The Iliad of Homer, Volume 1Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... eyes . A heav'nly witness of the wrongs I bear 270 y . 268. Known by the flames that Sparkle from her eyes . ] They who carry on this allegory after the most minute man- ner , refer this to the eyes of Achilles , as indeed we muft , if ...
... eyes . A heav'nly witness of the wrongs I bear 270 y . 268. Known by the flames that Sparkle from her eyes . ] They who carry on this allegory after the most minute man- ner , refer this to the eyes of Achilles , as indeed we muft , if ...
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... eyes than ordinary is ill - grounded , and has no foundation in truth ; their eyes are no larger in proportion than those of men , or of most other animals . But be it as it will , the defign of the Poet , which is only to exprefs the ...
... eyes than ordinary is ill - grounded , and has no foundation in truth ; their eyes are no larger in proportion than those of men , or of most other animals . But be it as it will , the defign of the Poet , which is only to exprefs the ...
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... eyes celestial glories fpread , 579 And dawning conquest play'd around his head . Say , Virgins , feated round the throne divine , All - knowing Goddefles ! immortal Nine ! . 568. Great as the Gods . ] Homer here describes the figure ...
... eyes celestial glories fpread , 579 And dawning conquest play'd around his head . Say , Virgins , feated round the throne divine , All - knowing Goddefles ! immortal Nine ! . 568. Great as the Gods . ] Homer here describes the figure ...
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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