The Iliad of Homer, Volume 5Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... whose martial care The rough Ciconians learn'd the trade of war ) Forbear , he cry'd , with fruitless fpeed to chace Achilles ' courfers , of æthereal race ; 80 They stoop not , these , to mortal man's command , Or ftoop to none but ...
... whose martial care The rough Ciconians learn'd the trade of war ) Forbear , he cry'd , with fruitless fpeed to chace Achilles ' courfers , of æthereal race ; 80 They stoop not , these , to mortal man's command , Or ftoop to none but ...
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... whose thunder rends the troubled air , Beheld with pity ; as apart he fat , And confcious , look'd thro ' all the scene of fate . He shook the facred honours of his head ; Olympus trembled , and the Godhead faid : 230 Ah wretched man ...
... whose thunder rends the troubled air , Beheld with pity ; as apart he fat , And confcious , look'd thro ' all the scene of fate . He shook the facred honours of his head ; Olympus trembled , and the Godhead faid : 230 Ah wretched man ...
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... whose hand is giv'n The rule of men ; whofe glory is from heav'n ! 295 Whom with due honours both Atrides grace : Ye guides and guardians of our Argive race ! * . 290. Call on our Greeks . ] Euftathius gives three reasons why Ajax bids ...
... whose hand is giv'n The rule of men ; whofe glory is from heav'n ! 295 Whom with due honours both Atrides grace : Ye guides and guardians of our Argive race ! * . 290. Call on our Greeks . ] Euftathius gives three reasons why Ajax bids ...
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... whose anger fets the world in arms , Could blame this fcene ; fuch rage , fuch horrour reign'd ; 460 Such , Jove to honour the great dead ordain'd . Achilles in his fhips at diftance lay , Nor knew the fatal fortune of the day ; He ...
... whose anger fets the world in arms , Could blame this fcene ; fuch rage , fuch horrour reign'd ; 460 Such , Jove to honour the great dead ordain'd . Achilles in his fhips at diftance lay , Nor knew the fatal fortune of the day ; He ...
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... future times to tell , To thee the greatest in whose cause he fell ! O chief , oh father ! ( Atreus ' fon replies ) 630 O full of days ! by long experience wise ! What more defires my foul , than here unmov'd , 46 HOMER's ILIAD . Book xvi.
... future times to tell , To thee the greatest in whose cause he fell ! O chief , oh father ! ( Atreus ' fon replies ) 630 O full of days ! by long experience wise ! What more defires my foul , than here unmov'd , 46 HOMER's ILIAD . Book xvi.
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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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