The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... Woes I unfold , of woes a difmal train . Prepare to hear of murther and of blood ; Of god - like heroes who uninjur'd stood Amidst a war of fpears in foreign lands , Yet bled at home , and bled by female hands . Now fummon'd Proferpine ...
... Woes I unfold , of woes a difmal train . Prepare to hear of murther and of blood ; Of god - like heroes who uninjur'd stood Amidst a war of fpears in foreign lands , Yet bled at home , and bled by female hands . Now fummon'd Proferpine ...
Page 144
... woes . Ver . 658. ] This is taken from a verfe in the Iliad , iv . 633 . And fwords around him innocently play : nor have other beautiful expreffions in this speech any other origin ; which to investigate to their respective stations ...
... woes . Ver . 658. ] This is taken from a verfe in the Iliad , iv . 633 . And fwords around him innocently play : nor have other beautiful expreffions in this speech any other origin ; which to investigate to their respective stations ...
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Homer Gilbert Wakefield. 336 349 From fleep debarr'd , we fink from woes to woes ; And cruel , enviest thou a short repose ? Still muft we reftlefs rove , new feas explore , The fun defcending , and so near the shore ? And lo ! the night ...
Homer Gilbert Wakefield. 336 349 From fleep debarr'd , we fink from woes to woes ; And cruel , enviest thou a short repose ? Still muft we reftlefs rove , new feas explore , The fun defcending , and so near the shore ? And lo ! the night ...
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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