The Iliad of Homer, Volume 1Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... actions committed , or hard words given , he generally characterises them as fuch by a previous expreffion . This paffage is given as one instance of it , where he fays the repulfe of Chryfes was a proud inju- rious action in Agamemnon ...
... actions committed , or hard words given , he generally characterises them as fuch by a previous expreffion . This paffage is given as one instance of it , where he fays the repulfe of Chryfes was a proud inju- rious action in Agamemnon ...
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... action with a moft beautiful allegory . He fuppofes that fuch afflictions are fent from Heaven for the punishment of our evil actions ; and because the Sun was a principal Inftrument of it , he fays it was fent to punifh Agamemnon for ...
... action with a moft beautiful allegory . He fuppofes that fuch afflictions are fent from Heaven for the punishment of our evil actions ; and because the Sun was a principal Inftrument of it , he fays it was fent to punifh Agamemnon for ...
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... action reflects a dif- honour upon him . pro- . 464. The Thundrer ow'd . ] This alludes to a ftory which Achilles tells the ambaffadors of Agamemnon , Il . ix . That he had the choice of two fates : one lefs glorious at home , but ...
... action reflects a dif- honour upon him . pro- . 464. The Thundrer ow'd . ] This alludes to a ftory which Achilles tells the ambaffadors of Agamemnon , Il . ix . That he had the choice of two fates : one lefs glorious at home , but ...
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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