The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... give a reafon of this fiction of the wall of brafs , from this defcription of Ariftotle : all night fires appear ( fays ... gives him 3. twelve children , thefe denote the twelve principal winds ; half of which children are males , half ...
... give a reafon of this fiction of the wall of brafs , from this defcription of Ariftotle : all night fires appear ( fays ... gives him 3. twelve children , thefe denote the twelve principal winds ; half of which children are males , half ...
Page 47
... gives as a preservative against incantation is inftruction ; the root of it is black , the flower white and fweet ; the root denotes that the foundation or principles of instruction appear obfcure and bitter , and are distasteful at ...
... gives as a preservative against incantation is inftruction ; the root of it is black , the flower white and fweet ; the root denotes that the foundation or principles of instruction appear obfcure and bitter , and are distasteful at ...
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... gives a very different character of Salmoneus from this of Homer : he describes him as an impious perfon who prefumed to imitate the thunder of Jupiter , whereas Homer ftiles him blameless , or apúa ; an argument , fays Euftathius ...
... gives a very different character of Salmoneus from this of Homer : he describes him as an impious perfon who prefumed to imitate the thunder of Jupiter , whereas Homer ftiles him blameless , or apúa ; an argument , fays Euftathius ...
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Æneid againſt Alcinous Anticlea antient aſked becauſe breaſt Caïcus Chapman Circe companions confequently couplet Dacier dæmon darkneſs defcends defcription deſcribes dreadful Elpenor Enipeus Euftathius Eumæus Eurylochus Eurypylus ev'ry expreffion exprefs eyes fable facred fafe faid falchion fame fate fays feas feaſt feems fhade fhall fhews fhip fhore fhort fhould fignifies firft firſt flain fleep fome forrow foul fpeaks ftand ftill ftory fuch Goddeſs Gods gueſt heav'n hell herds hero himſelf Homer honour Iliad inftance iſland Jove loft moſt muſt night o'er obferves occafion Odyffey Odyſſey Ogilby paffage perfon Phæacians pleaſe pleaſure Poet poetry pow'r reaſon reft repreſent rhymes rife ſay Scylla ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhip ſhore ſpeaks ſpread ſtay ſtory Strabo Symplegades Telegonus Telemachus thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tranflator Ulyffes underſtand underſtood uſed veffel verfe verfion verſe Virgil whofe whoſe winds wiſdom woes words καὶ