Translations of Homer: The OdysseyMethuen, 1967 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... Eurymachus more gentle and subtle : Antinous derides , Eurymachus flatters . This speech of Antinous is a conceal'd raillery ; he tells Telemachus , that Jove inspires his soul with wisdom , but means that his education has been such ...
... Eurymachus more gentle and subtle : Antinous derides , Eurymachus flatters . This speech of Antinous is a conceal'd raillery ; he tells Telemachus , that Jove inspires his soul with wisdom , but means that his education has been such ...
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... Eurymachus . To heav'n alone Refer the choice to fill the vacant Throne . Your patrimonial stores in peace possess ; Undoubted all your filial claim confess : Your private right shou'd impious pow'r invade , The peers of Ithaca wou'd ...
... Eurymachus . To heav'n alone Refer the choice to fill the vacant Throne . Your patrimonial stores in peace possess ; Undoubted all your filial claim confess : Your private right shou'd impious pow'r invade , The peers of Ithaca wou'd ...
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... Eurymachus . ] It has been observ'd , that Homer is the father of Oratory as well as Poetry ; and it must be confess'd , that there is not any one branch of it that is not to be found in his Poetry . The Invective , Persuasive ...
... Eurymachus . ] It has been observ'd , that Homer is the father of Oratory as well as Poetry ; and it must be confess'd , that there is not any one branch of it that is not to be found in his Poetry . The Invective , Persuasive ...
Contents
Telemachus and Penelope Ulysses among | 36 |
Juno deceives Jupiter by the Girdle of Venus | 156 |
The Fight of Ulysses and Irus | 166 |
Copyright | |
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Achilles Action Alcinous Ancients appears arms attend bear beauty beginning calls Calypso cause character chief consequently Dacier death deep descends divine Eustathius expression eyes Fable fate father feast gives Goddess Gods Greeks ground hand happy heav'n Heroe Homer honour Iliad Island Ithaca Jove kind King land manner mean Menelaus mind Minerva nature necessary Nestor never night o'er objection observes Odyssey opinion passage Penelope person Poem Poet Poetry pow'r Prince probable Queen race Reader reason relation remarkable rest rise royal says shade shews shore soul speaks story sufferings Suitors tears Telemachus tells thee thing thou thought thro train Troy true truth Ulysses verse vessel Virgil voyage whole winds wine wisdom wise woes youth