Translations of Homer: The OdysseyMethuen, 1967 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... wise man neglects not his friends in adversity . But , says Rapin , what could oblige Homer to begin with so dishonourable an action , and place the greatest weakness of his Heroe in the very frontispiece of his Poem ? and invoke his ...
... wise man neglects not his friends in adversity . But , says Rapin , what could oblige Homer to begin with so dishonourable an action , and place the greatest weakness of his Heroe in the very frontispiece of his Poem ? and invoke his ...
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... wise sons descendent of the wise , And did not Heroes from brave Heroes rise , Vain were my hopes : few sons attain the praise 310 315 Of their great sires , and most their sires disgrace . But since thy veins paternal virtue fires ...
... wise sons descendent of the wise , And did not Heroes from brave Heroes rise , Vain were my hopes : few sons attain the praise 310 315 Of their great sires , and most their sires disgrace . But since thy veins paternal virtue fires ...
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... wise Ulysses said . 530 O more than man ! thy soul the Muse inspires , Or Phœbus animates with all his fires : For ... wise man ought to hear , and that Poets should recite nothing but what may be heard by a wise man . In ev'ry land ...
... wise Ulysses said . 530 O more than man ! thy soul the Muse inspires , Or Phœbus animates with all his fires : For ... wise man ought to hear , and that Poets should recite nothing but what may be heard by a wise man . In ev'ry land ...
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