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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... hear ( If hear he may ) some tidings of his Sire , And to procure himself a glorious name . This said , her golden sandals to her feet She bound , ambrosial , which o'er all the Earth And o'er the moist flood waft her fleet as air ...
... hear ( If hear he may ) some tidings of his Sire , And to procure himself a glorious name . This said , her golden sandals to her feet She bound , ambrosial , which o'er all the Earth And o'er the moist flood waft her fleet as air ...
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... 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 hear ODYSSEY I. 178-202 . 0.
... 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 hear ODYSSEY I. 178-202 . 0.
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Homerus. Past question perish'd , and what news soe'er We hear of his return , no comfort breeds In us , convinc'd that he returns no more . But answer undissembling ; tell me true ; Who art thou ? whence ? where stands thy city ? where ...
Homerus. Past question perish'd , and what news soe'er We hear of his return , no comfort breeds In us , convinc'd that he returns no more . But answer undissembling ; tell me true ; Who art thou ? whence ? where stands thy city ? where ...
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... hear me now ; thyself I thus advise . The prime of all thy ships preparing , mann'd With twenty rowers , voyage hence to seek Intelligence of thy long absent sire . Some mortal may inform thee , or a word * , ** Orσa - a word spoken ...
... hear me now ; thyself I thus advise . The prime of all thy ships preparing , mann'd With twenty rowers , voyage hence to seek Intelligence of thy long absent sire . Some mortal may inform thee , or a word * , ** Orσa - a word spoken ...
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... hear his song . To - morrow meet we in full council all , That I may plainly warn you to depart From this our mansion . Seek ye where ye may Your feasts ; consume your own , alternate fed Each at the other's cost ; but if it seem Wisest ...
... hear his song . To - morrow meet we in full council all , That I may plainly warn you to depart From this our mansion . Seek ye where ye may Your feasts ; consume your own , alternate fed Each at the other's cost ; but if it seem Wisest ...
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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