The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... her fury burns , Proud tyrants humbles , and whole hosts o'erturns . From high Olympus prone her flight she bends , And in the realm of Ithaca descends . Her lineaments divine , the grave disguise Of Mentes ' MINERVA . 47.
... her fury burns , Proud tyrants humbles , and whole hosts o'erturns . From high Olympus prone her flight she bends , And in the realm of Ithaca descends . Her lineaments divine , the grave disguise Of Mentes ' MINERVA . 47.
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Or, Mythology for Children. Her lineaments divine , the grave disguise Of Mentes ' form concealed from human eyes , ( Mentes , the monarch of the Taphian land , ) A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . Odyssey , book 1 . APOLLO ...
Or, Mythology for Children. Her lineaments divine , the grave disguise Of Mentes ' form concealed from human eyes , ( Mentes , the monarch of the Taphian land , ) A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . Odyssey , book 1 . APOLLO ...
Page 65
... divine : " The wretched quarrels of the mortal state Are far unworthy , gods ! of your debate ; Let men their days in senseless strife employ , We , in eternal peace , and constant joy . E Thou , goddess - mother , with our sire comply ...
... divine : " The wretched quarrels of the mortal state Are far unworthy , gods ! of your debate ; Let men their days in senseless strife employ , We , in eternal peace , and constant joy . E Thou , goddess - mother , with our sire comply ...
Page 74
... rise , Whose empire ocean , and whose fame the skies , Alone shall bound ; whom , fraught with eastern spoils , Our heaven , the just reward of human toils , Securely shall repay , with rites divine ; And incense 74 JANUS .
... rise , Whose empire ocean , and whose fame the skies , Alone shall bound ; whom , fraught with eastern spoils , Our heaven , the just reward of human toils , Securely shall repay , with rites divine ; And incense 74 JANUS .
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Or, Mythology for Children. Securely shall repay , with rites divine ; And incense shall ascend before his sacred shrine . Then dire debate , and impious war shall cease , And the stern age be softened into peace : Then banished Faith ...
Or, Mythology for Children. Securely shall repay , with rites divine ; And incense shall ascend before his sacred shrine . Then dire debate , and impious war shall cease , And the stern age be softened into peace : Then banished Faith ...
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