The Iliad of HomerGeorge Bell & Sons, 1890 - 489 pages |
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... fire . Sternly regarding Calchas most of all , he addressed [ him ] : 66 Prophet of ills , not at any time hast thou spoken any- thing good for me ; but evils are always gratifying to thy soul to prophesy , 3 and never yet hast thou ...
... fire . Sternly regarding Calchas most of all , he addressed [ him ] : 66 Prophet of ills , not at any time hast thou spoken any- thing good for me ; but evils are always gratifying to thy soul to prophesy , 3 and never yet hast thou ...
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... fire now must the counsels and thoughts of men have sunk , and the unmixed libations , and the right hands in which we trusted ; for in vain do we dispute with words , nor can we discover any resource , although we have been here for a ...
... fire now must the counsels and thoughts of men have sunk , and the unmixed libations , and the right hands in which we trusted ; for in vain do we dispute with words , nor can we discover any resource , although we have been here for a ...
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... fire ; and cut away Hector's coat of mail around his breast , split asunder with the brass ; and around him may many comrades , prone in the dust , seize the earth with their teeth . " Thus he spoke , nor as yet did the son of Saturn ...
... fire ; and cut away Hector's coat of mail around his breast , split asunder with the brass ; and around him may many comrades , prone in the dust , seize the earth with their teeth . " Thus he spoke , nor as yet did the son of Saturn ...
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... fire consumes an immense forest upon the tops of a mountain , and the gleam is seen from afar so , as they advanced , the radiance from the beaming brass glittering on all sides reached heaven through the air . And of these - like as ...
... fire consumes an immense forest upon the tops of a mountain , and the gleam is seen from afar so , as they advanced , the radiance from the beaming brass glittering on all sides reached heaven through the air . And of these - like as ...
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... fire , and the earth groaned beneath , as in honour of thunder - rejoicing Jove when angry , when he strikes the earth around Typhoeus in Arimæ , 5 where they say is the tomb of Typhoeus ; thus indeed beneath their feet the earth ...
... fire , and the earth groaned beneath , as in honour of thunder - rejoicing Jove when angry , when he strikes the earth around Typhoeus in Arimæ , 5 where they say is the tomb of Typhoeus ; thus indeed beneath their feet the earth ...
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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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