The Iliad of Homer, Volume 1Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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Page 86
... Agamemnon's reign , 135 Subjects all Argos , and controuls the main . the field , the noble boldness of the figure ... Agamemnon , all contribute to cast a majesty on this part . In the paffage of the fceptre , Homer has found an art ...
... Agamemnon's reign , 135 Subjects all Argos , and controuls the main . the field , the noble boldness of the figure ... Agamemnon , all contribute to cast a majesty on this part . In the paffage of the fceptre , Homer has found an art ...
Page 88
... Agamemnon's word , but Jove's own promise to " the contrary , That God has overthrown many cities , and " will yet overturn many others . This was a strong reason " to ftay , and put their confidence in him . It is fhameful to " bave it ...
... Agamemnon's word , but Jove's own promise to " the contrary , That God has overthrown many cities , and " will yet overturn many others . This was a strong reason " to ftay , and put their confidence in him . It is fhameful to " bave it ...
Page 107
... Agamemnon had aimed at , which Neftor's " artifice brings to pafs ; for while they imagine by all he " fays that he is only perfuading them to stay , they find them- " selves unawares put into order of battle , and led under their ...
... Agamemnon had aimed at , which Neftor's " artifice brings to pafs ; for while they imagine by all he " fays that he is only perfuading them to stay , they find them- " selves unawares put into order of battle , and led under their ...
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Achilles againſt Agamemnon ancient anſwer Atrides beauty becauſe beſt cauſe Chalcis chief Chios compariſon criticks defcends defign deſcribes deſcription Euftathius expreffion fable facred faid fame fays fceptre feems fhall fhews fhips fhore fhould fide fimile fince firft firſt fome fpeech fpirit ftadia ftill ftories fubject fuch Goddeſs Gods greateſt Grecian Greece Greeks Heroes himſelf Homer honour Ibid Idomeneus Iliad imagine itſelf Jove Jupiter juſt King laſt Leo Allatius Lycurgus Macrobius Madam Dacier moft moſt muſt Neftor Nireus o'er obferved occafion paffage paffion Pauf Peneus perfons Phthiotis pleaſure Plutarch poem Poet poetry pow'r praiſe preferved Prieſt Princes promiſe Pteleon racter raiſe reaſon repreſenting rife ſays ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhips ſhore ſkies ſome ſpeak ſpoken ſtate Statius ſtill ſtory Strab ſtrength Suidas thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tranflation Trojan Troy Ulyffes uſed verſe Virgil warriours whofe whoſe wiſdom καὶ