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... fight ? 3 The son of Latona and Jove ; for he , enraged with the king , stirred up an evil pestilence - Although , as Ernesti observes , the verb poíaev does not necessa- rily contain the idea of a premature death , yet the ancient ...
... fight ? 3 The son of Latona and Jove ; for he , enraged with the king , stirred up an evil pestilence - Although , as Ernesti observes , the verb poíaev does not necessa- rily contain the idea of a premature death , yet the ancient ...
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... fight bravely with did not come hither to fight on account of th jans , seeing that they are blameless as respec they have never driven away my oxen , nor my 1 More closely , " took from the cities , when we des 2 Buttmann would take ...
... fight bravely with did not come hither to fight on account of th jans , seeing that they are blameless as respec they have never driven away my oxen , nor my 1 More closely , " took from the cities , when we des 2 Buttmann would take ...
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... fight their best , and thou wilt likewise learn whether it is by the divine interposition that thou art destined not to dismantle the city , or by the cowardice of the troops , and their un- skilfulness in war . " t ] has devoure ber ...
... fight their best , and thou wilt likewise learn whether it is by the divine interposition that thou art destined not to dismantle the city , or by the cowardice of the troops , and their un- skilfulness in war . " t ] has devoure ber ...
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... fight . te on Odyss . ii.p.2 again mentioned , But the Trojans who inhabited Zeleia , beneath the lowest foot of Ida , wealthy and drinking the dark water of Æsepus , these Pandarus , the valiant son of Lycaon , commanded , to whom even ...
... fight . te on Odyss . ii.p.2 again mentioned , But the Trojans who inhabited Zeleia , beneath the lowest foot of Ida , wealthy and drinking the dark water of Æsepus , these Pandarus , the valiant son of Lycaon , commanded , to whom even ...
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Homer. ipped with br fight against red him advanc a hungering E large size , havi For he greed ous youths pus held ... fight , cause the other Trojans and all the Greeks to sit down , but match me and Mars - beloved Menelaus to contend ...
Homer. ipped with br fight against red him advanc a hungering E large size , havi For he greed ous youths pus held ... fight , cause the other Trojans and all the Greeks to sit down , but match me and Mars - beloved Menelaus to contend ...
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Achæans Achilles addressed Æneas Agamemnon Ajax amongst Antilochus Apollo armour arms arrow Asius Atreus battle beheld beneath brass brave bravest brazen spear breast Buttm chariot companions daughter dear death didst Diomede dost thou dreadful earth enraged Eurypylus evil father Jove fight glory goddess godlike gods Greeks hands hastened hath heart Hector helmet hero hither hollow ships honour horses hurled Idomeneus Ilium illustrious immortal Jove Juno king lest Lexil lofty Lycians magnanimous Mars mayest Menelaus Meriones mighty Minerva mortal Neptune Nestor noble Achilles Olympus Patroclus Peleus Polydamas Priam round rushed Sarpedon Saturn seized shield shoulders shouting slain slay slew smote son of Saturn sons soul spoke winged standing steeds stood subdued swift ships swift-footed Achilles Telamonian Ajax tent Teucer thee things thou art thou hast thou wilt Trojans Troy Tydeus Ulysses unto valiant Virg warlike whilst winged words wounded καὶ
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Page 297 - If chance the radiant sun with farewell sweet Extend his evening beam, the fields revive, The birds their nests renew, and bleating herds Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.
Page 421 - O'er bog, or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, 950 And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Page 371 - But dreadfully from above thundered the father of gods and men ; whilst beneath Neptune shook the boundless earth and the lofty summits of the mountains. The roots and all the summits of many-rilled Ida were shaken, and the city of the Trojans, and the ships of the Greeks. Pluto himself, king of the nether world, trembled beneath, and leaped up from his throne, terrified, and shouted aloud, lest earth-shaking Neptune should rend asunder the earth over him, and disclose to mortals and immortals his...
Page 57 - O father Jove, ruling from Ida, most glorious, most mighty, — and thou, O sun, who beholdest all things, and hearest all things — and ye rivers, and thou earth, and ye below who punish men deceased, whosoever swears with perjury, be ye witnesses and preserve the faithful league. If, on the one hand, Alexander should slay Menelaus, let him thenceforth retain Helen and all her possessions ; but let us return in our sea-traversing ships. But if, on the contrary, yellow-haired Menelaus slay Alexander,...
Page 135 - Jove assembles the gods, and forbids them to interfere between the Greeks and Trojans. He then repairs to Ida, where, having consulted the scales of destiny, he directs his lightning against the Greeks. Nestor, in the chariot of Diomede, goes against Hector, whose charioteer is slain by Diomede. Jove again interposes his thunders, and the Greeks seek refuge within the rampart.
Page 265 - From off the files of war : there they him laid Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame, To find himself not...
Page 229 - But he himself placed gold around his person, took his golden lash, well wrought, and ascended his chariot. He proceeded to drive over the billows, and the monsters of the deep * sported beneath him on all sides from their recesses, nor were ignorant of their king. For joy the sea separated ; and they flew very rapidly, nor was the brazen axle moist beneath.
Page 269 - I may chastise thee with stripes. Dost thou not remember when thou didst swing from on high, and I hung two anvils from thy feet, and bound a golden chain around thy hands, that could not be broken ? And thou didst hang in the air and clouds, and the gods commiserated thee throughout lofty Olympus ; but standing around, they were not able to release thee; but whomsoever I caught, seizing, I hurled from the threshold [of heaven], till he reached the earth, hardly breathing.
Page 37 - Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view, Nor the deep tract of Hell, say first what cause Mov'd our grand parents in that happy state...
Page 151 - BOOK THE NINTH. ARGUMENT. By advice of Nestor, Agamemnon sends Ulysses, Phoenix, and Ajax, to the tent of Achilles to sue for a reconciliation. Notwithstanding the earnest appeal of Phoenix, their errand proves fruitless. THUS the Trojans indeed kept guard : but a mighty...