punished rather severely for his offence; but he had sinned in betraying confidence. The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Tantalus, for divulging the secrets of Zeus, was condemned to stand tormented by thirst in a lake. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I It is said that Tantalus, when in the flesh, had betrayed the secrets of the gods and also committed other great crimes. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) If we consider his malady in its bearing on his life, we have the story of Tantalus told again. Beethoven They are lighting the torches, as about to burn down the mansion of Tantalus, nor do they forbear from murder. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. The second Tantalus of our picture, the little dog, has, also, small prospects of reaching the object on which his heart is set. The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers At the close of this volume we shall glance at some of the influences which the Tantalus toil of the European nations has exerted on the life of our age. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) It is like the fruits of Tantalus, isn't it? Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp "I know you rather to be a Tantalus in the same," replied Rodaja; "for if learning reach high to you, you are never able to plunge into its depths." The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Thou hast spoken generous words, and becoming Tantalus the son of Jove. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Then shall we avoid the fate of Tantalus. The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers And, while those sad notes thrill, Thirst-maddened Tantalus Listens, oblivious Of the stream's mockery And his long agony. The Consolation of Philosophy There lives no seed of man calamitous, Nor hath lived, like this seed of Tantalus. The Electra of Euripides Translated into English rhyming verse Thus I suffer a torment like that of Tantalus, who starves with fruits all round him, and burns with thirst with water at his lip. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes The thirsty Tantalus catches at the streams, which elude his lips. The Works of Horace In one of its rivers he even beholds Tantalus, undergoing torments from hunger and thirst, in punishment for sins committed while on earth. The Book of the Epic Like Tantalus, I can never quench my thirst. Charles Rex Gone is that King, and the old spear laid low That Tantalus wielded when the world was young. The Electra of Euripides Translated into English rhyming verse When I was in Boston I saw the booksellers, the children of Tantalus,—no, but they who trust in them are. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I He confines proud Tantalus; and the race of Tantalus, he condescends, whether invoked or not, to relieve the poor freed from their labors. The Works of Horace And yet it attracts, it is calculated, four millions of readers—a fact which makes my mouth water like that of Tantalus. Some Private Views "APOLLONIUS, by some probable conjectures, found her out to be a serpent, a Lamia; and that all her furniture was, like Tantalus's gold described by HOMER, no substance, but mere illusion." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891 To a great city all the renovating and exhilarating qualities of sea-breezes and sea-bathing are but as the waters of Tantalus, unless the place which offers these advantages be easy of access. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Usually the waiting-room is full of wretched men, each an epistolary Tantalus, who, with eyes fixed on the wooden grating, implore the clerk for a post-marked deception. The Cross of Berny Worse than Tantalus—for he at least had not produced the fruits for which his parched lips were condemned to pant in vain! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle But there are no animating or saving Harpies; their nature is always vexing and full of weariness, and thus they are curiously connected with the whole group of legends about Tantalus. The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm Tantalus' gold is all such Lamias hold; 'tis Devil's dice such Mammon vassals throw; A sordid fever fires each fool-believer in the gross glitter, the unholy glow. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891 To have made her nudity a torment, ever eluding a pursuing Tantalus, would have been an amusement to her. The Man Who Laughs Infernal Tantalus of the delights of Paradise, because their dream has become the reality of another, and lawful vengeance leaves them a satisfaction poisoned by remorse! The Cross of Berny Like Tantalus they stretch lips and hands towards a water for ever vanishing, a fruit for ever withdrawn. The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue We all know what it is to be tantalized; but we do not often think of asking what Tantalus was tantalized for—what he had done, to be forever kept hungry in sight of food. The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm He wanted her desperately; it was a hunger like that of Tantalus, too keen to be ever satisfied. The Night Horseman It seemed as if the fate of Tantalus was hers, without his crimes. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted He got in the lee of popular opinion and reefed the sails of the good ship Tantalus. The Man from Brodney's He has discovered, shot, and drawn a new Ibis, which he has named Tantalus fuscus. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 546, May 12, 1832 By Dante the same punishment is assigned to simple gluttony, to purge it away; but the sins of Tantalus were of a much wider and more mysterious kind. The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm When Tantalus in hell sees store and starves; And senseless Battus for a touchstone serves. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook I saw," says Homer's Ulysses, "the severe punishment of Tantalus. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II The very popularity of the scraps which such a writer leaves, secures the torments of Tantalus to his numerous admirers in all after ages. Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes Among the sons of ancient Tantalus, A kind salute on earth was murder's watchword, And all their joys commence beyond the grave. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. The wines of Tantalus will return, time after time. The Tarn of Eternity Table C. with syphons, glasses, and Tantalus frame. Lady Windermere's Fan I was seized with pity for this pitiable and ridiculous Tantalus, and interposed on his behalf: "Please, will you not give him a little more rice?" Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant As well ask Tantalus if he is content, with the water always before his eyes and always out of reach. The Grain of Dust I have surrender'd now into thy hands The remnants of the house of Tantalus. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. The wine of Tantalus was but the first step. The Tarn of Eternity It is a work of art, that window; a breeder of anarchism, a destroyer of contentment, a second feast of Tantalus. Buttered Side Down: Stories And there, ranged on platters, and baking boards, and on snowy-white napkins, was that which made Tantalus's feast seem a dry and barren snack. Fanny Herself I would make him have the thirst of a Tantalus, and roll the wheel of an Ixion, until the stars of heaven should quit their brilliant stations. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories What say you to that torture of Tantalus as applied to a mother? Les Misérables "And do you recall I left with you, also, the jug of the best wine of Tantalus?" The Tarn of Eternity Tell her, I sit and pine like Tantalus; And, if you can, strain forth a tear for me. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 It was plain that the whole day's flood of small experiences had been to her pretty vanity a Tantalus's cup. Strong Hearts Even Tantalus was spared such an ordeal as that. Peter Ibbetson There are two things to which he plays Tantalus, and which he always desires without ever attaining them: to overthrow the government, and to get his trousers sewed up again. Les Misérables Stretched o'er nine roods, lies Tityos accursed, The vulture at his vitals feeding slow; There Tantalus, whose bitter, burning thirst The fleeting waters madden as they flow. The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse Adrastus soon, with gods averse, shall join In dire alliance with the Theban line; Hence strife shall rise, and mortal war succeed; The guilty realms of Tantalus shall bleed: Fix'd is their doom. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 And much good to them with this wise man of theirs; let them enjoy him to themselves, love him without competitors, and live with him in Plato's commonwealth, the country of ideas, or Tantalus' orchards. The Praise of Folly It is worse than the punishment of Tantalus, who, dying with thirst, could not drink, though up to his chin in water. Paris as It Was and as It Is The two days out at sea were a raging impatience to Paul, in which he learnt to understand all the torments of Tantalus. Three Weeks This is the fate of Tantalus and Sisyphus in one. The Story of Kennett And shall not Tantalus's kingdoms share Thy wife and sister's tutelary care? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 Surely enough true civilization is and always has been an immediate necessity: a necessity like the feast of Tantalus: but how is it to be realized? Sketches from Concord and Appledore Fiend of the race! that swoopest fell Upon the double stock of Tantalus, Lording it o'er me by a woman's will, Stern, manful, and imperious? The House of Atreus From these he may recover; but Ambition—that is the true liver of Tantalus, and grows larger under the beak that feeds on it. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance But Tantalus, as we all very well know, was the son of Jupiter, and grandson of Saturn. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Table-lamps, acetone process for, Tabular numbers, Tanks for rising holders, construction of, "Tantalus Cup," Taps for acetylene pipes, Tar, cause of frothing in generators, Tarry matter in generators, Telescopic gasholders. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power His great-grandfather was Tantalus, who betrayed the secrets of the gods and was subjected to unending torture in Hades. Authors of Greece It was the torment of Tantalus: within reach were fruits that became stones as soon as he plucked them: near his lips was a clear stream which sank away whenever he bent down, to drink. Jean-Christophe, Volume I All this time sit I, like Tantalus, with the savoriest of Domingo’s “beefysteaks” before me and am not allowed to taste it. Behind the Bungalow Certainly, to confound Tantalus, ancestor of all the Trojans, with Attalus, ancestor of all the Tuscans, would be worse than that "confusion of Babel" which the quiet-loving potentate came to Florence to avoid. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics It was the repetition of an attempt at a draught from the Cup of Tantalus. Our Hundred Days in Europe The pangs of Tantalus, of Prometheus, or of Sisyphus are but the types of what his shall be. Horace He professed to have visited the infernal regions, and there to have seen Tantalus seated on a throne of gold. Lives of the Necromancers She writhed at the worse than Tantalus fate that compelled her to push from her own thirsty lips the grapes of felicity. We Can't Have Everything The Tantalus cup was at his lips at last, and he would drink his full, be sure! Dawn Such volumes as, morning after morning, sadden one's breakfast-table in that Tantalus menu, the catalogue. The Book-Bills of Narcissus An Account Rendered by Richard Le Gallienne He is like Tantalus, who hath freedom running by his door, yet cannot enjoy the least benefit thereof. Character Writings of the 17th Century Three things have troubled my brain this many a day, and just now, when I was laying hold on the invention of them, your sudden call made them, like Tantalus's apples, fly from my fingers. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 Observe how the great and sublime Homer acts on these occasions! as great a poet as he is, he says nothing about Tantalus, Ixion, Tityus, and the rest of them. Trips to the Moon Nothing occurred to interfere with the plan of action decided on by Hilda and Philip; no misadventure came to mock them, dashing the Tantalus cup of joy to earth before their eyes. Dawn Some said that Sisyphus had done his job of porterage long enough; Tantalus would be dying of thirst, if he were not relieved; the drag must be put at last on wretched Ixion's wheel. Apocolocyntosis "Ah! there's many a modern Tantalus," said Phillip wearily, "many a Tantalus." Marguerite Verne At the music of his "golden shell" Tantalus forgot his thirst, Sisyphus rested from his toil, the wheel of Ixion stood still, and Tityus ceased his moaning. Mosaics of Grecian History So if there is going to be any justice in Minos's sentences, he will punish Destiny, not Sisyphus; Fate, not Tantalus. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 It was the old fable of Tantalus repeating itself. Barriers Burned Away You have the mighty Homer's example in such a case; poet as he is, he yet hurries past Tantalus and Ixion, Tityus and the rest of them. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 One draught of it would have been worth all the diamonds of the East, which of late he had worshipped with such devotion; but that draught was denied to him as to Tantalus. The Surgeon's Daughter Those with whom legend is so busy I saw with my eyes—Ixion, Sisyphus, the Phrygian Tantalus in all his misery, and the giant Tityus—how vast, his bulk covering a whole field! Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 I have not forgotten Tantalus; but he stands elsewhere, stands parched on the Lake's very brink, like to die of thirst, poor wretch! Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 If the poet do his part aright, he will show you in Tantalus, Atreus, and such like, nothing that is not to be shunned. English literary criticism I met a traveller who had returned from Hades where he had conversed with Tantalus and with others of the shades. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler He fully recognized also that the ordeal for himself would be a terrible one—that it would be the fable of Tantalus repeated for weeks, months, perhaps for years, or for life. His Sombre Rivals Place him in fetters at Tantalus's side,—never to forget the things of earth. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 He raised me up from the bed, and conducted me through a sort of chasm into Hades; I knew where I was at once, because I saw Tantalus and Tityus and Sisyphus. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 Is he not always rolling the stone of Sysiphus, gyrating on the wheel of Ixion, hankering after the waters of Tantalus, filling the sieves of the daughters of Danaüs? Castle Richmond Did you ever hear the story of an ancient gentleman called Tantalus? Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch So Tantalus catches at the waves that fly His thirsty palate—Laughing, are you? why? The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry Such were Ixion and Tantalus; but they forgot their manners, and talked too much. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 One is a Tantalus spirit-stand from my friends in the office. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus These tales be lies, false as those feastings wild Of Tantalus and Gods that tore a child. The Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides And he suddenly thought of the puerility of poets who have invented the useless labor of Sisyphus, the material thirst of Tantalus, the devoured heart of Prometheus! Strong as Death Only a few great sinners like Tantalus, doomed to eternal torture, or favored being like Menelaus, predestined to the "Blessed Isles," are ordained to any real immortality. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life What are you crying out about, Tantalus? standing at the edge and whining like that! Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 The Tantalus spirit-stand - stood upon the walnut sideboard, and the bronzes from the cricket-club looked splendid upon each side of the mantelpiece. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Strange wrath of God hath fallen, like hot rain, On Tantalus' house: he leadeth them through pain. The Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides At present they seem to be in a very lamentable condition, and such as the poets have given us but a faint notion of in their descriptions of the punishment of Sisyphus and Tantalus. A Treatise of Human Nature This prisoner had a short neck, and the cruel collar would not let him eat, so that the tortures of Tantalus were added to crucifixion. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The Hope hovers almost within reach, and just when a man thinks he is going to catch it, off it flies, and leaves him gaping—like Tantalus in the water, you know. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 The Greeks recognized this immemorial truth— wrapped it in classic traditions, and the myth of Tantalus constituted its swaddling-clothes. St. Elmo Pelops was the son of Tantalus, renowned for his pride and its punishment. The Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides Formerly Paris used to fill me with fears of boding evil; in one sense it excited my desire, while on the other it repelled me terribly, so that I continually felt the sufferings of Tantalus. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 Equipped with hammer, chisel, microscope, spectroscope and crucibles, he essayed the solution, undismayed by memories of his classics, of Sisyphus and Tantalus; seeing only the nodding poppies, the gilded primroses of his dancing goddess. At the Mercy of Tiberius The story of Tantalus is found among the Chippewayans, who believed that bad souls stand up to their chins in water in sight of the spirit-land, which they can never enter. Atlantis : the antediluvian world "How long do you intend to make a voluntary Tantalus of yourself." Prince Eugene and His Times One legend, already rejected by Pindar, said that the crime of Tantalus was that he had given his child Pelops to the gods to eat. The Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides In a full flood Tantalus stands, his skin Washed o'er in vain, for ever dry within; He catches at the stream with greedy lips, From his touched mouth the wanton torment slips. Cowley's Essays So with one's tea, which would alternately rush forward to be drunk and fly as though one were a Tantalus; so with all one's goods, which would be seized with the most erratic propensities. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement He then beholds Tityus, Tantalus, Sisyphus, Hercules; till he is deterred from further curiosity by the apparition of horrid spectres, and the cries of the wicked in torments. The Odyssey There were no land speculators, no dry-mouthed sons of the commercial Tantalus, athirst for profits. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground The ancients feigned that the ingenious gods tortured Tantalus in hell by ever-present thirst, and water flowing to just the outside of his lips. Hard Cash Tantalus is but a name for you and me. Essays — First Series Show me no more those snowy breasts With azure riverets branched, Where, whilst mine eye with plenty feasts, Yet is my thirst not stanched; O Tantalus, thy pains ne'er tell! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 It was cruel to make a Tantalus of the chubby-checked boy. Notre-Dame De Paris It was Tantalus and Sisyphus rolled into one unsightly package and fastened to his soul. The Lani People To Mamma Achun was given the bungalow, the mountain House on Tantalus, and a new seaside residence in place of the one Ah Chun sold to the government. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii Tantalus means the impossibility of drinking the waters of thought which are always gleaming and waving within sight of the soul. Essays — First Series Tantalus, too, great as he was above all mortals, went down to the kingdom of the dead, never to return. The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy What creature ever fed worse than hoping Tantalus? The Duchess of Malfi Or shall you sit starved and thirsty in the midst of fruit and wine like Tantalus? Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 Also, as time went by, there arose a mountain house on Tantalus, to which the family could flee when the “sick wind” blew from the south. The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii Hosts of guests had known the comfort and joy of her mountain house on Tantalus, and of her volcano house, her mauka house, and her makai house on the big island of Hawaii. On the Makaloa Mat Pelops is represented as a Phrygian, and the son of the wealthy king Tantalus. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest What though Tantalus found the water shun him and the fruits fly from him when he tried to seize them? Erewhon Revisited But there surely is a moment when Tantalus rebels, crosses his arms, and defies hell, throwing up his part of the eternal dupe. Albert Savarus I can see the Well of Life in all its clearness and brightness; but when I stoop down to drink of the pure waters they fly from my lips as if I were Tantalus. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 But I am weary of this torment, which is that of Tantalus. Massimilla Doni From all of which I am convinced that Tantalus suffers in many guises this side of the infernal regions. The People of the Abyss Let heaven and hell alone, but think of Hades, with Tantalus, Sisyphus, Tityus, and all the rest of them. Erewhon Revisited And Homer witnesses to the truth of this; for they are always kings and potentates whom he has described as suffering everlasting punishment in the world below: such were Tantalus and Sisyphus and Tityus. Gorgias It's either Tantalus or Liver or Horace, and its printed in Latin, and you're a college man. Roads of Destiny Every one would agree that the name of Tantalus is rightly given and in accordance with nature, if the traditions about him are true. Cratylus He grew red; he made the clumsiest and most futile efforts to transport the meat to his plate; food was there before him, but, like a very Tantalus, he was forbidden to enjoy it. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft "Remember that I am unmarried," said the Colonel; "that my sword is my whole fortune; and that such a challenge is setting Tantalus down to a banquet which he will devour." Domestic Peace True, as early as Homer, we hear of the shadowy existence of the souls, and of the torments endured by the notably wicked; by impious ghosts, or tyrannical, like Sisyphus and Tantalus. Letters on Literature Frequently they suffered for miles the torments of Tantalus; water continually within sight, yet fevered with the most parching thirst. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains Immersed in the fountain, Tantalus tastes not The water that wastes not! The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Show me no more those snowy breasts With azure riverets branched, Where, whilst mine eye with plenty feasts, Yet is my thirst not stanched; O Tantalus, thy pains ne'er tell! Bulchevy's Book of English Verse Voluntary Tantalus, he scarcely allowed himself enough to keep life in his attenuated frame, and if he had but fasted as carefully from motives of piety he would have been a full-fledged saint. Captain Fracasse Then he raised to his lips the repast that, like a voluntary Tantalus, he refused himself; but he thought of his oath, and he would not break it. The Count of Monte Cristo |
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