The Odyssey of HomerE. & J. Robertsons, 1761 - 455 páginas |
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... She holds a confe- rence with Telemachus , in the Shape of Mentes king of the Taphians ; in which she advises him to take a journey in quest of his father Ulyffes , to Pylos and Sparta , where Neftor and Menelaus yet reigned : then ...
... She holds a confe- rence with Telemachus , in the Shape of Mentes king of the Taphians ; in which she advises him to take a journey in quest of his father Ulyffes , to Pylos and Sparta , where Neftor and Menelaus yet reigned : then ...
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... She faid the fandals of celestial mold 105 II O 115 120 Fledg'd with ambrofial plumes , and rich with gold , 125 Surround her feet ; with thefe fublime fhe fails Th ' aereal space , and mounts the winged gales : O'er earth and ocean ...
... She faid the fandals of celestial mold 105 II O 115 120 Fledg'd with ambrofial plumes , and rich with gold , 125 Surround her feet ; with thefe fublime fhe fails Th ' aereal space , and mounts the winged gales : O'er earth and ocean ...
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... She feems attentive to their pleaded vows , Her heart detefting what her ear allows . They , vain expectants of the bridal hour , My ftores in riotous expence devour ; 320 In feaft and dance the mirthful months employ , 325 And meditate ...
... She feems attentive to their pleaded vows , Her heart detefting what her ear allows . They , vain expectants of the bridal hour , My ftores in riotous expence devour ; 320 In feaft and dance the mirthful months employ , 325 And meditate ...
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... she wears , And filent to the joyous hall repairs , There from the portal , with her mild command Thus gently checks the minstrel's tuneful hand : ; Phemius ! let acts of gods and heroes old , What antient bards in hall and bow'r have ...
... she wears , And filent to the joyous hall repairs , There from the portal , with her mild command Thus gently checks the minstrel's tuneful hand : ; Phemius ! let acts of gods and heroes old , What antient bards in hall and bow'r have ...
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... She Jhines with fatal excellence to thee : With thee the bowl we drain , indulge the feast , Till righteous heav'n reclaim her ftubborn breast . What though from pole to pole refounds her name ? The fon's deftruction waits the mother's ...
... She Jhines with fatal excellence to thee : With thee the bowl we drain , indulge the feast , Till righteous heav'n reclaim her ftubborn breast . What though from pole to pole refounds her name ? The fon's deftruction waits the mother's ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Alcinous Antinous arms Atrides attend beneath bleft bow'r breaſt caft coaft coaſt cries crown'd cry'd death defcends diftant dire divine dome dreadful Dulichium Eumaeus Euryclea Eurylochus Eurymachus Ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid fair fame fate feaft feas feaſt fecret fhade fhall fhining fhip fhore filver fire firſt fkies flain fleep foft fome forrow foul fpoke ftand ftream fuch fuitors fure fwain fword goddeſs gods grace gueſt hafte hand heav'n hero hofpitable Icarius inftant Jove king Laertes land loft lord Melanthius native Neptune night nymph o'er palace Pallas paſt peers Phaeacian Phemius plac'd pow'r praiſe prince Pylos queen race rage reft rejoin'd reply'd reſt rife rofe royal ſhall ſhore ſkies ſky ſpeed ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtay ſtranger tears Telemachus thee thefe theſe thofe thou thro toils train Ulyffes vafe veffel wat'ry waves whofe wine woes wretch youth
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Página 100 - The Pleiads, Hyads, with the northern team; And great Orion's more refulgent beam; To which, around the axle of the sky, The Bear, revolving, points his golden eye, Still shines exalted on th' ethereal plain, Nor bathes his blazing forehead in the main.
Página 274 - With store to heap above him, and below, And guard each quarter as the tempests blow. There lay the king, and all the rest supine; All, but the careful master of the swine: Forth...
Página 215 - O woman, woman, when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend: And such was mine ! who basely plunged her sword Through the fond bosom where she reign'd adored!
Página 166 - Contemning laws, and trampling on the right. The cave we found, but vacant all within (His flock the giant tended on the green) : But round the grot we gaze ; and all we view, In order...
Página 29 - Till she retires, determined we remain, And both the prince and augur threat in vain: His pride of words, and thy wild dream of fate, Move not the brave, or only move their hate, Threat on, O prince!
Página 325 - This said, the honest herdsman strode before; The musing monarch pauses at the door: The dog, whom Fate had granted to behold His lord, when twenty tedious years had roll'd, Takes a last look, and having seen him, dies; So closed for ever faithful Argus...
Página 333 - Thus she. Eumaeus all her words attends, And, parting, to the suitor powers descends; There seeks Telemachus, and thus apart In whispers breathes the fondness of his heart: "The time, my lord, invites me to repair Hence to the lodge; my charge demands my care.
Página 128 - Bright as the lamp of night, or orb of day, The walls were massy brass : the cornice high Blue metals crown'd in colours of the sky ; Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase ; The pillars silver, on a brazen base ; Silver the lintels deep-projecting o'er, And gold the ringlets that command the door.
Página 439 - CYLLENIUS now to Pluto's dreary reign Conveys the dead, a lamentable train ! The golden wand, that causes sleep to fly, Or in soft slumber seals the wakeful eye, That drives the ghosts to realms of night or day, Points out the long uncomfortable way.
Página 442 - That wide th' extended Hellespont surveys; Where all, from age to age, who pass the coast, May point Achilles' tomb, and hail the mighty ghost. Thetis herself to all our peers proclaims Heroic prizes and exequial games; The gods assented; and around thee lay Rich spoils and gifts that blaz'd against the day.