The Iliad of HomerGeorge Bell & Sons, 1890 - 489 pages |
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... dear to Jove , thou biddest me to decla wrath of Apollo , the far - darting king . Therefore will clare it ; but do thou on thy part covenant , and swe me , that thou wilt promptly assist me in word and For methinks I shall irritate a ...
... dear to Jove , thou biddest me to decla wrath of Apollo , the far - darting king . Therefore will clare it ; but do thou on thy part covenant , and swe me , that thou wilt promptly assist me in word and For methinks I shall irritate a ...
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... dear father the bright - eyed ' maid , unpurchased , unransomed , and conduct a sacred hecatomb to Chrysa ; then , perhaps , having appeased , we might persuade him . " He indeed , having thus spoken , sat down . But to them arose the ...
... dear father the bright - eyed ' maid , unpurchased , unransomed , and conduct a sacred hecatomb to Chrysa ; then , perhaps , having appeased , we might persuade him . " He indeed , having thus spoken , sat down . But to them arose the ...
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... dear compa- nion , and led forth fair - cheeked Briseis from the tent , and gave her to them to conduct ; and they returned along by the ships of the Greeks . But the woman went with them reluctantly , whilst Achilles , weeping ...
... dear compa- nion , and led forth fair - cheeked Briseis from the tent , and gave her to them to conduct ; and they returned along by the ships of the Greeks . But the woman went with them reluctantly , whilst Achilles , weeping ...
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... dear mother , stretching forth his hands : " O mother , since thou hast borne me , to be but short- lived , at least then ought high - thundering Olympian Jove to have vouchsafed honour to me ; but now he has not honoured me ever so ...
... dear mother , stretching forth his hands : " O mother , since thou hast borne me , to be but short- lived , at least then ought high - thundering Olympian Jove to have vouchsafed honour to me ; but now he has not honoured me ever so ...
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... dear father , and ad- dressed him : " O Chryses , Agamemnon , king of men , sent me forth to conduct to thee thy daughter , and to sacrifice a sacred heca- tomb to Phoebus for the Greeks , that we may appease the king , who now has sent ...
... dear father , and ad- dressed him : " O Chryses , Agamemnon , king of men , sent me forth to conduct to thee thy daughter , and to sacrifice a sacred heca- tomb to Phoebus for the Greeks , that we may appease the king , who now has sent ...
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Achæans Achilles addressed Æneas Agamemnon Ajax amongst Antilochus Apollo armour arms arrow Asius Atreus battle beheld beneath brass brave bravest brazen spear breast Buttm chariot companions daughter dear death didst Diomede dost thou dreadful earth enraged Eurypylus evil father Jove fight glory goddess godlike gods Greeks hands hastened hath heart helmet hero Hesych hollow ships honour horses hurled Idomeneus Ilium illustrious immortal Jove Juno king lest Lexil lofty Lycians magnanimous Mars Menelaus Meriones mighty Minerva Neptune Nestor noble Achilles Notes Oïleus Olympus Patroclus Peleus Polydamas Portrait Priam round rushed Sarpedon Saturn seized shield shoulders shouting slain slay slew smote son of Saturn sons soul standing steeds stood subdued swift ships swift-footed Achilles Telamonian Ajax tent Teucer thee things thou art thou hast thou mayest thou wilt thy mind Trans Trojans Troy Tydeus Ulysses unto valiant Virg vols warlike warrior whilst wounded καὶ
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