The Iliad and Odyssey [and The battle of the frogs and mice] tr. into Engl. blank verse by W. Cowper, Volume 31809 |
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... please thee , even in our ears . The rest , all those who had perdition ' scap'd By war or on the Deep , dwelt now at home ; Him only , of his country and his wife VOL . I. B 1 Alike desirous , in her hollow grot Calypso , ODYSSEY. ...
... please thee , even in our ears . The rest , all those who had perdition ' scap'd By war or on the Deep , dwelt now at home ; Him only , of his country and his wife VOL . I. B 1 Alike desirous , in her hollow grot Calypso , ODYSSEY. ...
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... Deep . E'er since that day , the Shaker of the shores , Although he slay him not , yet devious drives Ulysses from his native isle afar . But come - devise we now with one consent His safe return , both means and prosp'rous end ; So ...
... Deep . E'er since that day , the Shaker of the shores , Although he slay him not , yet devious drives Ulysses from his native isle afar . But come - devise we now with one consent His safe return , both means and prosp'rous end ; So ...
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... deep thought contemplative His noble sire , and questioning if yet Perchance the hero might return , to chase From all his palace that imperious herd , To his own honour lord of his own home . Thus musing there , he suddenly perceiv'd ...
... deep thought contemplative His noble sire , and questioning if yet Perchance the hero might return , to chase From all his palace that imperious herd , To his own honour lord of his own home . Thus musing there , he suddenly perceiv'd ...
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... Deep . Ah ! could they see him once to his own isle Restor'd , both gold and raiment they would wish Far less , and nimbleness of foot instead . But he , alas ! hath by a wretched fate Past question perish'd , and what news soe'er We ...
... Deep . Ah ! could they see him once to his own isle Restor'd , both gold and raiment they would wish Far less , and nimbleness of foot instead . But he , alas ! hath by a wretched fate Past question perish'd , and what news soe'er We ...
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... Deep , possess'd By dire Celano and her Harpy brood ; Nor ever through the anger of the Gods , Emerg❜d a fouler , feller pest from Hell . The birds have virgin looks , but they annoy The scent with filthiest ordure ; talons arm Their ...
... Deep , possess'd By dire Celano and her Harpy brood ; Nor ever through the anger of the Gods , Emerg❜d a fouler , feller pest from Hell . The birds have virgin looks , but they annoy The scent with filthiest ordure ; talons arm Their ...
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abode Achaia's Ægisthus Alcinous ancient Antilochus Antinoüs approach'd arriv'd Atrides bade banquet bard bark behold beneath beside call'd Calypso ceas'd charg'd chief Circe Clytemnestra crew Cyclops daughter death Deep Demodocus divine dread Eurylochus Eurymachus Eustathius ev'ry eyes falchion father feast fill'd flocks flood friends galley Goddess godlike Gods Greecians guest hands hast hath heart Heav'n herald hero Homer Icarius Ilium illustrious immortal isle Ithaca Jove king Laertes land Laodamas length lest libation Lotophagi Mean-time Menelaus Minerva native shores Nausicaa Neleus Neptune Nestor night noble num'rous nymph o'er oars once palace Pallas pass'd Penelope perish'd Phæacia's sons Phæacians Pisistratus plac'd poet pow'r pray'r prepar'd Pylus reach'd receiv'd renown'd replied return'd rock sable saying seiz'd ship side sire slain sleep slew sorrow Sov'reign spake stood stranger suitors Telemachus thee thence thine thou shalt thyself Tiresias toils Troy Ulysses urg'd waves wine woes youth