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... describes himself , — ' Whom the muse loved , and gave him good and ill ; Ill , that of light she did his eyes deprive , Good , that sweet minstrelsies divine at will She lent him , and a voice men's ears to thrill , ' - ( Worsley ) ...
... describes himself , — ' Whom the muse loved , and gave him good and ill ; Ill , that of light she did his eyes deprive , Good , that sweet minstrelsies divine at will She lent him , and a voice men's ears to thrill , ' - ( Worsley ) ...
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... describing his dress , which the queen remembers having worked for him . He also tells her that her husband is within easy reach of Ithaca , and , grateful for the comfort , she orders him a bath , at which he is tended by the old nurse ...
... describing his dress , which the queen remembers having worked for him . He also tells her that her husband is within easy reach of Ithaca , and , grateful for the comfort , she orders him a bath , at which he is tended by the old nurse ...
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... describes the five ages of the world , and the increase of evil as each succeeds the other . The first race of mortals in the golden age he represents as , after death , becoming genii , and moving invisibly through the earth as ...
... describes the five ages of the world , and the increase of evil as each succeeds the other . The first race of mortals in the golden age he represents as , after death , becoming genii , and moving invisibly through the earth as ...
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... describe the grand de- parture of the army under Xerxes . Next the Queen Atossa enters , and relates an ominous ... describes the fight at Salamis , —a thousand ships against thirty . The queen retires to offer libations to the dead ...
... describe the grand de- parture of the army under Xerxes . Next the Queen Atossa enters , and relates an ominous ... describes the fight at Salamis , —a thousand ships against thirty . The queen retires to offer libations to the dead ...
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... describes the assembling of the enemy at each of the gates , and that Polynices i specially opposed to the king , his brother . Eteocles nominates the Theban champions to meet the opposing chiefs , amongst whom is the Sphinx , and the ...
... describes the assembling of the enemy at each of the gates , and that Polynices i specially opposed to the king , his brother . Eteocles nominates the Theban champions to meet the opposing chiefs , amongst whom is the Sphinx , and the ...
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