Translations of Homer: The OdysseyMethuen, 1967 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... tears ; and indeed I cannot see why it should be an honour to any man , to be able to divest himself of humane nature so far as to appear insensible upon the most affecting occasions ; No man is born a Stoic ; it is art , not nature ; tears ...
... tears ; and indeed I cannot see why it should be an honour to any man , to be able to divest himself of humane nature so far as to appear insensible upon the most affecting occasions ; No man is born a Stoic ; it is art , not nature ; tears ...
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... Tears bathe his cheeks , and tears the ground bedew : 570 As some fond matron views in mortal fight Her husband falling in his country's right : Frantic thro ' clashing swords she runs , she flies , As ghastly pale he groans , and ...
... Tears bathe his cheeks , and tears the ground bedew : 570 As some fond matron views in mortal fight Her husband falling in his country's right : Frantic thro ' clashing swords she runs , she flies , As ghastly pale he groans , and ...
Page 294
... tears , and sighs succeeded sighs : Conceal'd he griev'd : the King observ'd alone The silent tear , and heard the secret groan ; Then to the Bard aloud : O cease to sing , Dumb be thy voice , and mute the tuneful string : To ev'ry note ...
... tears , and sighs succeeded sighs : Conceal'd he griev'd : the King observ'd alone The silent tear , and heard the secret groan ; Then to the Bard aloud : O cease to sing , Dumb be thy voice , and mute the tuneful string : To ev'ry note ...
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