The Iliad, tr. by mr. Pope. [With notes partly by W. Broome. Preceded by] An essay on ... Homer [by T. Parnell].1756 |
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... Jove ! from thy fuperior throne , When mortals boaft of prowess not their own ? Not thus the lion glories in his might , Nor panther braves his spotted foe in fight , Nor thus the boar ( those terrors of the plain ) Man only vaunts his ...
... Jove ! from thy fuperior throne , When mortals boaft of prowess not their own ? Not thus the lion glories in his might , Nor panther braves his spotted foe in fight , Nor thus the boar ( those terrors of the plain ) Man only vaunts his ...
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... Jove the father , great Atrides calls , Nor flies the jav❜lin from his arm in vain , It pierc'd his throat , and bent him to the plain : Wide thro ' the neck appears the grizly wound , Prone finks the warrior , and his arms refound ...
... Jove the father , great Atrides calls , Nor flies the jav❜lin from his arm in vain , It pierc'd his throat , and bent him to the plain : Wide thro ' the neck appears the grizly wound , Prone finks the warrior , and his arms refound ...
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... Jove's high will is ever uncontroul'd , The ftrong he withers , and confounds the bold ; Now crowns with fame the mighty man , and now Strikes the fresh garland from the victor's brow ! Come , thro ' yon ' fquadrons let us hew the way ...
... Jove's high will is ever uncontroul'd , The ftrong he withers , and confounds the bold ; Now crowns with fame the mighty man , and now Strikes the fresh garland from the victor's brow ! Come , thro ' yon ' fquadrons let us hew the way ...
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... Jove's command difpos'd ) , Conform'd fpontaneous , and around him clos'd ; Fill'd with the God , enlarg'd his members grew , Thro ' all his veins a fudden vigour flew , The blood in brisker tides began to roll , 245 250 And Mars ...
... Jove's command difpos'd ) , Conform'd fpontaneous , and around him clos'd ; Fill'd with the God , enlarg'd his members grew , Thro ' all his veins a fudden vigour flew , The blood in brisker tides began to roll , 245 250 And Mars ...
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... Jove , pouring darkness o'er the mingled fight , Conceals the warriors fhining helms in Night : To him , the chief for whom the hofts contend , 320 Had liv'd not hateful , for he liv'd a Friend : Dead he protects him with fuperior care ...
... Jove , pouring darkness o'er the mingled fight , Conceals the warriors fhining helms in Night : To him , the chief for whom the hofts contend , 320 Had liv'd not hateful , for he liv'd a Friend : Dead he protects him with fuperior care ...
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Achilles Achilles's Æneas affift againſt Ajax ancients anſwer Antilochus Apollo armour arms Atrides Automedon battel becauſe befides brave breaſt buckler caft chariot cloſe Compartiment Dacier darkneſs dead death defcending defcription defign dreadful Eneas Euftathius Euphorbus eyes facred faid fame fate fave fays feems fent fhall fhew fhould fide field fight filver fince fire firft flain flies flood fome forrows fpear fpeech ftand ftill ftream fubject fuch fury glory Goddeſs Gods Grecian Greece Greeks hand heav'n Hector hero himſelf hoft Homer Iliad itſelf jav'lin Jove Juno Jupiter Laomedon lefs Lycaon Menelaus mortal moſt Neptune o'er obferves occafion paffage Pallas Patroclus Peleus perfon plain poet Polydamas pow'rs prefent Priam rage reafon reprefented rifing river round Scamander ſhall ſhore ſkies ſpeak ſpear ſpoke ſpread ſtands thee thefe theſe Thetis thofe thoſe thou thro tremble Trojans Troy uſed Virgil Vulcan warrior whofe Xanthus
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Page 51 - Wedged in one body, like a flight of cranes, That shriek incessant, while the falcon, hung High on poised pinions, threats their callow young. So from the Trojan chiefs the Grecians fly, Such the wild terror, and the mingled cry...
Page 185 - And stretch'd the servant o'er his dying lord. As when a flame the winding valley fills, And runs on crackling shrubs between the hills; Then o'er the stubble up the mountain flies, Fires the high woods, and blazes to the skies, This way, and that, the spreading torrent roars : So sweeps the hero through the wasted shores...
Page 79 - That done, their sorrows and their sighs renew. Meanwhile to Juno, in the realms above, (His wife and sister,) spoke almighty Jove. " At last thy will prevails : great Peleus' son Rises in arms : such grace thy Greeks have won.
Page 91 - Here sacred pomp and genial feast delight, And solemn dance and hymeneal rite ; Along the street the new-made brides are led, With torches flaming, to the nuptial bed ; The youthful dancers in a circle bound To the soft flute and cithern's silver sound ; Through the fair streets the matrons in a row Stand in their porches and enjoy the show.
Page 184 - Both in one instant from the chariot hurl'd, Sunk in one instant to the nether world : This difference only their sad fates afford, That one the spear destroy'd, and one the sword.
Page 142 - For Peleus breathes no more the vital air; Or drags a wretched life of age and care, But till the news of my sad fate invades His hastening soul, and sinks him to the shades.
Page 49 - Gone is Antilochus (the hero said) ; But hope not, warriors, for Achilles' aid: Though fierce his rage, unbounded be his woe, Unarm'd, he fights not with the Trojan foe.
Page 201 - And in his deep abysses shakes with fear." He said: then from the bank his javelin tore, And left the breathless warrior in his gore. The floating tides the bloody...
Page 70 - When men distress'd hang out the sign of war;) Soon as the sun in ocean hides his rays, Thick on the hills the flaming beacons blaze; With long-projected beams the seas are bright, And heaven's high arch reflects the ruddy light: So from Achilles' head the splendours rise, Reflecting blaze on blaze against the skies.
Page 122 - And from the broad effulgence turn their eyes. Unmov'd, the hero kindles at the show, And feels with rage divine his bosom glow ; »о From his fierce eye-balls living flames expire, And flash incessant like a stream of fire: He turns the radiant gift, and feeds his mind On all th' immortal artist had design'd.