The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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Page 288
... person of Eumæus had not been honour- able , and his office a station of dignity : for the fole reason why fuch a tranflation would now be ridiculous , is because fuch em- ployments are now fallen into contempt . Let any person ask this ...
... person of Eumæus had not been honour- able , and his office a station of dignity : for the fole reason why fuch a tranflation would now be ridiculous , is because fuch em- ployments are now fallen into contempt . Let any person ask this ...
Page 295
... person that had a great number of sheep or cattle , or a person of great wealth . " This is likewife evident from the holy Scriptures : David had his officers , like Ulyffes , to attend his flocks and herds : thus 1 Chron . xxvii ...
... person that had a great number of sheep or cattle , or a person of great wealth . " This is likewife evident from the holy Scriptures : David had his officers , like Ulyffes , to attend his flocks and herds : thus 1 Chron . xxvii ...
Page 334
... person who had once known better fortunes , would be uneafy under fuch mean circumstances , and defire to appear like himself ; therefore he asks a better drefs , that Eumæus may believe his former ftory . What Eumæus fpeaks of not ...
... person who had once known better fortunes , would be uneafy under fuch mean circumstances , and defire to appear like himself ; therefore he asks a better drefs , that Eumæus may believe his former ftory . What Eumæus fpeaks of not ...
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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