IliadLippincott, 1870 - 444 pages |
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Achilles addressed Æneas Ajax Antilochus Apollo armor arms Asius Atreus Automedon battle beauteous beheld beneath blood bold brave brazen breast Cebrion chariot chief cloud comrades corpse dead dear death deities Diomed doom dost dreadful drew e'en earth Epeians Eurypylus fear fell fierce fight fire fleet flew foes gave gifts glittering spear goddess godlike gods Grecian Greeks grief hand handsome heaven Hector helmet hero honor horses hurled Idomeneus Jove Jove's Juno leaped lofty lovely Lycians Mars Meanwhile Menelaus Merion mighty Jove Minerva mother Myrmidons ne'er Neptune Nestor noble o'er Olympus Patroclus Pedasus Peleus pierced Polydamas Priam replied round rushed Sarpedon seized shield ships shouting sire slain slay slew smote spake splendid steeds Sthenelus stood struck swift sword Telamon tent Teucer thee Thetis throng took town Trojans Troy twas Tydeus valiant wall warrior weapon Whilst wise Ulysses wounded wrath
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Page 41 - Menelaus and Paris (by the intervention of Hector) for the determination of the war. Iris is sent to call Helen to behold the fight. She leads her to the walls of Troy, where Priam sat with his counsellors observing the Grecian leaders on the plain below, to whom Helen gives an account of the chief of them.
Page xii - Alas, alas! what grief is this for Greece! What joy for Priam, and for Priam's sons ! What exultation for the men of Troy, To hear of feuds 'tween you, of all the Greeks 305 The first in council, and the first in fight! Yet, hear my words, I pray; in years, at least, Ye both must yield to me; and in times past I liv'd with men, and they despis'd me not, Abler in counsel, greater than...
Page 156 - Nestor rouse, if to the guards He will consent to go, and orders give ; His son and Merion their captains are, — Charge of the watch to them intrusted is.
Page 97 - I from Hippolochus my birth derive : To Troy he sent me, and enjoin'd me oft To aim at highest honours, and surpass My comrades all ; nor on my father's name Discredit bring, who held the foremost place In Ephyre, and Lycia's wide domain. Such is my race, and such the blood I boast.
Page 156 - I fear it will be hard to find a man To go on such an errand, all alone, At dead of night among the enemy.