The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... rolled his eyes Around the space of earth , and seas , and skies . He saw the Trojan fleet dispersed , distressed , By stormy winds and wintry heaven oppressed . Full well the god his sister's envy knew , And what her aims , and what ...
... rolled his eyes Around the space of earth , and seas , and skies . He saw the Trojan fleet dispersed , distressed , By stormy winds and wintry heaven oppressed . Full well the god his sister's envy knew , And what her aims , and what ...
Page 69
... to thy praise , great deity , belong , Styled justly Liber in the Roman song : Eternity of youth is thine ! enjoy Years rolled on years , yet still a blooming boy . Thou taught'st the tawny Indian to obey , And Ganges BACCHUS . 69.
... to thy praise , great deity , belong , Styled justly Liber in the Roman song : Eternity of youth is thine ! enjoy Years rolled on years , yet still a blooming boy . Thou taught'st the tawny Indian to obey , And Ganges BACCHUS . 69.
Page 86
... rolled . The bossy naves of solid silver shone ; Braces of gold suspend the moving throne ; The car behind an arching figure bore : The bending concave formed an arch before : Silver the beam ; th ' extended yoke was gold ; And golden ...
... rolled . The bossy naves of solid silver shone ; Braces of gold suspend the moving throne ; The car behind an arching figure bore : The bending concave formed an arch before : Silver the beam ; th ' extended yoke was gold ; And golden ...
Page 144
... rolled , Takes a last look , and , having seen him , dies ; So closed for ever faithful Argus ' eyes ! HOMER . he was Acis , a Sicilian shepherd , beloved by the nymph Galatea ; killed by the giant Polyphemus , and changed into a river ...
... rolled , Takes a last look , and , having seen him , dies ; So closed for ever faithful Argus ' eyes ! HOMER . he was Acis , a Sicilian shepherd , beloved by the nymph Galatea ; killed by the giant Polyphemus , and changed into a river ...
Page 164
... rolled , And twice about his gasping throat they fold . The priest thus doubly choked - their crests divide , And , towering o'er his head , in triumph ride . VIRGIL . Laphria , a name of Diana , in Greece . 164 SYNOPSIS .
... rolled , And twice about his gasping throat they fold . The priest thus doubly choked - their crests divide , And , towering o'er his head , in triumph ride . VIRGIL . Laphria , a name of Diana , in Greece . 164 SYNOPSIS .
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Achilles adored Ægean sea Æneas amongst Anacreon ancient Apollo arms Athens Aurora Bacchus beautiful beneath Boeotia brazen breath called celebrated Ceres chariot Chiron crowned Cybele Cyclades daughter death deities descended Diana divine dreadful earth Esculapius famed famous fate father festivals flames flowers goddess gods gold golden Graces Grecian Greece Greeks hand head heaven Hector hell Hercules heroes HESIOD HOMER honour Iliad immortal island Italy Jove Juno Jupiter king light LUCAN Mercury Minerva monarch monster mortal mother mount mountain Muses Neptune Nereides night numbers nymph o'er ocean Oceanides Olympus oracle OVID OVID'S Metamorphoses Perseus Pluto poets presided Priam principal Proserpine reign river rock rolled Romans Rome sacred Saturn Scamander serpent shore Sicily skies stars sweet temple Terra thee Theogony Theseus Thessaly Thetis Thrace throne thunder town Trojan Trojan war Troy Ulysses usually represented Venus VIRGIL Vulcan waves winds winged worshipped youth Zacynthus