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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... spake , but his advice mov'd not Ægisthus , on whose head the whole arrear Of vengeance heap'd at last hath therefore fall'n . To whom Minerva , Goddess azure - ey'd : O Jove , Saturnian Sire , o'er all supreme ! * Chrysippus , as ...
... spake , but his advice mov'd not Ægisthus , on whose head the whole arrear Of vengeance heap'd at last hath therefore fall'n . To whom Minerva , Goddess azure - ey'd : O Jove , Saturnian Sire , o'er all supreme ! * Chrysippus , as ...
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... spake thy sire arriv'd , though still it seems The adverse Gods his homeward course retard . For not yet breathless lies the noble chief , But in some island of the boundless flood Resides a prisoner , by barb'rous force Of some rude ...
... spake thy sire arriv'd , though still it seems The adverse Gods his homeward course retard . For not yet breathless lies the noble chief , But in some island of the boundless flood Resides a prisoner , by barb'rous force Of some rude ...
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... spake , and as with eagle wings upborne , Vanish'd incontinent , but him inspir'd With daring fortitude , and on his heart Dearer remembrance of his sire impress'd Than ever . Conscious of the mighty change , Amaz'd he stood , and , in ...
... spake , and as with eagle wings upborne , Vanish'd incontinent , but him inspir'd With daring fortitude , and on his heart Dearer remembrance of his sire impress'd Than ever . Conscious of the mighty change , Amaz'd he stood , and , in ...
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... spake , Eupithes ' son : Telemachus ! the Gods , methinks , themselves Teach thee sublimity , and to pronounce Thy matter fearless . Ah forbid it , Jove ! That one so eloquent should with the weight Of kingly cares in Ithaca be charg'd ...
... spake , Eupithes ' son : Telemachus ! the Gods , methinks , themselves Teach thee sublimity , and to pronounce Thy matter fearless . Ah forbid it , Jove ! That one so eloquent should with the weight Of kingly cares in Ithaca be charg'd ...
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... spake Telemachus , but in his heart Knew well his guest a Goddess from the skies . Then they to dance and heart - enliv'ning song Turn'd joyous , waiting the approach of eve ; The dusky evening found them joyous still , When each , to ...
... spake Telemachus , but in his heart Knew well his guest a Goddess from the skies . Then they to dance and heart - enliv'ning song Turn'd joyous , waiting the approach of eve ; The dusky evening found them joyous still , When each , to ...
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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