The Iliad of HomerT. Allman, 1846 - 504 pages |
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Page 61
... shield ; Let all excite the fiery steeds of war , And all for combat fit the rattling car . This day , this dreadful day , let each contend ; No rest , no respite , till the shades descend ; Till darkness , or till death shall cover all ...
... shield ; Let all excite the fiery steeds of war , And all for combat fit the rattling car . This day , this dreadful day , let each contend ; No rest , no respite , till the shades descend ; Till darkness , or till death shall cover all ...
Page 63
... shield , Blazed on her arm , and lighten'd all the field : Round the vast orb a hundred serpents roll'd , Form'd the bright fringe , and seem'd to burn in gold . With this each Grecian's manly breast she warms , Swells their bold hearts ...
... shield , Blazed on her arm , and lighten'd all the field : Round the vast orb a hundred serpents roll'd , Form'd the bright fringe , and seem'd to burn in gold . With this each Grecian's manly breast she warms , Swells their bold hearts ...
Page 90
... shield , a shining orb , he takes , And in his hand a pointed javelin shakes . With equal speed , and fired by equal charms , The Spartan hero sheaths his limbs in arms . Now round the lists th ' admiring armies stand , With javelius ...
... shield , a shining orb , he takes , And in his hand a pointed javelin shakes . With equal speed , and fired by equal charms , The Spartan hero sheaths his limbs in arms . Now round the lists th ' admiring armies stand , With javelius ...
Page 91
... shield the forceful weapon went , 440 His corslet pierces , and his garment rends , And glancing downward , near his flank descends . The wary Trojan , bending from the blow , Eludes the death , and disappoints his foe : But fierce ...
... shield the forceful weapon went , 440 His corslet pierces , and his garment rends , And glancing downward , near his flank descends . The wary Trojan , bending from the blow , Eludes the death , and disappoints his foe : But fierce ...
Page 98
... shields in martial circle stood . 120 To him the goddess : Phrygian ! canst thou hear A well - timed counsel with a willing ear ? What praise were thine , couldst thou direct thy dart , 125 130 Amidst his triumph , to the Spartan's ...
... shields in martial circle stood . 120 To him the goddess : Phrygian ! canst thou hear A well - timed counsel with a willing ear ? What praise were thine , couldst thou direct thy dart , 125 130 Amidst his triumph , to the Spartan's ...
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Achilles Æneas Agamemnon Ajax Antilochus arms Asius Atrides bands battle behold beneath blood bold brave brazen breast chariot chief combat command coursers crown'd dare dart dead death descends Diomed divine dreadful E'en Eurypylus eyes falchion fall fame fate fear field fierce fight fire fix'd flames flies force fury glorious glory goddess godlike gods gore grace Grecian Greece Greeks ground hand haste heaps heart heaven Hector hero Homer honours host Idomeneus Iliad Ilion immortal javelin Jove Jove's Juno Jupiter king lance Lycian martial Menelaus mighty monarch mortal Nestor numbers o'er Pallas Patroclus Peleus Phoebus pierced plain poet Polydamas press'd Priam prince prize proud race rage rise sacred shade shield shining ships shore sire skies slain soul spear spoke stand steeds stern stood swift Teucer thee Thetis thou thunder toils trembling Trojan troops Troy Tydeus Tydides Ulysses walls warrior wound youth