The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3Bernard Lintot, 1725 - Epic poetry |
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... land of Circe . Eurylochus is fent firft with fome Companions , all which , except Eurylochus , are transform'd into Swine . Ú lyffes then undertakes the adventure , and by the help of Mercury , who gives him the herb Moly , overcomes ...
... land of Circe . Eurylochus is fent firft with fome Companions , all which , except Eurylochus , are transform'd into Swine . Ú lyffes then undertakes the adventure , and by the help of Mercury , who gives him the herb Moly , overcomes ...
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... land of those who play upon inftruments . We learn from Calli- machus , in his Hymn to Diana , that Lipara was originally call'd Mel gounts . She ( Diana ) went to find out the Cyclops : She found them in Lipara , for that is the name ...
... land of those who play upon inftruments . We learn from Calli- machus , in his Hymn to Diana , that Lipara was originally call'd Mel gounts . She ( Diana ) went to find out the Cyclops : She found them in Lipara , for that is the name ...
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... land . His v . 83. Vile wretchy begone ! - This unhofpitable character of colus may feem contrary to the human difpofition which Ho- mer before afcrib'd to him ; he therefore tells us , that Ulyffes ap- pear'd to him to be an object of ...
... land . His v . 83. Vile wretchy begone ! - This unhofpitable character of colus may feem contrary to the human difpofition which Ho- mer before afcrib'd to him ; he therefore tells us , that Ulyffes ap- pear'd to him to be an object of ...
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... Land of the Leftrigons was fruitful , and fit for pafturage ; it was the practice to tend the theep by day , and the oxen by night ; for it was infefted by a kind of fly that was very grievous to the oxen by day , whereas the wool of ...
... Land of the Leftrigons was fruitful , and fit for pafturage ; it was the practice to tend the theep by day , and the oxen by night ; for it was infefted by a kind of fly that was very grievous to the oxen by day , whereas the wool of ...
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... land . They went , and kept the wheel's smooth - beaten road Which to the city drew the mountain wood ; We are inform'd that there was a Queen of Libya of that name , by Diodorus Siculus ; she was a person of great beauty , but of great ...
... land . They went , and kept the wheel's smooth - beaten road Which to the city drew the mountain wood ; We are inform'd that there was a Queen of Libya of that name , by Diodorus Siculus ; she was a person of great beauty , but of great ...
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