The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... observes ) figni- fies the land of those who play upon inftruments . We learn from Callimachus , in his Hymn to Diana , that Lipara was originally called Meligounis . She ( Diana ) went to find out the Cyclops : fhe found them in Lipara ...
... observes ) figni- fies the land of those who play upon inftruments . We learn from Callimachus , in his Hymn to Diana , that Lipara was originally called Meligounis . She ( Diana ) went to find out the Cyclops : fhe found them in Lipara ...
Page 40
... observes Euftathius , by the ancients . There not only a remarkable harmony in the flowing of the poetry , But the very manner of speaking represents the disorder of the speaker ; he is in too great an emotion to introduce his speech by ...
... observes Euftathius , by the ancients . There not only a remarkable harmony in the flowing of the poetry , But the very manner of speaking represents the disorder of the speaker ; he is in too great an emotion to introduce his speech by ...
Page 125
... ( observes Dacier ) have pretended to comply with the impatience of Ulyffes , and immediately difmiffed him with a small gratuity , under the pretext of not having time to prepare a greater . It must be con- feffed , to the reproach of ...
... ( observes Dacier ) have pretended to comply with the impatience of Ulyffes , and immediately difmiffed him with a small gratuity , under the pretext of not having time to prepare a greater . It must be con- feffed , to the reproach of ...
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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