Translations of Homer: The OdysseyMethuen, 1967 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... Queen she sought : the Queen her hours bestow'd In curious works ; the whirling spindle glow'd With crimson threads , while busy damsels cull The snowy fleece , or twist the purpled wool . Mean - time Pheacia's peers in council sate ...
... Queen she sought : the Queen her hours bestow'd In curious works ; the whirling spindle glow'd With crimson threads , while busy damsels cull The snowy fleece , or twist the purpled wool . Mean - time Pheacia's peers in council sate ...
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... Queen along the rooms of state ; Her royal hand a wond'rous work designs , Around , a circle of bright damsels shines , Part twist the threads , and part the wool dispose , While with the purple orb the spindle glows . High on a throne ...
... Queen along the rooms of state ; Her royal hand a wond'rous work designs , Around , a circle of bright damsels shines , Part twist the threads , and part the wool dispose , While with the purple orb the spindle glows . High on a throne ...
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... Queen ought to hear before strangers , and what women might say when alone amongst themselves ; thus to the Queen he sings a philosophical song , the intrigues of Mars and Venus amongst Nymphs when they were alone . Plutarch ( De Vita ...
... Queen ought to hear before strangers , and what women might say when alone amongst themselves ; thus to the Queen he sings a philosophical song , the intrigues of Mars and Venus amongst Nymphs when they were alone . Plutarch ( De Vita ...
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