Amazons of the rabble, magnificent and abject, something between Penthesilea and Théroigne de Méricourt.

If you're diligent, and keep on at this pace, you'll finish triumphantly with a blank canvas, like Penthesilea and her tapestry in my ancient history.

Militants Hippolta, Penthesilea, Maria Teresa and Joan, Agustina and Boadicea

The Dear Creature, about a Week ago, encountered the fierce and beautiful Penthesilea across a Tea-Table; but in the Height of her Anger, as her Hand chanced to shake with the Earnestness of the Dispute, she scalded her Fingers, and spilt a Dish of Tea upon her Petticoat.

'Quales Threiciæ cùm flumina Thermodoontis Pulsant, et pictis bellantur Amazones armis: Seu circum Hippolyten, seu cùm se Martia curru Penthesilea refert, magnoque ululante tumultu Fæminea exultant lunatis agmina peltis.' Virg.

659. 'So march'd the Thracian Amazons of old When Thermedon with bloody billows roll'd; Such troops as these in shining arms were seen, When Theseus met in fight their maiden queen; Such to the field Penthesilea led, From the fierce virgin when the Grecians fled.

Cethosia penthesilea.

Finally he attempted another great drama in verse, Penthesilea, embodying in the old classical story the tragedy of his own desperate struggle for Guiscard, and his crushing defeat.

Kleist's own contributions to this periodical were of the highest value; here appeared first in print generous portions of Penthesilea, The Broken Jug, and the new drama Kitty of Heilbronn, the first act of the ill-fated Robert Guiscard, evidently reproduced from memory, The Marquise of O., and part of Michael Kohlhaas.

The famous publisher Cotta did print Penthesilea, but was so displeased with it that he made no effort to sell the edition, and Kitty of Heilbronn, declined by Cotta, fell flat when it was printed in Berlin.

Penthesilea is a work apart.

Nothing could be further removed from the pseudo-classical manner of the eighteenth century than this modern and individual interpretation of the old mythical story of Penthesilea and Achilles, between whom love breaks forth in the midst of mortal combat.

Kitty of Heilbronn stands almost at the opposite pole from Penthesilea.

Yet some that fled from Troy to Rome report, Penthesilea Priam did oblige; Her Amazons his Trojans taught this sport, To pass the tedious hours of ten years' siege.

PENTHESILEA, the daughter of Ares and the queen of the Amazons; on the death of Hector she came to the assistance of the Trojans, but was slain by Achilles, who mourned over her when dying on account of her beauty, her youth, and her courage.