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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... who celebrated the worship of the Gods ; from whom they received , in recompense of their devotions , an immunity from conquest by the kings their neighbours . Their suff'rings , far more truly the result Of their 2 ODYSSEY I. 18-40 . 1 ...
... who celebrated the worship of the Gods ; from whom they received , in recompense of their devotions , an immunity from conquest by the kings their neighbours . Their suff'rings , far more truly the result Of their 2 ODYSSEY I. 18-40 . 1 ...
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... king , or woo the queen ; For that Atrides ' son Orestes , soon As grown mature , and eager to assume The sway in Argos , should avenge the deed . So Hermes spake , but his advice mov'd not Ægisthus , on whose head the whole arrear Of ...
... king , or woo the queen ; For that Atrides ' son Orestes , soon As grown mature , and eager to assume The sway in Argos , should avenge the deed . So Hermes spake , but his advice mov'd not Ægisthus , on whose head the whole arrear Of ...
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... kings enthron'd ! If the Immortals ever - blest ordain , That wise Ulysses to his home return , Dispatch we then Hermes the Argicide , Our messenger , to fair Ogygia's isle , Who shall inform Calypso , nymph divine , Of this our purpose ...
... kings enthron'd ! If the Immortals ever - blest ordain , That wise Ulysses to his home return , Dispatch we then Hermes the Argicide , Our messenger , to fair Ogygia's isle , Who shall inform Calypso , nymph divine , Of this our purpose ...
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... kings Of the Achaians may no few be found In sea - girt Ithaca both young and old , Of whom , since great Ulysses is no more , Reign whoso may ; but king , myself , I am In my own my own house , and over all Domestics , by Ulysses gain ...
... kings Of the Achaians may no few be found In sea - girt Ithaca both young and old , Of whom , since great Ulysses is no more , Reign whoso may ; but king , myself , I am In my own my own house , and over all Domestics , by Ulysses gain ...
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... king From this time forth , benevolent , humane , Or righteous , but let every scepter'd hand Rule merciless , and deal in wrong alone , Since none of all his people , whom he sway'd With such paternal gentleness and love , Remembers ...
... king From this time forth , benevolent , humane , Or righteous , but let every scepter'd hand Rule merciless , and deal in wrong alone , Since none of all his people , whom he sway'd With such paternal gentleness and love , Remembers ...
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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