Sergei Nikolayevich Sergeyev-Tsensky

“ In a sonorous and powerful voice he sang melodies which no man had hitherto heard. The melodies had been fashioned by a mighty master, and they celebrated the praises of the proud mind of man.
"Man is a demigod," ran the words of them, "but the time will come when he shall be a god.”
"Man is plunged in dreams," ran the words of them, "but the time will come when the dreams shall be reality." ”

“ He sang how in the gloomy chasms of Hades rove the mournful shadows of mortals.
A feast was being held in the house of Megacles. On the long couch behind the table the guests reclined and drank thick Cyprus wine from costly goblets. ”