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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... seated her , apart From that rude throng , and for himself dispos'd A throne of various colours at her side ; Lest , stunn'd with clamour of the lawless band , His guest should suffer pain , and that himself Might ask him tidings of his ...
... seated her , apart From that rude throng , and for himself dispos'd A throne of various colours at her side ; Lest , stunn'd with clamour of the lawless band , His guest should suffer pain , and that himself Might ask him tidings of his ...
Page 88
... seated , of her spouse inquir'd : Know we , my Menelaus , dear to Jove ! These guests of ours , and whence they have arriv'd ? Erroneous I may speak , yet speak I must ; In man or woman never have I seen Such likeness to another ...
... seated , of her spouse inquir'd : Know we , my Menelaus , dear to Jove ! These guests of ours , and whence they have arriv'd ? Erroneous I may speak , yet speak I must ; In man or woman never have I seen Such likeness to another ...
Page 97
... seated , heard the call . We , starting both , had either left at once Our close concealment , or , at least , replied , But more discreet Ulysses interpos'd Firm hindrance , and controll'd the rash desire . Now , therefore , all were ...
... seated , heard the call . We , starting both , had either left at once Our close concealment , or , at least , replied , But more discreet Ulysses interpos'd Firm hindrance , and controll'd the rash desire . Now , therefore , all were ...
Page 137
... seated ; tears that never ceas'd His cheek bedew'd , and , since the lovely nymph Had lost her pow'r to charm him , he resign'd All thought of bliss besides , and in the pangs Of hopeless exile pass'd his happiest hours , Yet , through ...
... seated ; tears that never ceas'd His cheek bedew'd , and , since the lovely nymph Had lost her pow'r to charm him , he resign'd All thought of bliss besides , and in the pangs Of hopeless exile pass'd his happiest hours , Yet , through ...
Page 161
... seated on the river's bank , They took repast , while stretch'd the garments lay In noon - day fervour of the sun , to dry . Their hunger satisfied , at once arose The mistress and her train , and putting off * Pausanias says , there ...
... seated on the river's bank , They took repast , while stretch'd the garments lay In noon - day fervour of the sun , to dry . Their hunger satisfied , at once arose The mistress and her train , and putting off * Pausanias says , there ...
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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