The Iliad of Homer, Volume 5Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... of ever taking Troy , in his own perfon ; however he does not fay this exprefly , but paffes it over as an ungrateful subject , Euftathius . Perhaps to him : this Thetis had reveal'd ; 470 C 2 BOOK XVII . HOMER'S ILIAD .
... of ever taking Troy , in his own perfon ; however he does not fay this exprefly , but paffes it over as an ungrateful subject , Euftathius . Perhaps to him : this Thetis had reveal'd ; 470 C 2 BOOK XVII . HOMER'S ILIAD .
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... Thetis does from Achilles : the other , not to push men of courage upon all that is poffible for them to do . Thus Achilles , though he thought Patroclus able to drive the Trojans back to their gates , yet he does not order him to do fo ...
... Thetis does from Achilles : the other , not to push men of courage upon all that is poffible for them to do . Thus Achilles , though he thought Patroclus able to drive the Trojans back to their gates , yet he does not order him to do fo ...
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... Thetis hearing his lamen- tations , comes with all her fea - nymphs to comfort him . The Speeches of the mother and fon on this occafion . Iris appears to Achilles by the command of Juno , and orders him to fhew himself at the head of ...
... Thetis hearing his lamen- tations , comes with all her fea - nymphs to comfort him . The Speeches of the mother and fon on this occafion . Iris appears to Achilles by the command of Juno , and orders him to fhew himself at the head of ...
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... fo unfortunate as to forget my advice . " As he is reafoning with himself , Antilochus comes in , which makes him leave the fenfe imperfect . Eufta- thius . ( So Thetis warn'd ) when by a Trojan hand 66 HOMER's ILIAD . Book XVIII .
... fo unfortunate as to forget my advice . " As he is reafoning with himself , Antilochus comes in , which makes him leave the fenfe imperfect . Eufta- thius . ( So Thetis warn'd ) when by a Trojan hand 66 HOMER's ILIAD . Book XVIII .
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... Thetis concealed from her fon the death of Patroclus in her prediction . Whereas here he fays , that he had foretold he fhould lofe the bravest of the Theffalians . There is nothing in this but what is na- tural and common among mankind ...
... Thetis concealed from her fon the death of Patroclus in her prediction . Whereas here he fays , that he had foretold he fhould lofe the bravest of the Theffalians . There is nothing in this but what is na- tural and common among mankind ...
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Achilles Achilles's Æneas againſt Ajax anſwer Antilochus Apollo armour arms Atrides battle becauſe befide brave breaſt cauſe chariot cloſe Dacier darkneſs dead death defcend defcribed deſcription dreadful Eneas Euftathius Euphorbus eyes facred faid fame fate fays feems fent fhall fhew fhould fide field fight filver fince fire firſt flain flies fome forrow fpear fpeech ftand ftill fubject fuch fury glory Goddeſs Gods Greece Greeks hand heav'n Hector hero himſelf Homer horſes Iliad Ilion itſelf Jove Juno Jupiter Laomedon laſt Lycaon Menelaus mortal moſt muſt Neptune o'er obferves occafion paffage Pallas Patroclus Peleus plain poet pow'rs prefent preferves Priam rage raiſed reafon repreſented rife round ruſhing ſaid ſay Scamander ſcene ſhall ſhe ſhining ſhore ſkies ſome ſpeak ſpear ſpread ſtand ſteeds ſtill ſtood ſtream terrour thee thefe theſe Thetis thofe thoſe thou thro tremble Trojan Troy uſe Virgil Vulcan warriour whofe whoſe Xanthus
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