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They elect Agamemnon , brother to the injured prince , their general , who by an act of violence affronts Achilles , the most valiant of all the confederates ; upon which this prince breaks the anion , withdraws from the army ...
They elect Agamemnon , brother to the injured prince , their general , who by an act of violence affronts Achilles , the most valiant of all the confederates ; upon which this prince breaks the anion , withdraws from the army ...
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Very unlike this is the character of Achilles , the prin . cipal hero of the poem , which , though suitable to the poet's design , and aptly enough contriv'd to represent the il consequences attending diffentions amongst powers leagued ...
Very unlike this is the character of Achilles , the prin . cipal hero of the poem , which , though suitable to the poet's design , and aptly enough contriv'd to represent the il consequences attending diffentions amongst powers leagued ...
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to him for protection and relief in his extreme distress , the furious paffions of Achilles , his revenge and his hatred , could not but subside ; and he was conttrained to grant the old king , even more than he could have asked .
to him for protection and relief in his extreme distress , the furious paffions of Achilles , his revenge and his hatred , could not but subside ; and he was conttrained to grant the old king , even more than he could have asked .
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| Title | The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of Examples from the Best English Poets ; and of Translations from the Ancients ... Volume 2 of The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of Examples from the Best English Poets; and of Translations from the Ancients, John Newbery |
| Author | John Newbery |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg International Publishers Limited, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 27, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0576029947, 9780576029940 |
| Length | 382 pages |
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