...the Grecian Heroes * . But I Heed not labour this ; our Proteftant Ertglifhed by Mr. Pope. That Wrarh which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy Reign, The SOULS of mighty Chiefs untimely flain. • teftant Expofitors being generally agreed. That by the Word .4«'x,*« in this Place, we...

...two firft Lines fhow that he underftands no Greek, the next two prove that he knows no Englijh. That Wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy Reign, The Souls of mighty Chiefs untimely flain. Let us refolve this Couplet to Profe, and fee if we can find, disjecJi membra poetie. O Goddefs,...

...trrtet elain ; fiil'd the shad; h«ll with chiefs untimely , VOL. I. 3U Whose Whose limbs unburied on the naked shore, Devouring dogs and hungry vultures...strove; Such was the sovereign doom, and such the will of Jove. Whose limbs, unburied on the hostile shore, Devouring dogs and greedy vultures tore,...

...spring Of woes unnumber'd, heavenly goddess sing '. That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reiga The souls of mighty chiefs, untimely slain ; Whose...Since great Achilles and Atrides strove, Such was the sov'relgn doom, and such the will of Jotp. II. VI. v. 180—186. Like leaves on trees the race of man...

...d'énergie : Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring Ofwoes unnumber'd, heav'nly goddess, sing! That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain ; ^Vhose limbs unbury'd on the naked shore Dcvouring dogs and hungry vultures tore , Since great Achilles...

...I. A CHILLES' wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumber'd, heavenly goddess, sing! That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls...vultures tore; Since great Achilles and Atrides strove, Sach was the sovereign doom, and such the will of Jove ! Declare, O Muse! in what ill-fated hour Sprung...

...Olympus. ACHILLES' wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumher'd, heav'nly goddess sing ! That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain ; 46 BOXER'S ILIAD. Book I. Whose limbs unbury'd on the naked shore, 5 Devouring flogs and hungry vultures...

...decline : Aehilla? wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumber'd, heavenly Goddess sing, The wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. In the first couplet the language is distorted by invertions, clogged with superfluities, and clouded...

...the dark hell -with heroes slaiu ; fill'd the shady hell with chiefs untimely Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore, Devouring dogs and hungry vultures...strove ; Such was the sovereign doom, and such the will of Jove. Whose limbs, unburied on the hostile shore. Devouring dogs and greedy vultures tore,...

...the dark hell toith heroes slaio.; fill'd the shady hell with chiefs untimely Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore, Devouring dogs and hungry vultures...strove ; Such was the sovereign doom, and such the will of Jove. Whose limbs, unburied on the hostile shore, Devouring dogs and greedy vultures tore,...