The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 |
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... Alcinous king of Phaacia ) commands her to descend to the river , and wash the robes of state , in preparation to her nuptials . Nausicaa goes with her handmaids to the river ; where , while the garments are spread on the bank , they ...
... Alcinous king of Phaacia ) commands her to descend to the river , and wash the robes of state , in preparation to her nuptials . Nausicaa goes with her handmaids to the river ; where , while the garments are spread on the bank , they ...
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... to fly ( By Neptune awed ) apparent from the sky : Stern god ! who raged with vengeance unre- strain❜d , Till great Ulysses hail'd his native land . BOOK VII . The Argument . THE COURT OF ALCINOUS B. VI . 151 THE ODYSSEY .
... to fly ( By Neptune awed ) apparent from the sky : Stern god ! who raged with vengeance unre- strain❜d , Till great Ulysses hail'd his native land . BOOK VII . The Argument . THE COURT OF ALCINOUS B. VI . 151 THE ODYSSEY .
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... ALCINOUS . The princess Nausicaa returns to the city , and Ulysses soon after follows thither . He is met by Pallas ... Alcinoüs described . Ulysses falling at the feet of the queen , the mist disperses , the Phæacians admire , and ...
... ALCINOUS . The princess Nausicaa returns to the city , and Ulysses soon after follows thither . He is met by Pallas ... Alcinoüs described . Ulysses falling at the feet of the queen , the mist disperses , the Phæacians admire , and ...
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... Alcinoüs ' queen , Arete is her name , The same her parents , and her power the same . For know , from Ocean's god Nausithous sprung , And ... Alcinous came . The first by Phoebus ' burning arrows fired , New 154 B. VII . THE ODYSSEY .
... Alcinoüs ' queen , Arete is her name , The same her parents , and her power the same . For know , from Ocean's god Nausithous sprung , And ... Alcinous came . The first by Phoebus ' burning arrows fired , New 154 B. VII . THE ODYSSEY .
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... Alcinoüs glory shine ; Let fame be his , and ah ! my country mine ! ' Meantime Arete , for the hour of rest , Ordains the fleecy couch , and covering vest : Bids her fair train the ... Alcinous calls a council B. VII . 165 THE ODYSSEY .
... Alcinoüs glory shine ; Let fame be his , and ah ! my country mine ! ' Meantime Arete , for the hour of rest , Ordains the fleecy couch , and covering vest : Bids her fair train the ... Alcinous calls a council B. VII . 165 THE ODYSSEY .
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Achilles address'd Agamemnon Alcinous Anticlea arms Atrides attend beneath bless'd bowl breast Calypso coast command coursers cried crown'd Cyclops death deep descends dire divine dome dreadful E'en Eteoneus Eurylochus Eurymachus eyes fable fair falchion fame fate father feast flies gales goddess gods grace grief guest hand haste Heaven hero honours Icarius Iliad isle Ithaca Jove king labours land Laodamas maid mind monarch mortal Nausicaa Neleus Neptune Nestor night nymph o'er oars palace Pallas pass'd Phæacian Pisistratus plain poem poet press'd prince Pylian Pylos queen race rage realms replies rest rise rites roar rock roll'd round royal sacred sails shade shining ship sire skies soft sorrows soul Sparta spoke stern stranger suitors swift Taphian tears Telemachus tempest thee thou throne toils toss'd touch'd train Troy Ulysses vessel wandering watery waves winds wine wise woes wretched youth
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Página 130 - and mark'd the skies, Nor closed in sleep his everwatchful eyes. There view'd the Pleiads, and 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: "Who shines exalted on the' etherial plain, Nor bathes his blazing forehead in the main.
Página 115 - To woe! Did ever sorrows equal mine ? Long to my joys my dearest lord is lost, His country's buckler, and the Grecian boast: Now from my fond embrace, by tempests torn, Our other column of the state is borne: Nor took a kind adieu, nor sought consent!—
Página 306 - Who love too much, hate in the like extreme, And both the golden mean alike condemn. Alike he thwarts the hospitable end, Who drives the free, or stays the hasty, friend; True friendship's laws are by this rule express'd, Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest. Yet stay, my
Página 213 - flour of wheat, And honey fresh, and Pramnian wines, the treat: But venom'd was the bread, and mix'd the bowl, With drugs of force to darken all the soul: Soon in the luscious feast themselves they lost, And drank oblivion of their native coast. Instant her circling wand the goddess waves,
Página 95 - lay, Or a loved brother groan'd his life away, Or darling son, oppress'd by ruffian-force, Fell breathless at his feet a mangled corse; From morn to eve, impassive and serene, The man entranced would view the deathful scene'. These drugs, so friendly to the joys of life, Bright Helen learn'd from Thone's imperial wife; Who
Página 175 - But yet, I trust, this once e'en Mars would fly His fair one's arms—he thinks her, once, too nigh. But there remain, ye guilty, in my power, Till Jove refunds his shameless daughter's dower. Too dear I prized a fair enchanting face: Beauty unchaste is beauty in disgrace.' Meanwhile the gods the dome of Vulcan
Página 171 - these pastimes grace! I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. In such heroic games I yield to none, Or yield to brave Laodamas alone: Shall I with brave Laodamas contend? A friend is sacred, and I style him friend. Ungenerous were the man, and base of heart, Who takes the kind, and pays
Página 135 - pass'd, Since wide he wander'd on the watery waste; Heaved on the surge with intermitting breath, And hourly panting in the arms of death: The third fair morn now blazed upon the main; Then glassy smooth lay all the liquid plain, The winds were hush'd, the billows scarcely curl'd, And a
Página 240 - rest my nature craves, Here in the court, or yonder on the waves: In you I trust, and in the heavenly powers, To land Ulysses on his native shores.' He ceased; but left so charming on their ear His voice, that listening still they seem'd to hear. Till rising up, Arete silence broke,
Página 214 - to hear what sadly he relates. " We went, Ulysses! (such was thy command) Through the lone thicket, and the desert land. A palace in a woody vale we found Brown with dark forests, and with shades around. A voice celestial echoed from the dome, Or nymph, or goddess, chanting to the loom.