Translations of Homer: The OdysseyMethuen, 1967 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... Phemius was consign'd the chorded Lyre , 195 Whose hand reluctant touch'd the warbling wire : Phemius , whose voice divine cou'd sweetest sing High strains , responsive to the vocal string . Mean while , in whispers to his heav'nly ...
... Phemius was consign'd the chorded Lyre , 195 Whose hand reluctant touch'd the warbling wire : Phemius , whose voice divine cou'd sweetest sing High strains , responsive to the vocal string . Mean while , in whispers to his heav'nly ...
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... Phemius would have certainly found credit , for Poets were believ'd to be inspir'd by the Gods : they were look'd upon as Prophets , and to have something of divinity in them , as appears from Demodocus in the 8th book of the Odyssey ...
... Phemius would have certainly found credit , for Poets were believ'd to be inspir'd by the Gods : they were look'd upon as Prophets , and to have something of divinity in them , as appears from Demodocus in the 8th book of the Odyssey ...
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... Phemius ! let acts of Gods , and Heroes old , What ancient bards in hall and bow'r have told , Attemper'd to the Lyre , your voice employ ; Such the pleas'd ear will drink with silent joy . But oh ! forbear that dear , disastrous name ...
... Phemius ! let acts of Gods , and Heroes old , What ancient bards in hall and bow'r have told , Attemper'd to the Lyre , your voice employ ; Such the pleas'd ear will drink with silent joy . But oh ! forbear that dear , disastrous name ...
Contents
Telemachus and Penelope Ulysses among | 36 |
Juno deceives Jupiter by the Girdle of Venus | 156 |
The Fight of Ulysses and Irus | 166 |
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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