The Iliad of HomerLongmans, 1877 - 413 pages |
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abandon'd abode accomplish'd accosted Achaians Achilles adown Æneas Agamemnon alighted amongst anger'd anon answer'd Antilochus Apollo appear'd approach'd Argives Argos's army armour arms array'd arriv'd Asius Athena Atrides attain'd behold bosom brass brazen-plated Achaians buckler call'd carry'd cavaliers chariot combat comrade coursers Danaans dear Diomed Diomedes divine earth enter'd Eurypylus eyes father fell fight follow'd foremost forthwith galleys god-like goddess good-at-arms hand haply hardy haste hasten'd hath heart Hector Hephæstus Hera hero horses hosts Idomeneus Ilion immortals javelins Jove Jove-nurtur'd Jove's king Kronides lance Menelaus Meriones midst mortal Nestor o'er offspring Oïleus Olympus Pallas Athena Patroclus Peleus Phoebus Priam prowess reach'd rescue round rush'd Sarpedon ships of Achaia slain smote sons of Achaia spear spoke steeds supernal swift Pelides Telamonian Ajax tent Teucer thee Thereat thine thou thou'st tow'rd Trojans troops Troy Troy's Troytown Tydeus Ulysses unto urg'd welkin whilom wight wing-borne words yfere yonder
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Page 1 - Iwoty for hounds and All manner of prey-birds, wherein Jove's will was accomplish'd From that time forward, when first was in enmity parted Atrides, king of hosts, from Jove-exampling Achilles.
Page 7 - Ah me! great mourning for Achaean land is appointed! These were glad tidings for Priamus, and for his household, And his other Trojans would at heart be dearly delighted, Could they but be appris'd of this contention atween you...
Page 130 - All stars are manifest, each neatherd inly rejoiceth ; Thus, by so many fires, the front of Troy was illumin'd From the rippled Xanthus right up to the ships of Achaia. O'er the plain full a thousand burn'd, and fifty by each one Were sitting, arm'd warriors, red firelight glancing against them, 555 While their steeds, fasten'd to the cars, and greedily tearing Their oats and pale barley, superb-thron'd Morning awaited.
Page 101 - Crying, on its nurse's bosom, to behold such a waving Of plumes on topmost morion, such blazing of armour. Whereupon its mother and father smil'd both to behold it, And the superb Hector from his head took forthwith his helmet, And as soon as on earth he'd...
Page 362 - Now therefore recollect all prowess, as only behoves thee ; Show what a deft spearman thou be'st, and how good a fighter : There's no more shelter to be had ; now Pallas Athena By this lance forthwith shall make thee render atonement 270 For many my comrades, through thy spear's fury lamented.
Page 99 - He met her here hasting, by a single maiden attended, Who bore his son in arms, for a feeble babe was it only, Their dear Hectorides, a star of beauty resembling, Whose name was for him only Scamandrius — else to the Trojans 395 Astyanax, meaning that Troytown's safety was Hector.
Page 403 - Him the divine legate answer'd, the slayer of Argus : " Neither a dog, father, nor a bird of prey yet assails him ; But still is he lying, 'midst yonder tents, by Achilles...