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... land Must speed , obedient to their high command . Meantime Telemachus , the blooming heir Of sea - girt Ithaca , demands my care : 3 Ogygia . 100 110 " Tis mine to form his green , unpractised years 4 [ BOOK I. THE ODYSSEY .
... land Must speed , obedient to their high command . Meantime Telemachus , the blooming heir Of sea - girt Ithaca , demands my care : 3 Ogygia . 100 110 " Tis mine to form his green , unpractised years 4 [ BOOK I. THE ODYSSEY .
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... land ) : A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . THE DESCENT OF MINERVA TO ITHACA . There in the portal placed , the heaven - born maid Enormous riot and misrule survey'd . On hides of beeves , before the palace gate ( Sad spoils ...
... land ) : A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . THE DESCENT OF MINERVA TO ITHACA . There in the portal placed , the heaven - born maid Enormous riot and misrule survey'd . On hides of beeves , before the palace gate ( Sad spoils ...
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... land ; Sincere , from whence began thy course , recite , And to what ship I owe the friendly freight ? Now first to me this visit dost thou deign , Or number'd in my father's social train ? All who deserved his choice , he made his own ...
... land ; Sincere , from whence began thy course , recite , And to what ship I owe the friendly freight ? Now first to me this visit dost thou deign , Or number'd in my father's social train ? All who deserved his choice , he made his own ...
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... land , I steer my voyage to the Brutian strand ; To gain by commerce , for the labour'd mass , A just proportion of refulgent brass . Far from your capital my ship resides At Reithrus , and secure at anchor rides ; Where waving groves ...
... land , I steer my voyage to the Brutian strand ; To gain by commerce , for the labour'd mass , A just proportion of refulgent brass . Far from your capital my ship resides At Reithrus , and secure at anchor rides ; Where waving groves ...
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... land allows , There ply the early feast , and late carouse . But if , to honour lost , ' tis still decreed For you my bowl shall flow , my flock shall bleed ; Judge and revenge my right , impartial Jove ! — By him and all th ' immortal ...
... land allows , There ply the early feast , and late carouse . But if , to honour lost , ' tis still decreed For you my bowl shall flow , my flock shall bleed ; Judge and revenge my right , impartial Jove ! — By him and all th ' immortal ...
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address'd Alcinoüs Amphinomus Anticlea Antinous arms Atrides attend beneath bless'd blood bower brave breast breath coast cries crown'd death decreed deed descends dire divine dome doom'd dreadful Dulichium Eumæus Euryclea Eurylochus Eurymachus eyes fair faithful fame fate father feast flies goddess gods grace grief guest hand haste hear heart Heaven herds hero honours Ithaca Jove king labours Laërtes Lampetie land lord maid Medon Melanthius mighty mind Minerva monarch native Neleus Neptune night nymph o'er palace Pallas pass'd peers Penelope pensive Phemius Pisistratus press'd prey prince Pylos queen race rage realms rejoin'd replies rise roll'd round royal sacred sails sate shade shining shore sire Sirens play skies soft sorrow soul spoke stranger suitors swain Swift Taphian tears Telemachus thee Theoclymenus thou Tiresias toils touch'd train Ulysses vengeance vessel wandering waves wine woes wretch youth
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Page 168 - The sun ne'er views the uncomfortable seats, When radiant he advances, or retreats: Unhappy race! whom endless night invades, Clouds the dull air, and wraps them round in shades.
Page 186 - With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round stone; The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground.
Page 270 - He knew his lord :— he knew, and strove to meet (In vain he strove), to crawl, and kiss his feet; Yet (all he could) his tail, his ears, his eyes, Salute his master, and confess his joys.
Page 195 - Blest is the man ordained our voice to hear, The song instructs the soul, and charms the ear. Approach ! Thy soul shall into raptures rise ; Approach ! and learn new wisdom from the wise.
Page 138 - And gloomy mischiefs labour in his mind. A form enormous ! far unlike the race Of human birth, in stature, or in face ; As some lone mountain's monstrous growth he stood, Crown'd with rough thickets, and a nodding wood.
Page 66 - From the bleak pole no winds inclement blow, Mould the round hail, or flake the fleecy snow; But from the breezy deep the blest inhale The fragrant murmurs of the western gale.
Page 42 - Thus while he speaks, the ruddy sun descends, And twilight gray her evening shade extends. Then thus the blue ey'd maid: O full of days! Wise are thy words, and just are all thy ways. Now immolate the tongues, and mix the wine, Sacred to Neptune and the powers divine. The lamp of day is quench'd beneath the deep, And soft approach the balmy hours of sleep: Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast, Timeless, indecent, but retire to rest.
Page 311 - Jove, and ethereal thrones! with heaven to friend, If the long series of my woes shall end; Of human race now rising from repose, Let one a blissful omen here disclose: And to confirm my faith, propitious Jove! Vouchsafe the sanction of a sign above.
Page 197 - Dire Scylla there a scene of horror forms, And here Charybdis fills the deep with storms. When the tide rushes from her rumbling caves, The rough rock roars ; tumultuous boil the waves, Boisterous and gentle sounds.
Page 1 - Troy, and raz'd her heav'n-built wall, Wandering from clime to clime, observant stray'd, Their manners noted, and their states survey'd. On stormy seas unnumber'd toils he bore, Safe with his friends to gain his natal shore...